U.S. exports reach $195.5B in May

Exports of goods and services over the last year totaled $2.3 trillion, which is 45.7-percent above the level of exports in 2009, and have been growing at an annual rate of 8.9 percent when compared to 2009, according to the Ex-Im Bank.

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