WHAT DRIVES SAN DIEGO’SECONOMY? .

SAN DIEGO AND THE

THE REGION’S MOST CONCENTRATED INDUSTRIES*
Highly concentrated industries are generally associated with exporting
sectors. Compared to both the state of California and the US as a whole, San Diego
has a powerful comparative advantage in goods-producing industries tied to theregion’s strong innovation economy.

TRANS-PACIFICPARTNERSHIPGOODS PRODUCING
AUDIO &VIDEO MFG.

COMMUNICATIONSEQUIPMENT MFG.

While not an exporting industry,scientific R&D contributes$21 billion to the region’s GRP.

8.8X 4.9X

NON-GOODS PRODUCING

SHIP & BOAT
BUILDING

GREENHOUSE & NURSERYPRODUCTIONSCIENTIFIC R&D

SCENIC/SIGHTSEEING
WATER TRANSPORTATION

4.7X

3.5X

5.2X

3.7X

ELECTRONICINSTRUMENT MFG.

PHARMACEUTICAL& MEDICINE MFG.

AMUSEMENT PARKS& ARCADESMUSEUMS, PARKS& HISTORICAL SITES

2.7X

2.3X

3X

2.6X

*Numbers represent an industry's location quotient – a valuable way to quantify how
concentrated a particular industry is in the region as compared to the nation.

KEY TAKEAWAYS
 US markets are more open to foreign imports than those of other
TPP members. TPP would level the playing field for US firms inforeign markets.
 More than 97 percent of the region’s exports – primarily high-value
advanced manufacturing products – are sold in TPP markets andcollectively worth more than $22 billion.
 Enhanced IP protections would benefit the region’s innovation
economy; San Diego is the 3rd most patent-intensive region in
the world and over 5 times more specialized in scientific R&D
than the nation.
 Increased export growth could deliver real rising wages, affecting
over 150,000 high-wage jobs in the region’s manufacturing andinnovation sectors.

PUBLISHED WITH SUPPORT FROM The region’s service sector – generally non-traded industries
accounting for 87 percent of total employment – is insulated
from foreign competition.

RESEARCH BY

PRODUCED BY

Released in June 2016

EXECUTIVE SUMMARYWHAT DRIVES SAN DIEGO’SECONOMY? .

SAN DIEGO AND THE

THE REGION’S MOST CONCENTRATED INDUSTRIES*
Highly concentrated industries are generally associated with exporting
sectors. Compared to both the state of California and the US as a whole, San Diego
has a powerful comparative advantage in goods-producing industries tied to theregion’s strong innovation economy.

TRANS-PACIFICPARTNERSHIPGOODS PRODUCING
AUDIO &VIDEO MFG.

COMMUNICATIONSEQUIPMENT MFG.

While not an exporting industry,scientific R&D contributes$21 billion to the region’s GRP.

8.8X 4.9X

NON-GOODS PRODUCING

SHIP & BOAT
BUILDING

GREENHOUSE & NURSERYPRODUCTIONSCIENTIFIC R&D

SCENIC/SIGHTSEEING
WATER TRANSPORTATION

4.7X

3.5X

5.2X

3.7X

ELECTRONICINSTRUMENT MFG.

PHARMACEUTICAL& MEDICINE MFG.

AMUSEMENT PARKS& ARCADESMUSEUMS, PARKS& HISTORICAL SITES

2.7X

2.3X

3X

2.6X

*Numbers represent an industry's location quotient – a valuable way to quantify how
concentrated a particular industry is in the region as compared to the nation.

KEY TAKEAWAYS
 US markets are more open to foreign imports than those of other
TPP members. TPP would level the playing field for US firms inforeign markets.
 More than 97 percent of the region’s exports – primarily high-value
advanced manufacturing products – are sold in TPP markets andcollectively worth more than $22 billion.
 Enhanced IP protections would benefit the region’s innovation
economy; San Diego is the 3rd most patent-intensive region in
the world and over 5 times more specialized in scientific R&D
than the nation.
 Increased export growth could deliver real rising wages, affecting
over 150,000 high-wage jobs in the region’s manufacturing andinnovation sectors.

PUBLISHED WITH SUPPORT FROM The region’s service sector – generally non-traded industries
accounting for 87 percent of total employment – is insulated
from foreign competition.

