American exports in 2012 broke records. According to a new Department of Commerce report, U.S. companies exported $2.2 trillion in products, supporting 9.8 million jobs. Half of all these exports go to developing countries, and most American exporters are small- and medium-sized businesses, the drivers of economic growth.

Exports continue to grow every year. Seven of the ten of the fastest growing economies are in Africa, and American businesses are increasingly bringing their goods and services to developing markets. That’s why U.S. investments in these markets is so critical to our own economy: the more that American businesses export, the more American jobs are created.

Here’re the top American metropolitan areas exporting their goods and services around the world:

1. Houston/Sugar Land, TX $110.3 billion in exports, mainly petroleum and coal products; chemicals; machinery; computer and electronic products; and oil and gas extraction.

2. New York/Northern New Jersey, NY/NJ $102.3 billion in exports, mainly manufactured commodities; chemicals; primary metal manufacturing; computer and electronic products; and petroleum and coal products.

3. Los Angeles/Long Beach, CA $75 billion in exports, mainly computer and electronic products; transportation equipment; manufactured commodities; chemicals; and machinery.

4. Detroit/Warren, MI $55.4 billion in exports, mainly transportation equipment; machinery; computer and electronic parts; electrical equipment; and metal products.

5. Seattle/Tacoma, WA $50.3 billion in exports, mainly transportation equipment; computer and electronic parts; fish and game; machinery; and food products.

6. Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, FL $47.9 billion in exports, mainly computer and electronic parts; transportation equipment; machinery; chemicals; and metal manufacturing.

7. Chicago/Naperville, IL $40.6 billion in exports, mainly chemicals; computer and electronic products; machinery; transportation equipment; and petroleum and coal products.

8. Dallas/Fort Worth, TX $27.8 billion in exports, mainly computer and electronic products; transportation equipment; machinery; chemicals; and other manufactured commodities.

9. San Jose/Sunnyvale, CA $26.7 billion in exports, mainly computer and electronic products; machinery; electrical equipment; chemicals; and other manufactured commodities.

10. Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN $25.2 billion in exports, mainly crop production; computer and electronic parts; machinery; manufactured products; and food products.

Learn more from the Commerce Department’s International Trade Administration, and read about how the international affairs budget is having a huge impact on your home state.