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San Diego Exports Hit Record High

By Neiko Will / Producer, Peggy Pico / KPBS Evening Edition Host

Published July 10, 2015 at 11:26 AM PDT

San Diego Exports Hit Record High

A new report from the U.S. Department of Commerce shows the San Diego region exported $18.6 billion worth of goods in 2014, a record high for the region. It represents a 3.9 percent gain over the previous year.

It makes San Diego the 21st largest exporter in the nation.

What's behind the bump? And what does this mean for San Diego jobs? San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation CEO Mark Cafferty will discuss the significance of exports on the region's economy Friday on KPBS Evening Edition.

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Neiko Will is a producer for KPBS Evening Edition and KPBS Roundtable.

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Peggy Pico

Peggy Pico served as the host of KPBS Evening Edition. Pico originally joined the KPBS newsroom as the science and technology reporter in 2010 after spending two years covering biotechnology and medical news in the Bay Area. Pico was raised in San Diego and has worked as a broadcast journalist in California, Arizona, and Texas. She previously reported for NBC 7/39 where she worked as a medical and science reporter for five years. Pico has won two Emmy’s and numerous awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, Associated Press, and the San Diego Press Club. She also received the USC Health Reporter Fellowship and is a member of California Chicano News Media Association and the Association of Health Care Journalists.

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