The Port of Oakland serves
an essential role for the agricultural and manufacturing
sectors of the California economy. California is America's leading
agricultural state with over $12 billion in annual farm production.
Many California products -- fruits, nuts, vegetables, rice and raw
cotton are exported thorough the Port of Oakland along with cereals,
beef, animal feed, chemicals, saw logs, recycled paper and scrap
metal.
| Year |
1995 |
2000 |
2003 |
2010 |
| Direct jobs |
8,800 |
9,600 |
11,700 |
14,100 |
| Indirect jobs |
5,300 |
5,700 |
6,900 |
8,200 |
| Total direct and
indirect jobs |
14,100 |
15,300 |
18,600 |
22,300 |
| Gain over 1995 |
- |
1,200 |
4,500 |
8,200 |
| State, county
and local taxes (millions) |
$89 |
$96 |
$117 |
$140 |
| Gain over 1995 |
- |
$7 |
$28 |
$1,057 |
| Total personal
income (millions) |
$702 |
$753 |
$900 |
$355 |
| Gain over 1995 |
- |
$51 |
$198 |
$2,787 |
| Total business
revenue (millions) |
$1,269 |
$1,465 |
$2,110 |
$1,518 |
| Gain over 1995 |
- |
$196 |
$841 |
1,915,300 |
| Containers |
848,800 |
989,900 |
1,438,600 |
|
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1. Lumber from the Sierras and
northern mountains. |
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2. California rice from the Sacramento
Valley is highly valued in Asia. |
3. High quality pears and other
fruits from small coastal valleys. |
4. Waste paper and scrap metal
recycled from urban areas. |
5. Fresh packed vegetables from
the Salinas Valley. |
6. Peaches from the Central Valley. |
7. Almonds, walnuts and pistachios
from the Central Valley. |
8. California is the second ranking
producer of cotton in the nation. |
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