SUN CORRIDOR. Megaregion Export Overview

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1 SUN CORRIDOR dg 2018 Economic Development for the Global Economy Megaregion Export Overview Metropolitan Planning Organizations Partners

2 Megaregion Export Overview Introduction With more than 95 percent of the world s population 80 percent of the world s purchasing power outside the United States, future economic growth jobs increasingly depend on exping trade investment opportunities in the global marketplace. City of Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton stated the Export-related industries on average employ better-educated better-paid workers, so the more we can do to help our companies find new markets across the border overseas, the more we are helping to grow strengthen our regional economy. SUN CORRIDOR dg 2018 Why is international trade investment important? According to a 2014 report on trade American jobs, trade related jobs grew three a half times faster than total employment from 2004 to These jobs include large small companies, on farms, in factories at global headquarters. Exporting helps businesses reach new markets new customers. This can be important when sales decrease. Some businesses like golf are seasonal. Sales can also shrink during recessions. Successful businesses use exporting to overcome these downturns in sales. For example, Daphne s Headcovers creates distributes covers for golf clubs. According to CEO Jane Spicer, Exporting is hugely important because it helps with cash flow seasonality.all our individual economies ebb flow, that s always going to happen. If you are exporting all over the world, you can counteract loss by selling to people in a better economy. Exporting is a great way to maintain a level business. $19.6 Billion Total Value of Arizona s Imports in 2016 According to the U.S. Census, Arizona imported more than $19.6 billion in goods from more than 160 countries in Exports in 2016 were $22 million. Some of Arizona s largest import products are the same as the export products. This presents an opportunity to grow exports by leveraging companies involved with imports to the region. In an effort to increase exporting in the Sun Corridor region, many organizations have come together to amplify business growth. The goal of the Sun Corridor Economic Development for the Global Economy (EDGE) is to help companies in Maricopa, Pinal Pima counties exp their business potential in the global market. These programs increased exports can accelerate economic development job creation. The objective is to build a set of best practices for incoming businesses to support current businesses by recognizing their individual success addressing current exporting concerns. 1. Jobs-Tied-to-Trade: Baughman Francois, Trade American Jobs, The Impact of Trade on U.S. State Level Employment: 2014 Update (2014).

3 Arizona s Export Economy Arizona Arizona s Export Economy $22 $22 Billion Billion Since 2010, commodities exported fromcommodities Arizona have increased 2016 Since 2010, exported from 40%. ArizonaFor have increased 40%. For 2016 Arizona had $22 billion in exports keeping it among top 20keeping states for total export Arizona had $22 billion the in exports it among the top 20 states for total export value. Of the $22 billion in exports, 75.5% were exports to Arizona s 10exports tradingto Arizona s top 10 trading value. Of the $22 billion in exports, 75.5%top were Total of Arizona s partners. partners. And with a combined total of over $10 billion in exports forvalue 2016, Mexico Total Value of Arizona s Exports in 2016 Canada continue to be Arizona s top trading partners. Exports in 2016 A Arizona s National Rank Rank in National Rank National Rank Rank in Value of Export Commodities: 2010 to Since Arizon value partn Canad Export Year Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Econo Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Economic Indicators Division, USA Trade Online: U.S. Import Export Merchise trade statistics. Top 10 Cou Top 10 Countries Arizona Exported to in Canada $2.1B Mexico $8.3B $1.3B 3 $727M $0.8B U.K. $2.1B South Korea Germany $858M Canada France 10 4 China $1.2B Japan $635M $8.3B $471M 9 1 7Mexico Thail $494M Singapore 8 $526M Created by Maricopa Association of Governments, B= Billions; M= Millions Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2016 International Trade Data Created by Maricopa Association of Governments, October 2017

4 And with a combined total of over $10 billion in exports for 2016, Mexico Canada continue to be Arizona s top trading partners. In 2016 there were just over 95,000 U.S. jobs supported by goods exported Arizona s Export Economy Page 2 from Arizona. In 2016 there were just over 95,000 U.S. jobs supported by goods exported from Arizona. numbers in thouss Jobs Supported by Goods Exported from Arizona 2010 to 2016 Manufacturing Jobs 80% of jobs are supported by manufactured goods exports 86% 26% Export Jobs Growth Jobs supported by Arizona goods exports grew 26% from 2010 to Manufacturing Jobs All Other Jobs 17% Manufacturing Growth Export jobs in manufacturing grew 17% from 2010 to 2016 Source: International Trade Administration, Employment Trade Data, Preliminary 2016 estimates (released 12/8/17) Top Top Arizona Export Commodities $6.3B Electric Electric Machinery, Machinery, Sound TV Sound TV Equipment, Equipment, Parts Parts B= Billions; M= Millions B= Billions; M= Millions $1.8B $1.8B Ores, Slag Ash Ores, Slag Ash $717M $717M Plastics Plastics $3.4B Aircraft, Spacecraft, Spacecraft, Parts Parts $2.3B Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Parts Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Parts $1.4B $1.4B Optic, Photo, Medical, Vehicles Optic, Photo, Surgical Medical, Vehicles Instruments Parts Surgical Instruments Parts $644M Arms, $644M Ammo, $616M $435M $616M $435M $322M Mineral Fuel, Mineral Oil, Fuel, Wax Oil, Wax Arms, Parts Ammo, Repaired/Altered $322M Articles Parts Repaired/Altered Articles Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2016 Trade Data, USA Trade Online Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2016 International Trade Data Created by Maricopa Association of Governments, December 2017 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2016 International Trade Data