RESEARCH BY

PRODUCED BY

Released in June 2016

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

THE TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIPThe Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is an international trade deal negotiated by the
Obama Administration and 11 other countries on the Pacific Rim. The deal is anambitious agreement designed to lower barriers for US exporters of goods andservices by substantially cutting tariffs and implementing limits on non-tariff trade
impediments. This summary – based on research conducted by UC San Diego’s
School of Policy and Strategy – uses available data to analyze how the TPP, if
implemented, could impact the San Diego regional economy.

CanadaJapan

United States

Vietnam

TPP MEMBERS
ACCOUNT FOR

Malaysia
BruneiSingapore

SAN DIEGO & THE TPP

SAN DIEGO’S INNOVATION ECONOMYGEOGRAPHY MATTERS FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE

Many highly concentrated service-providing sectors in San Diego’s innovation economy – including
scientific R&D, engineering, software and cybersecurity – also stand to benefit from the TPP.

San Diego’s prime location on the edge of the Pacific Rim positions the region as a natural trading partner for
TPP members. San Diego sends a larger share of its exports to TPP countries than does the US as a whole,making it likely that San Diego would realize relatively greater benefits from the reduction in trade costs
associated with the TPP.

SAN DIEGO’S EXPORT ECONOMY

TPP seeks to standardize and strengthen IP protections in member countries.

Today, more than 97 PERCENT of the region’s exports are sold to TPP members. San Diego’s mostconcentrated manufacturing sectors produce the majority of these exports.

SAN DIEGO IS THE 3RD MOST PATENT-INTENSIVE REGION IN THE WORLD*TOP 10 HIGHEST VALUE EXPORTS

MexicoELECTRIC MACHINERY,
SOUND EQUIPMENT & TV PARTSROUGHLY 40 PERCENT
OF THE GLOBAL GDP

Chile

New Zealand

GLOBAL TRADE: THE STATUS QUOToday, US markets are more open to foreign imports than those of other TPP
members. Due to the nation’s relatively low trade restrictions, it is easier forforeign companies to export to the US than it is for American companies toexport domestic goods and services abroad.

$2.8B

PLASTICSVEHICLES & PARTS$2.2B

OPTIC, PHOTO, MEDICAL &SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS

$1.7B

$1.2B

PAPER &
PAPERBOARD

ALUMINUM

IRON & STEELRUBBER$746M $609M $632M

THE GLOBAL TRADE STATUS QUO WORKS AGAINSTUS FIRMS. TPP WOULD LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELDFOR US FIRMS IN FOREIGN MARKETS.

THE REGION’S TOP TENHIGHEST VALUE EXPORTS
TO TPP COUNTRIES ARE
COLLECTIVELY WORTH
MORE THAN $16 BILLION ROUGHLY 72 PERCENTOF SAN DIEGO’STOTAL EXPORT GRP.

NUCLEAR REACTORS & BOILERS

$5.9B

Peru

Australia$352M
WOOD & WOOD
CHARCOAL

Since 2002, San Diego’s export
GRP tied to TPP countries has
increased by 73 percent.

$343M

TPP TRADE RESTRICTIVENESS INDEXOVERALL RESTRICTIVENESS*
27.4%*Percentages are based on the Overall Trade
15.2%

Restrictiveness Index (OTRI) which reflects the
14.1%

11.3% 11.3%

9.3%

8.9%

average impact of both tariff and non-tariff
7.2%

5.7%

4.8%

barriers, and is a useful summary of a

Excluding North American trade partners, the remaining TPP markets account for a significant share of San Diego’sexports, and at a much higher intensity than for US exports as a whole.

country’s overall trade policy.
 SAN DIEGOMANUFACTURING RESTRICTIVENESS

1%

24.5%

13.8%

INCREASE

12.7%
9.8%

9.1%
5.2%

4.7%

5.9%

4.5%

IN TARIFFS
3.3%

 US

 SAN DIEGO EXCLUDING NAFTA

100%

EQUALSDECREASE

IN EXPORTS

100%

98%

$2.3M

 US EXCLUDING NAFTA

Today, San Diego’s leading export
sectors face moderate tariffs in TPP
markets. A reduction in tariffs suggeststhat US-based firms will enjoy
reductions in trade costs, allowing
the region’s exporters to lower prices
and expand market share.

