June 4, 2014 – California’s exporters turned in another formidable performance in April, according to a Beacon Economics' analysis of foreign trade data released this morning by the U.S. Commerce Department.

For the month of April, the state's merchandise export trade totaled $14.09 billion, up 7.8% from the $13.07 billion in exports recorded in April 2013.

The state’s exports of manufactured goods jumped by 11.0% in April, increasing to $9.41 billion from $8.48 billion in April of last year. Foreign shipments by the state’s aerospace industry sector continued to surge.

“Our exports of aerospace products now exceed our exports of computer equipment,” observed Jock O’Connell, Beacon’s international trade adviser.

Meanwhile, the state's exports of non-manufactured goods (chiefly agricultural produce and raw materials) in April totaled $1.81 billion, up 19.1% from $1.52 billion in April 2013. Re-exports, however, declined by 6.7% to $2.87 billion from $3.08 billion.