Business Facilities - August 2008 - (Page 29) LOCATIONS FOR THE AEROSPACE INDUSTRY Aerospace: What Y ou Need To Fly High Aerospace sales growth broke records for the fourth year in a row. Here’s where to go to plan for your next expansion. By Donna Clapp F or the fourth year in a row, U.S. aerospace sales increased in 2007 in virtually every industry sector. The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) expects that 2008 will extend this trend. “In 1964, total sales in our industry were about $20 billion,” says Marion Blakey, president and CEO of AIA. “In 2007, [we reached] almost $199 billion in sales.” 2008 is forecasted to punch through the $200 billion mark by approximately $11 billion, she adds. There has been steady growth in the space, missiles and related products categories. The increase is more substantial for military aircraft: 10% to reach $54.8 billion. Civil aircraft saw a remarkable jump to $53 billion, a 16% increase. “We are also on pace to see unprecedented levels in aircraft shipments, at $185 billion; orders, at $261 billion and backlog, remarkably, at $360 billion. This suggests an extremely solid footing for our industry for at least the next two or three years,” Blakey says. “One of the most important statistical categories we track is foreign trade balance,” she says. “Exports should total $93 billion and imports $36 billion. Another year with such strength in the global marketplace underscores our strong international track record. It also shows our importance to the American economy, as $57 billion [balance of trade] represents the largest single positive trade balance of any U.S. manufacturing sector.” Looking beyond 2008, the current backlog of commercial aircraft orders gives the AIA confidence that the civil aircraft sector will continue on an upward trajec29 PHOTO CREDIT: RAYTHEON COMPANY A S P E C I A L A D V E RT I S I N G S E C T I O N O F B U S I N E S S FA C I L I T I E S
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