Table 5--Sales by State.
104 woody ornamental nurseries in Florida, 1988.


State


Sales
($1,000)

 68,547
 4,822
 4,040
 3,494
 3,108
 2,318
 2,281
 1,331
 1,327
 1,243
 1,031
 2,290


Florida
Georgia
New Jersey
Connecticut
New York
Export
Massachussets
South Carolina
Pennsylvania
Alabama
Canada
Other

Total


Exports

 Sales to Canada and other foreign countries were
$4.3 million, representing 4.5 percent of. total industry sales.
This was a substantial increase from less than 1 percent
estimated by Mathis & Degner (1981). Table 6 shows export
sales (Canada and other countries) by firm size class and the
percentage of firms engaged in exports. Large and very
large firms accounted for most exports. Favorable foreign
exchange rates (Figure 5) and industry efforts to promote
exports of Florida ornamental products (e.g. Dunn, 1981)
are probably both responsible for this growth in export
sales.


Percent


71.5%
5.0%
4.2%
3.6%
3.2%
2.4%
2.4%
1.4%
1.4%
1.3%
1.1%
2.4%


95,830 100.0%


 Export Price Index (1983=100)
10 .o.

10


97.0 O
"SO ~ L
",o ~ e


193 194 19e5
 Year


 Figure 5--Export prices for all U.S.
 commodities. Sept. 1983 base date
 (index = 100).





Table 6--Export Sales by Firm Size Class.


Firm
Size


Sales
$1,000


Percent


Small 109 1.2%
Medium 158 0.9%
Large 2,250 4.5%
Very Large 1,836 3.8%


4,352


Total


3.5%