92%
83%

81%
76%
70%

70%

57%
49%

AGRICULTURE RESTRICTIVENESS

44%

61.1%
52.9%
38.3%
23.6%

25.7%

22.3%

17.0% 18.5%

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28.3%

29.5%

Note: OTRI data not available for Brunei and Vietnam.

Currently, weak international protection standards for intellectual property (IP) put the nation’s innovative
industries at risk. IP protections are especially important for San Diego, where scientific R&D is 5 times
more concentrated than the nation as a whole.

TPP WOULD BENEFIT
US EXPORTERS BY
REDUCING THE
COST OF DOING
BUSINESS ABROAD.

43%
39%

36%

19%
14%

Audio & Video
Equipment

Ship & Boats

Communications
Equipment

16%#1 BASEL-STADT,SWITZERLAND

655#2 EAST WÜRTTEMBERG,
GERMANY#3 SAN DIEGO,CALIFORNIA

647

603

#4 TOKYO,JAPAN#5 STUTTGART,GERMANY*Numbers represent Patent Cooperation Treaty applications per million residents.

Additionally, TPP aims to limit restrictions on global cloud computing
and the movement of data across borders, affecting key San Diego
industries like IT infrastructure, engineering and cybersecurity.

SAN DIEGO JOBS
More than 150,000 high-wage jobs* are linked to exports in the manufacturing and innovation sectors which
would likely benefit most from TPP. The prospect of strong export growth promises to deliver real rising wages
for San Diego workers in these sectors.

SCIENTIFIC R&D

32K
$175K
JOBS

AVG. ANNUAL WAGE

MANUFACTURING

107K
$81K
JOBS

AVG. ANNUAL WAGE

21%
17%
11%

Greenhouse &Nursery Production

724*The average annual wage in San Diego County is $55k.

28%
24%

21%

726

Electronic
Instrument
Manufacturing

Pharmaceuticals& Medicines

87 PERCENTOF REGIONAL EMPLOYMENT IS
IN SERVICE SECTOR JOBS.

Jobs in the service sector – including health,education, retail, construction and tourism –are generally non-traded activities and essentiallyinsulated from foreign competition.

THE TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIPThe Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is an international trade deal negotiated by the
Obama Administration and 11 other countries on the Pacific Rim. The deal is anambitious agreement designed to lower barriers for US exporters of goods andservices by substantially cutting tariffs and implementing limits on non-tariff trade
impediments. This summary – based on research conducted by UC San Diego’s
School of Policy and Strategy – uses available data to analyze how the TPP, if
implemented, could impact the San Diego regional economy.

CanadaJapan

United States

Vietnam

TPP MEMBERS
ACCOUNT FOR

Malaysia
BruneiSingapore

SAN DIEGO & THE TPP

SAN DIEGO’S INNOVATION ECONOMYGEOGRAPHY MATTERS FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE

Many highly concentrated service-providing sectors in San Diego’s innovation economy – including
scientific R&D, engineering, software and cybersecurity – also stand to benefit from the TPP.

San Diego’s prime location on the edge of the Pacific Rim positions the region as a natural trading partner for
TPP members. San Diego sends a larger share of its exports to TPP countries than does the US as a whole,making it likely that San Diego would realize relatively greater benefits from the reduction in trade costs
associated with the TPP.

SAN DIEGO’S EXPORT ECONOMY

TPP seeks to standardize and strengthen IP protections in member countries.

Today, more than 97 PERCENT of the region’s exports are sold to TPP members. San Diego’s mostconcentrated manufacturing sectors produce the majority of these exports.

SAN DIEGO IS THE 3RD MOST PATENT-INTENSIVE REGION IN THE WORLD*TOP 10 HIGHEST VALUE EXPORTS

MexicoELECTRIC MACHINERY,
SOUND EQUIPMENT & TV PARTSROUGHLY 40 PERCENT
OF THE GLOBAL GDP

Chile

New Zealand

GLOBAL TRADE: THE STATUS QUOToday, US markets are more open to foreign imports than those of other TPP
members. Due to the nation’s relatively low trade restrictions, it is easier forforeign companies to export to the US than it is for American companies toexport domestic goods and services abroad.

$2.8B

PLASTICSVEHICLES & PARTS$2.2B

OPTIC, PHOTO, MEDICAL &SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS

$1.7B

$1.2B

PAPER &
PAPERBOARD

ALUMINUM

IRON & STEELRUBBER$746M $609M $632M

THE GLOBAL TRADE STATUS QUO WORKS AGAINSTUS FIRMS. TPP WOULD LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELDFOR US FIRMS IN FOREIGN MARKETS.

