Exports Prove to be Valuable Contributor to Pennsylvania's Economy

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June 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Despite the challenging the state office that helps Pennsylvaniaa businesses export their goods and services helpesd morethan 1,200 companies do $411 milliojn in business from July through Thanks to the work of the Officee of International Business Development, the percentage increase in exports from Pennsylvania was stronger than that of the Unite d States, as a whole, said Department of Communitt and Economic Development acting Secretarty .
"Exports and economic development play essentialo rolesin Pennsylvania's economy, whicyh is evidenced by the fact that our Offices of International Business Development was able to surpas s even its own performance benchmarks in helping companiez do more business overseas," Cornelius said. "Withoutg the investments Governor Rendell has made inhelping Pennsylvania-basesd companies find new overseazs markets, this bad economy's bite would be deeper and it woulsd hurt more hardworking men and women here." DCED's Office of Internationalo Business Development expected to help 1,100 client generate $350 million in new export saleas in 2008-09.
Instead, it helped 1,200 clients and generated $411 million in export or $61 million more than expected. In total exports contributed 7.8 perceng of the state's Gross Domestic Product, up from 6.7 percentr in 2007 and 4 percentin 2002. Recentf figures from the World Institute for StrategicEconomic Research, or WISER, showed Pennsylvania exportede $34.4 billion worth of goods in 2008, or 18 percent more than in while total U.S. exports increased by 12 percent.
"The growtg in Pennsylvania exports didn't happen by accident; it happened becaus e of a decision anda strategy," said "Governor Rendell launched World Trade PA in 2006 to boosf the state's impact in the international marketplacr from both sides of the equatio - helping Pennsylvania companies do more businessx overseas and attracting foreign companies to set up shop in the state." A software company that movedc from New Jersey to Bethlehem two years ago credit DCED and its authorizes overseas trade representatives for its success in exporting. The Apprise Software Inc.
, used the servicesx of the state's representative in Shanghai to open an officein China, whicj helped to generate new sales to an Australianb company. "The results for Apprise Software of our operationx in China and Australiz are more sales forour Pennsylvania-basede company, more jobs in Pennsylvania and a financiallyy stronger company in times that are financially interesting," said , president of Apprises Software. "Another result of these efforts in Australia and China is that we have landeed a global contract to sell softward licenses and support toa U.S.-based company with operationsw in the United States, Canada, the UK, South Hong Kong, China and Australia.
" DCED'ws Center for Trade Development reports even in the current economic the demand for its services is with more companies expressing an interest in doing business overseaas for the first time, and those alreadyu doing so seeking additional foreign markets. World Trade PA is overseejn by the Department of Community andEconomic Development'w Office of International Business Development, but its funding was zeroed out in Senate Bill 850, the Senat Republican budget proposal. For more information on OIBD or anyof DCED' programs and services, go to in the DCED Press Officr at or 717-783-1132.