Deadline looms for Trump’s Mexico tariffs
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U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening to impose import taxes on all goods from Mexico in an effort to persuade America’s southern neighbour to do more to stop illegal migration
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MAJOR IMPORTS FROM MEXICO ($ billions, 2018)

Vehicles and vehicle parts 93

Electrical machinery 64

Machinery 63

Agricultural products 26

Mineral fuels  16
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U.S. trade deficit with Mexico $81.5 billion

$346.5 billion Total U.S. imports from Mexico in 2018

$265 billion  Total U.S. exports to Mexico in 2018
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Donald Trump says he will impose 5% tax on all Mexican goods starting June 10 – potential cost to U.S. businesses and consumers of more than $17 billion

U.S.-MEXICO BORDER APPREHENSIONS 
Fiscal year (FY) 1970-2019

201,780
1,643,679
593,507*

*FY2019 data for October 2018 to May 2019

FY2000: Record number of people caught trying to cross border illegally

Highest FY total since 2008

1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2019
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Sources: AP, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, CBP    Picture: AP  © GRAPHIC NEWS