NEW MEXICO HAS NEVER SHIPPED MORE GOODS TO OTHER COUNTRIES THAN IT DID IN THE FIRST NINE MONTHS OF THE YEAR. STATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SECRETARY JON BARELA SAYS EXPORTS TOTALLED JUST UNDER 3-BILLION DOLLARS.
SO WHAT ARE THESE PRODUCTS BEING EXPORTED? BARELA TELLS US THERE'S BEEN A DRAMATIC INCREASE IN PRODUCTS RELATED TO AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT, PETROLEUM, FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS AND OTHER MACHINE GOODS.
BARELA SAYS, FROM JANUARY THROUGH SEPTEMBER, THE STATE TOPPED A BILLION DOLLARS IN EXPORTS TO ITS NUMBER ONE TRADING PARTNER…MEXICO.
