Major U.S.

Industries Experiencing Increased Exports to Mexico and Canada Because of NAFTA

The following table gives the growth in U.S. industry exports to Mexico and Canada from 1993 to 1998 as a result of NAFTA. The table shows that U.S. exports to Mexico and Canada increased by $91 billion or by 64 percent, with the largest increase occurring in the transportation equipment, electronics and non-electrical machinery industries TABLE: Major U.S. Industries of Increased Exports to Mexico and Canada Because of NAFTA, 1993-1998

Growth in Industry Export Value 1993-98 Industry Electronics Transportation equipment Non-electrical machinery Chemicals Primary metals Rubber Scientific instruments Paper products Apparel Food Subtotal Other manufacturing Total manufacturing Non-manufacturing Billions of Dollars $17 16 % Change 199398 81 56 Percent of Total NAFTA Commodity Export Gain 18 18

16 8 4 4 3 2 2 2 74 12 87 4

74 72 76 81 48 69 100 45 --66 44

17 9 5 5 3 3 2 3 82 13 95 4

Total

259,618

64

99*

* Does not add to 100 because of rounding. Source: M. J. Bolle, NAFTA: Estimated U.S. Job Gains and Losses by State Over 5 Years (Washington, D.C.: CRS Report to Congress, February 2, 2000), p. 9.