5 Arizona s Export Economy Page 3 Sun Corridor Export Economy Sun Corridor Export Economy The Sun Corridor is made up of three Arizona counties: Maricopa, Pinal, Pima. It is home to the combined Economy percent of Arizona exports are from metropolitan regions of Phoenix, CasaArizona s Gre, Export Tucson. Seventy-nine the Sun Corridor. (Billions of Dollars) Sun Corridor Total Exports by Year (Billions of Dollars) 17.0 $ $15.0 $16.3 $ $ $13.3 $11.4 $ $13.3 $ Source: International Trade Administration $ The Sun Corridor is made up of three Arizona counties: Maricopa, Pinal, Pima. It is home to the combined metropolitan regions of Phoenix, Casa2015 Gre, 2016 Tucson Source: International Trade Administration 79%% 47 79% Percent of Arizona exports from the Sun Corridor $15.4 $ Sun Corridor Export Econ $ in Billions of US Dollars in Billions of US Dollars Sun Corridor Total Exports by Year T th P c P 47%% 35 Percent of Arizona exports Sun Corridor Percent offrom Sunthe Corridor exports to Free Trade Agreement markets Source: Percent of Sun Corridor exports to Free Trade markets Growth in Agreement exports from the International Trade Administration, 2016 Metro Export Data Sun Corridor 2010 to 2016 Source: International Trade Administration, 2016 Metro Export Data Select Regions for Sun Corridor Exports Select Regions for Sun Corridor Exports European Union America 3 North Mexico Canada 1 European Union North America $3.3B Mexico Canada $5.7B $3.3B $5.7B 6 $119M 6 5 Central America $119M 4 2 Central America Africa 4 Asia $4.9B South America Source: International Trade Administ South America B= Billions; M= Millions Source: International Trade Administration, 2016 Metro Export Data Created by Maricopa Association of Governments, October 2017 $121M $537M $121M October 2017 Created by Maricopa Association of Governments, $537M 5 Africa

6 The Sun Corridor metropolitan area is ranked 20th in the nation for total exports. Arizona s Export Economy Page Total Exports for the Sun Corridor 2016 Total Exports for the the Sun Top Corridor 10 Metropolitan Areas the Top 10 Metropolitan Areas The largest exports from the Sun Corridor are computer eletronic product manufacturing at New York, NY $4.5 billion., TX Seattle, WA Los Angeles, CA Chicago, IL Detroit, MI Miami, FL New York, NY, TX Seattle, WA 3 Los Angeles, CA 4 Chicago, IL 5 Detroit, MI 6 Miami, FL 7 New Orleans, LA New Orleans, 8 LA Dallas, TX Dallas, 9 TX El Paso, TX El 10Paso, TX Sun Corridor, AZ 20 Sun Corridor, AZ 99 Indicates the 2016 rank among 385 metro areas Indicates the 2016 rank among 385 metro areas - $25 $50 $75 $100 in Billions Source: International Trade Administration, 2016 Metro Export Data in Billions Source: International Trade Administration, 2016 Metro Export Data - $25 $50 $75 $100 Top 5 Exports from the Sun Corridor $4.5B Computer Electronic Product Manufacturing $2.8B Transportation Equipment Manufacturing $1.3B Machinery Manufacturing $888M Electrical Equipment, Appliance, Component Manufacturing $476M Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing B= Billions; M= Millions Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2016 International Trade Data

7 Sun Corridor Exporting Highlights In 2017, 17 businesses were honored for their successes in exporting. From small to large, from peanut butter to missiles, these businesses reflect the diversity drive that open the megaregion to international markets. Following are samples of the challenges faced the successes created by exporters in the Sun Corridor. According to Mr. Lee Benson, founder of Able Aerospace, One of the biggest challenges to exporting is figuring out how you can be the best value alternative in another region in the world. Able Aerospace addressed the need to increase value reduce operating costs by developing ETW, a unique business operating system that is now being used in 50 different companies. As a result, Mr. Benson has since spun off a new company to focus on ETW is helping other exporters keep their operating costs as low as possible. ALTIS addresses the need for cultural understing by embedding staff providing on-the-ground logistics in China, Europe the Middle East. This resulted in export sales of more than $1.5 million more than 50 Olympic gold medals as ALTIS trains high-end athletes from all over the world. Mr. John Godina, founder CEO of ALTIS, says, Don t be intimidated. There are a whole lot of processes when you start crossing international borders. Everybody gets worried about how I am going to do this, how am I going to hle that. Dive in then find the best help you can, but don t be afraid of it. Daphne s Headcovers addressed the challenges of navigating foreign markets. When exporting to a new country, Daphne s Headcovers invented new golf headcovers based on animals that were popular in the area. They had to work with Customs in each country to create a product code since most often one didn t exist. As a result, Daphne s Headcovers now exports to more than 75 countries. Exporting has been crucial to Daphne s Headcovers success. Ms. Jane Spicer, founder CEO, says, All of our individual economies ebb flow. That s always going to happen. If you ve got businesses all over the world...it s a great way to maintain a level business by covering all the different countries exporting to wherever you can.

