North American Manufacturing Core

                                                                      Some of the chief  exports of Baltimore are coal, corn, soybeans, lignite, coal coke, petroleum, and fuel oils.  Baltimore is also a distributor of imported wood, paper, and pulp.

Baltimore and one other U.S. port  have a main shipping channel which the depth is 50 feet.  In addition, there are 12 private terminals and 5 public terminnals that take care of the Port's traffic.

 
Baltimore was once an industrial town which focused on steel processing, shipping, auto manufacturing, and transportation.  Over a period of time the city was hit with deindustrialization.  Today Baltimore has some industry but it also has service economy that is modern.  This service economy aides in financial growth of business and heath service. the city suffered a deindustrialization which cost residents tens of thousands of low-skill, high-wage jobs.

Economic development in Baltimore affects Maryland.  The Port of Baltimore generates $3.2 billion in annual revenue and purchases.  There are also over 50 ocean carriers that the Port of Baltimore serves.




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