THE REGION’S TOP TENHIGHEST VALUE EXPORTS
TO TPP COUNTRIES ARE
COLLECTIVELY WORTH
MORE THAN $16 BILLION ROUGHLY 72 PERCENTOF SAN DIEGO’STOTAL EXPORT GRP.

NUCLEAR REACTORS & BOILERS

$5.9B

Peru

Australia$352M
WOOD & WOOD
CHARCOAL

Since 2002, San Diego’s export
GRP tied to TPP countries has
increased by 73 percent.

$343M

TPP TRADE RESTRICTIVENESS INDEXOVERALL RESTRICTIVENESS*
27.4%*Percentages are based on the Overall Trade
15.2%

Restrictiveness Index (OTRI) which reflects the
14.1%

11.3% 11.3%

9.3%

8.9%

average impact of both tariff and non-tariff
7.2%

5.7%

4.8%

barriers, and is a useful summary of a

Excluding North American trade partners, the remaining TPP markets account for a significant share of San Diego’sexports, and at a much higher intensity than for US exports as a whole.

country’s overall trade policy.
 SAN DIEGOMANUFACTURING RESTRICTIVENESS

1%

24.5%

13.8%

INCREASE

12.7%
9.8%

9.1%
5.2%

4.7%

5.9%

4.5%

IN TARIFFS
3.3%

 US

 SAN DIEGO EXCLUDING NAFTA

100%

EQUALSDECREASE

IN EXPORTS

100%

98%

$2.3M

 US EXCLUDING NAFTA

Today, San Diego’s leading export
sectors face moderate tariffs in TPP
markets. A reduction in tariffs suggeststhat US-based firms will enjoy
reductions in trade costs, allowing
the region’s exporters to lower prices
and expand market share.

92%
83%

81%
76%
70%

70%

57%
49%

AGRICULTURE RESTRICTIVENESS

44%

61.1%
52.9%
38.3%
23.6%

25.7%

22.3%

17.0% 18.5%

M
al
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M a
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Si xico
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ap
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Au re
s
N
t
r
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al
Ze ia
al
an
d
Pe
ru
Ja
pa
n
Un
C
ite hil
e
d
St
at
es
Ca
na
da

28.3%

29.5%

Note: OTRI data not available for Brunei and Vietnam.

Currently, weak international protection standards for intellectual property (IP) put the nation’s innovative
industries at risk. IP protections are especially important for San Diego, where scientific R&D is 5 times
more concentrated than the nation as a whole.

TPP WOULD BENEFIT
US EXPORTERS BY
REDUCING THE
COST OF DOING
BUSINESS ABROAD.

43%
39%

36%

19%
14%

Audio & Video
Equipment

Ship & Boats

Communications
Equipment

16%#1 BASEL-STADT,SWITZERLAND

655#2 EAST WÜRTTEMBERG,
GERMANY#3 SAN DIEGO,CALIFORNIA

647

603

#4 TOKYO,JAPAN#5 STUTTGART,GERMANY*Numbers represent Patent Cooperation Treaty applications per million residents.

Additionally, TPP aims to limit restrictions on global cloud computing
and the movement of data across borders, affecting key San Diego
industries like IT infrastructure, engineering and cybersecurity.

SAN DIEGO JOBS
More than 150,000 high-wage jobs* are linked to exports in the manufacturing and innovation sectors which
would likely benefit most from TPP. The prospect of strong export growth promises to deliver real rising wages
for San Diego workers in these sectors.

SCIENTIFIC R&D

32K
$175K
JOBS

AVG. ANNUAL WAGE

MANUFACTURING

107K
$81K
JOBS

AVG. ANNUAL WAGE

21%
17%
11%

Greenhouse &Nursery Production

724*The average annual wage in San Diego County is $55k.

28%
24%

21%

726

Electronic
Instrument
Manufacturing

Pharmaceuticals& Medicines

87 PERCENTOF REGIONAL EMPLOYMENT IS
IN SERVICE SECTOR JOBS.

Jobs in the service sector – including health,education, retail, construction and tourism –are generally non-traded activities and essentiallyinsulated from foreign competition.

