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WATCH U.S. FLY The Importance of the Export-Import Bank
By Bill McSherry, Vice President of Government Operations
Parts for Boeing’s 1,000th 777 from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., in Hiroshima, Japan arrive at the Port of Everett, WA
The Importance of the Export-Import Bank
Bill McSherry
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sk any company in the Pacific Northwest that sells products overseas and they’ll tell you
how important trade is for our regional economy. But did you know Washington is the most
trade-dependent state in the nation, with approximately 40 percent of all jobs tied to internation-
al trade? Together with our neighbors in Idaho and Oregon, the Pacific Northwest makes up one
of America’s vital export clusters — a cluster that relies heavily on the support provided by the
U.S. Export-Import Bank (EXIM).
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