Mo. exports up 6% in Q2

Missouri’s second-quarter exports rose 6 percent to $7.2 billion, according to the latest data from Leverett, Mass.-based market tracker WiserTrade.

Canada purchased the most Show-Me State products at $3.1 billion, followed by Mexico at $1.2 billion and China at $360 million, according to a news release.

The top second-quarter exports in Missouri were:
    •    transportation equipment, $2.5 billion;
    •    chemicals, $1.1 billion;
    •    machinery, except electrical, $660 million;
    •    food and kindred products, $634 million;
    •    electrical equipment, applicants and components, $341 million;
    •    computer and electronic products, $331 million;
    •    fabricated metal products, $265 million;
    •    agricultural products, $209 million;
    •    plastics and rubber products, $167 million; and
    •    primary metal manufacturing, $143 million.

In 2015, Missouri's exports totaled $13.6 billion.