THE TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIPThe Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is an international trade deal negotiated by the
Obama Administration and 11 other countries on the Pacific Rim. The deal is anambitious agreement designed to lower barriers for US exporters of goods andservices by substantially cutting tariffs and implementing limits on non-tariff trade
impediments. This summary – based on research conducted by UC San Diego’s
School of Policy and Strategy – uses available data to analyze how the TPP, if
implemented, could impact the San Diego regional economy.

CanadaJapan

United States

Vietnam

TPP MEMBERS
ACCOUNT FOR

Malaysia
BruneiSingapore

SAN DIEGO & THE TPP

SAN DIEGO’S INNOVATION ECONOMYGEOGRAPHY MATTERS FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE

Many highly concentrated service-providing sectors in San Diego’s innovation economy – including
scientific R&D, engineering, software and cybersecurity – also stand to benefit from the TPP.

San Diego’s prime location on the edge of the Pacific Rim positions the region as a natural trading partner for
TPP members. San Diego sends a larger share of its exports to TPP countries than does the US as a whole,making it likely that San Diego would realize relatively greater benefits from the reduction in trade costs
associated with the TPP.

SAN DIEGO’S EXPORT ECONOMY

TPP seeks to standardize and strengthen IP protections in member countries.

Today, more than 97 PERCENT of the region’s exports are sold to TPP members. San Diego’s mostconcentrated manufacturing sectors produce the majority of these exports.

SAN DIEGO IS THE 3RD MOST PATENT-INTENSIVE REGION IN THE WORLD*TOP 10 HIGHEST VALUE EXPORTS

MexicoELECTRIC MACHINERY,
SOUND EQUIPMENT & TV PARTSROUGHLY 40 PERCENT
OF THE GLOBAL GDP

Chile

New Zealand

GLOBAL TRADE: THE STATUS QUOToday, US markets are more open to foreign imports than those of other TPP
members. Due to the nation’s relatively low trade restrictions, it is easier forforeign companies to export to the US than it is for American companies toexport domestic goods and services abroad.

$2.8B

PLASTICSVEHICLES & PARTS$2.2B

OPTIC, PHOTO, MEDICAL &SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS

$1.7B

$1.2B

PAPER &
PAPERBOARD

ALUMINUM

IRON & STEELRUBBER$746M $609M $632M

THE GLOBAL TRADE STATUS QUO WORKS AGAINSTUS FIRMS. TPP WOULD LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELDFOR US FIRMS IN FOREIGN MARKETS.

THE REGION’S TOP TENHIGHEST VALUE EXPORTS
TO TPP COUNTRIES ARE
COLLECTIVELY WORTH
MORE THAN $16 BILLION ROUGHLY 72 PERCENTOF SAN DIEGO’STOTAL EXPORT GRP.

NUCLEAR REACTORS & BOILERS

$5.9B

Peru

Australia$352M
WOOD & WOOD
CHARCOAL

Since 2002, San Diego’s export
GRP tied to TPP countries has
increased by 73 percent.

$343M

TPP TRADE RESTRICTIVENESS INDEXOVERALL RESTRICTIVENESS*
27.4%*Percentages are based on the Overall Trade
15.2%

Restrictiveness Index (OTRI) which reflects the
14.1%

11.3% 11.3%

9.3%

8.9%

average impact of both tariff and non-tariff
7.2%

5.7%

4.8%

barriers, and is a useful summary of a

Excluding North American trade partners, the remaining TPP markets account for a significant share of San Diego’sexports, and at a much higher intensity than for US exports as a whole.

country’s overall trade policy.
 SAN DIEGOMANUFACTURING RESTRICTIVENESS

1%

24.5%

13.8%

INCREASE

12.7%
9.8%

9.1%
5.2%

4.7%

5.9%

4.5%

IN TARIFFS
3.3%

 US

 SAN DIEGO EXCLUDING NAFTA

100%

EQUALSDECREASE

IN EXPORTS

100%

98%

$2.3M

 US EXCLUDING NAFTA

Today, San Diego’s leading export
sectors face moderate tariffs in TPP
markets. A reduction in tariffs suggeststhat US-based firms will enjoy
reductions in trade costs, allowing
the region’s exporters to lower prices
and expand market share.

