Trading Partner Portal: Mexico
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Mexico continues to be California's number one export market. California exports to Mexico increased in 2006 from $17.7 billion to $19.6 billion. Mexico purchases 15 percent of all California exports.
California's exports to Mexico are driven by computers and transportation equipment, which account for 37 percent of all California exports to Mexico. Key exports to Mexico showing growth in 2006 include processed foods and plastic products.
In a report cited by the Public Policy Institute of California, it is noted that the value of property, plant and equipment (PPE) owned by Mexican companies in California is now estimated at $1.2 billion.
US Census Bureau Foreign Trade Statistics - Mexico
WTO Trade Profile - Mexico
NAFTA
The CalChamber actively supported the creation of the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) among the United States, Canada and Mexico, comprising 440 million people with combined annual exports of over $1.3 trillion. NAFTA and the Americas Trade
Border Improvement and Immigration Act
See the Border Improvement and Immigration Act page in Trade Resources.
Annual Border Governors Conference
Governor Schwarzenegger Participated in the XXV Annual Border Governors Conference in Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, Mexico. Read speaches and see videos at the Governor's Website.
2006 Trade Mission
California Chamber of Commerce President Allan Zaremberg returned from Mexico, where he accompanied Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and a delegation of California leaders on a two-day mission to strengthen ties and increase economic opportunities in Mexico.
"The mission provided an excellent forum for the Governor to promote business investments in California and encourage tourism from Mexico to California destinations," said CalChamber President Allan Zaremberg. "As California's top export market Mexico has a big impact on our economy. The nearly $18 billion in California products exported to Mexico in 2005 supported nearly 200,000 jobs in California. Strengthening ties between California and Mexico is good for both nations."
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Wine Institute Takes California Lifestyle, Agriculture International 1-12-07 Alert Carlsmith Ball LLP Builds Legal Bridge for U.S.-Mexico Partnerships 12-15-06 Alert Wilden Pump Helps International Firms Transfer Liquids Safely 12-1-06 Alert CalChamber President Returns from Successful Mexico Trip 11-16-06 Daily Headlines Recent Events
| Ambassador to Mexico Urges Building on Success of NAFTA | CalChamber Hosts Governor of Sonora, Mexico | CalChamber Hosts Vicente Fox, President of Mexico |
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(September 12, 2007) His Excellency Arturo Sarukhan, Ambassador to the United States, speaks at a September 12 CalChamber International Luncheon Forum.
Among attendees are (from left) Roger J. Baccigaluppi, RB International; California Secretary of Food and Agriculture A.G. Kawamura; California Secretary of State and Consumer Services Rosario Marin; California Lieutenant Governor John Garamendi; and CalChamber President Allan Zaremberg.
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(August 17, 2007) The Honorable Eduardo Bours Castelo, Governor of Sonora, Mexico, summarized for a California Chamber of Commerce International Luncheon Forum audience yesterday why California should invest in his state.
The Honorable Eduardo Bours Castelo, Governor of Sonora, Mexico, meets with (from left) CalChamber President Allan Zaremberg and former CalChamber Chair Roger Baccigaluppi, CalChamber Board Member, and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, RB International. He was also greeted by California government officials and businesspeople from California and Mexico.
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(May 30, 2006) California Chamber President Allan Zaremberg presents President of Mexico Vicente Fox with a remembrance from his trip.
The more than 100 guests who greeted President Fox included a delegation of officials from Mexico, representatives of California’s state government and business people from California and Mexico, including representatives of agriculture, the service industry and manufacturing.
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