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urprising to many Americans is the importance of the United States’ trade with Mexico. While Asia captures the headlines, U.S. exports to Mexico are double those to China, and second only to Canada.And while many of these goods come from border states — Texas, Arizona, New Mexico and California — Mexico matters for much more of the union. Seventeen states send more than 10 percent of their exports to Mexico, and it is the number one or two destination for U.S. goods for nearly half the country. The graph below shows those states most economically dependent on our southern neighbor –notice that South Dakota and Nebraska outpace New Mexico and Californiavia U.S. Depends On Mexico For Exports.About The Author
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