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Those Ever Changing And Unexplainable Mexican Exports To The United States, Robert C. Shelburne

Robert C. Shelburne

This paper provides an updated overview of U.S. imports from Mexico with an emphasis on determining how these imports have changed since the implementation of NAFTA. The changes that have occured in the sectoral distribution of U.S. imports from Mexico are explored with an emphasis on the role of the NAFTA tariff changes, the historical sectoral growth trend, the share of Mexican imports of total imports, and growth trends in U.S. imports from the world.