National Data | Chart | Looking (In Vain) for Remittance Benefits

By Edwin S. Rubenstein

11/13/2006

Table 1:

Remittances and the U.S. Trade

Deficit with Mexico, 1996-2005

($Billions)

Remittances

U.S. Exports to Mexico

U.S. Imports from Mexico

U.S. Trade Balance with Mexico

1996

$4.22

$56.72

$75.13

($18.41)

1997

4.86

71.22

86.68

(15.46)

1998

5.63

78.62

95.40

(16.78)

1999

5.91

86.76

110.55

(23.79)

2000

6.57

111.18

136.82

(25.64)

2001

8.90

101.18

132.20

(31.02)

2002

9.81

97.24

135.50

(38.26)

2003

13.40

97.22

139.03

(41.81)

2004

16.61

110.70

157.11

(46.41)

2005

20.03

120.26

172.11

(51.85)

2006Est.

23.26

NA

NA

NA

% change, 2000-05:

204.8%

8.2%

25.8%

102.2%

Sources: Bank of Mexico website (Remittances):

Bureau of Economic Analysis (Trade data):

Edwin S. Rubenstein is President of ESR Research Economic Consultants in Indianapolis.

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