Dreamliners bolster SC’s export totals even as Charleston’s port sees dip in outgoing cargo

By: David Wren

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: March 13, 2026

Words: 881

Last Updated: 1 week ago

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South Carolina’s economy is powered by businesses that make things the rest of the world wants. In 2025, one business in particular — Boeing Co. — helped the state notch its best export total in seven years.

The state Department of Commerce said this month that $38.5 billion worth of products were exported from South Carolina to foreign markets in 2025.

That’s a 1.8% increase from the previous year and the best figure since 2018, …

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