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Maquiladora Industry

 

The steady increase in trade between the United States and Mexico, largely due to increased NAFTA-related activity, has caused El Paso-Juárez to be ranked 16th in trade among the largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas in the United States. Twenty-five percent of all trade between the U.S. and Mexico crosses through the El Paso/Juárez border. Population increases in the area are double the national average for El Paso/Juárez combined.


Maquiladora Industry Presence in Mexico


Year
# of Employees
Net Value added (Billions of US Dollars)
Average Wage* (per hr in US Dollars)
1995
686,985
$4.96 B
$1.16
1996
801,257
$6.45 B
$1.21
1997
938,448
$8.28 B
$1.45
1998
1,036,743
$10.93 B
$1.94
1999
1,248,030
$13.8 B
$1.71
2000
1,338,970
$17.3 B
$1.88
2001
1,201,650
$19.3 B
$1.75
2002
1,081,730
$18.8 B
$1.79
2003
1,064,828
$18.6 B
$1.77
2004
1,131,005
$19.2 B
$1.72

*Includes fringe benefits (direct labor only)

Source: ciemex-wefa.