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Marketing Over Five Billion In Alaska Exports

Marketing of Alaskan products for export has, for the first time in Alaska’s history, topped $5 billion according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The state said its total exports were $4.2 billion for all of 2010, and in 2011 went over $5 billion from January through November, 2011, with the largest annual dollar amount for exports were made by Alaska seafood.

Alaska’s seafood exports rose nearly 34% to $2.4 billion. For the first time, China held the top market for Alaska’s 2011 exports.

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