INTERNATIONAL BUYER PROFILEINTERNATIONAL BUYER PROFILE““Who’s Moving to Houston?Who’s Moving to Houston?””

Oscar Gonzales, MBA, PhDOscar Gonzales, MBA, PhD

U.S. Sales to International Buyers

The Houston Region is now the most ethnically and culturally diverse large

metropolitan area in the country.

Houston Influence in the Global Market

The Houston region :

• Busiest U.S. port in foreign tonnage

• Top Metro Exporter: $110.298 Billion

• More than 90 consulate offices;

• 20 foreign banks, representing 9 nations;

• 765 foreign-owned firms;

• 395 companies with branches in 143 other nations; and

• More than 3,300 firms, foreign government offices, & nonprofits conducting international business.

International Transactions by Country of Origin

Houston’s International Business Cost Comparison

Houston's Top Trading Partners

Annual 2011 Annual 2012 % Change

Mexico 31,441,895,857 30,594,161,233 -2.7Venezuela 19,908,593,496 21,099,228,616 5.98Saudi Arabia 11,789,787,760 15,446,877,683 31.02Brazil 15,500,127,105 14,632,320,956 -5.6China 11,868,289,675 12,853,859,083 8.3Colombia 10,419,274,114 11,444,551,964 9.84Netherlands 10,299,922,165 9,716,537,451 -5.66Russia 10,509,263,854 9,524,726,069 -9.37Germany 7,626,122,541 8,970,198,140 17.62Nigeria 12,877,824,593 8,828,296,801 -31.45

Total all countries 268,028,585,041 274,263,854,223 2.33

Source: Greater Houston Partnership Research Department

Houston’s Top Trading Partners

Piecing Together the Houston Demographic Profile

Houston’s Foreign Born Population

Houston’s Population

by Age & Ethnicity

Where do Houstonians want to live?

Houston MSA2014 – 2019 Demographic Trends

Houston MSA Population Change by Zip Code 2014 - 2019

White Population by Zip Code

Black Population by Zip Code

Asian Population by Zip Code

Hispanic Population by Zip Code

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