Kentucky’s exports broke an all-time record in 2016 with over $29 billion in goods and services shipped abroad from the Commonwealth, it was announced Wednesday. Aerospace products and parts led all categories with nearly $11 billion in goods exported internationally, a 24 percent increase from 2015. Kentucky ranked second nationally for 2016 in aerospace-related exports. Overall, the state’s 2016 exports increased $1.6 billion over the 2015 total, placing Kentucky 8^th in the U.S. by percentage increase, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.