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October 29, 2018

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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 13 O C T O B E R 2 9 , 2 0 1 8 F O C U S T R A N S P O R TAT I O N / I N F R A S T R U C T U R E T he Maine Turnpike and the state's two larg- est airports continue to bring in more people, according to data compiled by respective agencies. Maine's role as a trade partner will likely see changes this year with various tariffs. But the data collected below gives some indication of what's coming and going from Maine's ports. F O C U S S TA R T S O N F O L L OW I N G PA G E ยป T MAINE'S TOP 5 IMPORTS AND EXPORTS (THROUGH AUG. 2018) TRANSACTIONS ON MAINE TOLL ROADS MAINE'S TOP PASSENGER AIRPORTS MAINE'S TOP FIVE TRADE PARTNERS Imports Value 1 Gasoline, other fuels $1.05 billion 2 Fish fillets, chilled or frozen $82.75 million 3 Petroleum products $25.45 million 4 Frozen fish $24.43 million 5 Shrimp, other crustaceans $12.48 million Value, through Aug. 2018 1 Canada $1.08 billion 2 Iceland $133.28 million 3 Germany $108.63 million 4 Netherlands $86.71 million 5 Norway $59.14 million Exports Value 1 Photo-sensitive semi- conductors, parts $50.9 million 2 Fruit, nuts, prepared or preserved $14.83 million 3 Bombs, grenades, cartridges, parts $13.89 million 4 Mussels, scallops, other mollusks $12.66 million 5 Articles of cement, concrete, artificial stone $11.22 million S O U R C E : U.S. Census data analyzed by WorldCity S O U R C E : Maine Turnpike Commission S O U R C E : U.S. Census Bureau data analyzed by WorldCity 2017 2018 (through July) 2017 2018 (through July) Passenger transactions Net Revenue Commercial transactions 4.5 million 43.5 million 4.6 million 44.9 million +3.22% +3.32% 2016 2017 Portland International Jetport 1.79 million 1.86 million +4.2% S O U R C E : Each airport 2016 2017 Bangor International Airport 492,000 546,264 +10.7% $77.9 million (1.9%) 2018 (through July) $76.4 million 2017 (through July)

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