8 Jeffrey Denise Malkoon, a brother sister team in their early 20 s, faced the challenge of starting a company with no investments little business experience. Working with their family, they developed a good product, enrolled in programs through the Arizona Commerce Authority City of Phoenix, sold their peanut butter at thouss of Farmer s Markets, reached out to new markets through social media. The result is Peanut Butter Americano has grossed more than $500,000 in sales donated more than $10,000 in cash in-kind contributions to relief organizations. Mr. Jeffrey Malkoon shares, My advice is to reach out to the City of Phoenix, reach out to the Arizona Commerce Authority, the AZ Step Program, ExporTech. These amazing resources bridge the gap of institutional knowledge to help reach the global economy. Raytheon addressed the need for maintaining financial stability in the midst of political upheaval in other countries. They developed a six-track technology innovation strategy to reinvent themselves as they adapted to dynamic conditions in international markets. A focus on nimble product development upgraded information technology systems resulted in Raytheon s total economic impact on Arizona as $1.9 billion in labor income, $2.1 billion in Gross State Product, 23,281 in direct, indirect induced jobs in According to Angela Piñon, Import/Export Compliance Officer for Universal Avionics, complying with complex evolving regulations is the single greatest tactical challenge they face in exporting, because the learning curve is extremely steep, the penalties can be staggering, every employee in the company can potentially have an impact. The company rises to the challenge by investing deeply in its human capital; hiring experienced employees, providing relevant training; working with expert consultants, by investing in automation of export compliance activities in key areas.

9 Freight in the Sun Corridor Rail Cargo Assets several of the primary airports have available l for development direct access to major interstates rail, are located in close proximity Ports of to large anchor markets, provide competitive Los Angeles/ economic development incentives. The Arizona Sun Corridor ranks in the top ten among Sky Harbor 11,490 Tucson International 10,996 the largest U.S. metropolitan consumer markets. Approximately 85 percent of the state s population re- Pinal Airpark 6,849 Phoenix-Mesa Gateway 10,401 Phoenix-Goodyear 8,500 n Corridor sides has within five the airports corridor of varying it is projected size to grow to The Sun Corridor is Port served of by two major (Class I) freight railroads, the Union Pacific Guaymas the Burlington Northern Santa e of hling approximately cargo, including 12 million belly by cargo -cargo freighters. These airports have the Phoenix metro area. 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10 Whether a company delivers its product via truck, train, or air, the Sun Corridor has a world class transportation network that will provide shippers carriers with efficient reliable transportation options. Interstate Access The Sun Corridor s prime location access to five Interstates provides companies with next day service by truck to the west coast, intermountain west direct The Mariposa Entry access to Mexican deep sea ports. 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11 Calgary Oakl Canamex Corridor The CANAMEX Corridor has grown to become the cornerstone for the seamless efficient transportation of goods, services, people information between Canada, Mexico the United States. Ports of Los Angeles/ San Diego Sun Corridor Guaymas As a top 10 market location, the Sun Corridor offers competitive labor, l, transportation costs to serve international domestic markets. Mazatlan Manzanillo Lazaro Cardenas

12 Next Steps: Businesses of any size in any sector are encouraged to join the Sun Corridor EDGE Program. This provides an opportunity for exporters to be recognized for their success in international sales to have their voice heard about the challenges faced on the road to success. Being part of this program gave my business national recognition credibility, shared Ray Zuckerman, CEO of ServerLIFT, one the businesses recognized as an expert exporter in the first year of the program. ServerLIFT exports machines to more than 60 countries internationally, as well as to every state in the United States. Any exporter in Maricopa, Pima Pinal counties is invited to submit the Sun Corridor EDGE application by 3:00 p.m. February 28, 2018 by ing the application related materials to SUN CORRIDOR dg 2018 The application includes three sections. Recognition Program: This celebrates the companies that are succeeding in global markets. Experts review applications from companies to evaluate their exporting success place each company in one of the following categories: emerging, proficient, or expert. Large companies with more than 100 employees will be evaluated separately from small to mid-size companies. Participating companies will be featured in a video, press releases an event. Top scoring companies from each county will be highlighted. Survey Analysis on Barriers: Companies complete a quick survey to share the barriers they face in exporting. This gives exporters a voice gives policymakers the information they need to develop strategies that will remove the barriers. Connection to Resources: Through our expert partners, companies can connect with the resources strategies they need to compete in international trade. An event will be held in April 2018 to celebrate the exporters. Business elected leaders will join nationally acclaimed experts to share the latest trends in exporting. Steps to propel the Sun Corridor to even higher rates of exporting success will be created implemented following the event. For more information on the Sun Corridor EDGE Program, please visit or contact Amy St. Peter at astpeter@azmag.gov or by calling Metropolitan Planning Organizations Partners