har international 101 presentation 11/21/2014
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INTERNATIONAL BUYER PROFILEINTERNATIONAL BUYER PROFILE““Who’s Moving to Houston?Who’s Moving to Houston?””
Oscar Gonzales, MBA, PhDOscar Gonzales, MBA, PhD
The Houston Region is now the most ethnically and culturally diverse large
metropolitan area in the country.
Houston Influence in the Global Market
The Houston region :
• Busiest U.S. port in foreign tonnage
• Top Metro Exporter: $110.298 Billion
• More than 90 consulate offices;
• 20 foreign banks, representing 9 nations;
• 765 foreign-owned firms;
• 395 companies with branches in 143 other nations; and
• More than 3,300 firms, foreign government offices, & nonprofits conducting international business.
Houston's Top Trading Partners
Annual 2011 Annual 2012 % Change
Mexico 31,441,895,857 30,594,161,233 -2.7Venezuela 19,908,593,496 21,099,228,616 5.98Saudi Arabia 11,789,787,760 15,446,877,683 31.02Brazil 15,500,127,105 14,632,320,956 -5.6China 11,868,289,675 12,853,859,083 8.3Colombia 10,419,274,114 11,444,551,964 9.84Netherlands 10,299,922,165 9,716,537,451 -5.66Russia 10,509,263,854 9,524,726,069 -9.37Germany 7,626,122,541 8,970,198,140 17.62Nigeria 12,877,824,593 8,828,296,801 -31.45
Total all countries 268,028,585,041 274,263,854,223 2.33
Source: Greater Houston Partnership Research Department
Houston’s Top Trading Partners