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· Miami Trade Facts
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Miami is the
Business, Trade, and Investment "Capital
of the Americas"
- The Ideal Location to do Business
- In 2004, South Florida was
selected by the Economist
Intelligence Unit Survey as the
preferred regional headquarters for
trade in the Americas and in 2003 by
America Economía as the best
place to do business in the
Americas.
- South Florida trade with the Western
Hemisphere: $48.4 billion.
- Out of Miami’s top 100 trade
partners, 42 are with the nations of
Latin America and the Caribbean.
- South Florida trade with Europe:
$8.9 billion
- 26 of Miami’s top 100 trading
partners are European countries,
with hundreds of European companies
utilizing Miami as a launching pad
for their Latin America and
Caribbean business ventures.
- South Florida trade with Asia, the
Middle East and Oceania: $7.8 billion
- These countries make up 25 of
Miami’s top trade partners, with
China ranking seventh at $3.4
billion.
- South Florida trade with Africa:
$288 Million
- Seven of Miami’s top 100 trading
partners come from the African
continent. Florida has the potential
of becoming the “Gateway to Africa”
as 30,000 people travel between
Northern Africa and Florida every
year.
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