Manufacturing
$93 billion vehicles
and parts
$70 billion
electrical machinery and equipment.
$66 billion machinery
and mechanical appliances and parts.
$18 billion optical
and medical instruments and parts.
$10 billion furniture,
bedding and lighting
$7 billion plastic
and plastic parts
$6 billion iron and
steel articles
$270 billion total in
manufacturing
These manufacturing
operations were moved from the US to Mexico and should be moved back to the US.
Mexico needs to develop its own industries.
Food
$7 billion vegetables
$5 billion fruits and
nuts
$5 billion beverages,
spirits and vinegar
$17 billion in food
There is nothing we
get from Mexico that we cannot provide for ourselves. US reductions in
corporate taxes and unnecessary regulations plus our ability to automate manual
operations gives the US the capability of building automated, high speed
manufacturing plants in the US.
Share of US imports
from Mexico
Manufacturing
50% wire cables and
conductors
44% air conditioners,
refrigerators and furnaces
35% TVs and monitors
31% autos
30% dishwashers,
laundry and other household machines
29% motors and spark
plugs
22% computers and
computer equipment
20% ships
19% routers and
switching equipment
19% pumps,
compressors and fans
18% other electrical
equipment and electronics
17% engines and jets
16% furniture
16% transformers,
converters and circuits
14% magnets and
batteries
13% articles of
glass, ceramics, stone and cement
11% audio visual
recording and transmission equipment
11% misc.
manufacturing.
Food
39% vegetables
23% beverages
12% meat and animal
products
12% cereals and
grains
U.S. imports from
Mexico account for 13.6% of overall U.S. imports in 2018. The top
import categories (2-digit HS) in 2018 were: vehicles ($93 billion), electrical
machinery ($64 billion), machinery ($63 billion), mineral fuels ($16 billion),
and optical and medical instruments ($15 billion).
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody
GA Tea Party Leader
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