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ECOnOMy FOCuS<br />
$2.4 trillion GDP (USD)<br />
$80,000 GDP per capita (USD)<br />
2.2% GDP growth rate<br />
3.9% Unemployment rate<br />
DBW...<br />
TExaS<br />
Top export partners:<br />
- Mexico ($10.7B)<br />
- Canada ($2.74B)<br />
- netherlands ($1.85B)<br />
- China ($1.64B)<br />
- South Korea ($1.61B)<br />
Top import partners:<br />
- Mexico ($11B)<br />
- Canada ($2.75B)<br />
- China ($2.55B)<br />
- vietnam ($1.19B)<br />
- Germany ($953M)<br />
FaCT FiLE<br />
Capital: Austin<br />
Population: 30 million<br />
Governor: Greg Abbott<br />
President: Joe Biden<br />
Official languages: None, spoken languages English,<br />
Spanish<br />
Time zones: Central Daylight Time (GMT-5)<br />
Currency: US dollar<br />
petroleum deposits in the<br />
state are about eight billion<br />
barrels, accounting for about<br />
a third of all the known<br />
petroleum supply in the<br />
US. Major oil corporations<br />
have their headquarters in<br />
the state of Texas, including<br />
Exxon Mobil, Marathon Oil,<br />
Conocophillips, Valero, Tesoro<br />
and BP.<br />
Texas has emerged as one of<br />
the top filmmaking states in<br />
the US. The city of Austin has<br />
become among the leading<br />
cities in filmmaking. Several<br />
studios from Hollywood have<br />
relocated some of their units<br />
to cities in Texas such as<br />
Dallas, Houston, and Austin.<br />
The media giant iHeartMedia<br />
is located in Texas at<br />
San Antonio. Prominent<br />
developers of video games<br />
such as 3D Realms, Robot<br />
Entertainment and Gearbox<br />
Software are all located in<br />
Fort Worth.<br />
Texas has been the top<br />
exporter among US states<br />
since 2002, with exports<br />
rising to $342 billion in<br />
2021. In 2021, the top five<br />
Texas exports were oil and<br />
gas, petroleum products,<br />
chemicals, computer and<br />
electronics products and<br />
transportation equipment.<br />
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