International Business / The Pacific

Trade in L.A. Up 12.5% in 1995: Los Angeles remains the nation’s busiest customs district, where trade jumped to $164.2 billion in 1995, according to Claremont McKenna College’s Tradeweek Regional Trade Report. San Francisco, fourth in total volume behind New York and Detroit, posted the nation’s biggest increase, up 27.7% to $102.8 billion. Exports to Japan fueled L.A. trade growth, jumping nearly 30% to $15.7 billion. Pacific Rim nations were L.A.’s top trading partners in 1995. Japan, with $46.5 billion in total volume; China, $18.2 billion; and Taiwan, $13.8 billion, were the top three. Germany, with $3.9 billion, was the only nonpacific nation among L.A.’s top 10 partners.