92%
83%

81%
76%
70%

70%

57%
49%

AGRICULTURE RESTRICTIVENESS

44%

61.1%
52.9%
38.3%
23.6%

25.7%

22.3%

17.0% 18.5%

M
al
ay
si
M a
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Si xico
ng
ap
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Au re
s
N
t
r
ew
al
Ze ia
al
an
d
Pe
ru
Ja
pa
n
Un
C
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e
d
St
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es
Ca
na
da

28.3%

29.5%

Note: OTRI data not available for Brunei and Vietnam.

Currently, weak international protection standards for intellectual property (IP) put the nation’s innovative
industries at risk. IP protections are especially important for San Diego, where scientific R&D is 5 times
more concentrated than the nation as a whole.

TPP WOULD BENEFIT
US EXPORTERS BY
REDUCING THE
COST OF DOING
BUSINESS ABROAD.

43%
39%

36%

19%
14%

Audio & Video
Equipment

Ship & Boats

Communications
Equipment

16%#1 BASEL-STADT,SWITZERLAND

655#2 EAST WÜRTTEMBERG,
GERMANY#3 SAN DIEGO,CALIFORNIA

647

603

#4 TOKYO,JAPAN#5 STUTTGART,GERMANY*Numbers represent Patent Cooperation Treaty applications per million residents.

Additionally, TPP aims to limit restrictions on global cloud computing
and the movement of data across borders, affecting key San Diego
industries like IT infrastructure, engineering and cybersecurity.

SAN DIEGO JOBS
More than 150,000 high-wage jobs* are linked to exports in the manufacturing and innovation sectors which
would likely benefit most from TPP. The prospect of strong export growth promises to deliver real rising wages
for San Diego workers in these sectors.

SCIENTIFIC R&D

32K
$175K
JOBS

AVG. ANNUAL WAGE

MANUFACTURING

107K
$81K
JOBS

AVG. ANNUAL WAGE

21%
17%
11%

Greenhouse &Nursery Production

724*The average annual wage in San Diego County is $55k.

28%
24%

21%

726

Electronic
Instrument
Manufacturing

Pharmaceuticals& Medicines

87 PERCENTOF REGIONAL EMPLOYMENT IS
IN SERVICE SECTOR JOBS.

Jobs in the service sector – including health,education, retail, construction and tourism –are generally non-traded activities and essentiallyinsulated from foreign competition.

WHAT DRIVES SAN DIEGO’SECONOMY? .

SAN DIEGO AND THE

THE REGION’S MOST CONCENTRATED INDUSTRIES*
Highly concentrated industries are generally associated with exporting
sectors. Compared to both the state of California and the US as a whole, San Diego
has a powerful comparative advantage in goods-producing industries tied to theregion’s strong innovation economy.

TRANS-PACIFICPARTNERSHIPGOODS PRODUCING
AUDIO &VIDEO MFG.

COMMUNICATIONSEQUIPMENT MFG.

While not an exporting industry,scientific R&D contributes$21 billion to the region’s GRP.

8.8X 4.9X

NON-GOODS PRODUCING

SHIP & BOAT
BUILDING

GREENHOUSE & NURSERYPRODUCTIONSCIENTIFIC R&D

SCENIC/SIGHTSEEING
WATER TRANSPORTATION

4.7X

3.5X

5.2X

3.7X

ELECTRONICINSTRUMENT MFG.

PHARMACEUTICAL& MEDICINE MFG.

AMUSEMENT PARKS& ARCADESMUSEUMS, PARKS& HISTORICAL SITES

2.7X

2.3X

3X

2.6X

*Numbers represent an industry's location quotient – a valuable way to quantify how
concentrated a particular industry is in the region as compared to the nation.

KEY TAKEAWAYS
 US markets are more open to foreign imports than those of other
TPP members. TPP would level the playing field for US firms inforeign markets.
 More than 97 percent of the region’s exports – primarily high-value
advanced manufacturing products – are sold in TPP markets andcollectively worth more than $22 billion.
 Enhanced IP protections would benefit the region’s innovation
economy; San Diego is the 3rd most patent-intensive region in
the world and over 5 times more specialized in scientific R&D
than the nation.
 Increased export growth could deliver real rising wages, affecting
over 150,000 high-wage jobs in the region’s manufacturing andinnovation sectors.

PUBLISHED WITH SUPPORT FROM The region’s service sector – generally non-traded industries
accounting for 87 percent of total employment – is insulated
from foreign competition.

RESEARCH BY

PRODUCED BY

Released in June 2016

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY