Invite: Thur Jan 26 - Realizing the Value of our Cross Border Trade with Mexico

Please join us on January 26th, at 12:00 pm EST for a discussion about the current state of the economic relationship between the US and Mexico.  Joining for lunch will be a terrific panel, including with Michael C. Camunez, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Market Access and Compliance, D. Rick Van Schoik, Director, North American Center for Transborder Studies and Simon Rosenberg, President, NDN and NPI. At the core of the discussion will be the findings of the New Policy Institute's major new report, Realizing the Value  of our Cross Border Trade with Mexico.

Among the key findings from our new report:

• Mexico has become the U.S.’s third-ranked commercial partner and the second most important market for U.S. exports; Mexico spent $163 billion on U.S. goods in 2010.

• U.S. sales to Mexico are larger than all U.S. exports to the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) combined, as well as all combined sales to Great Britain, France, Belgium and the Netherlands.

• Twenty-two states count Mexico as their No. 1 or No. 2 export market: Mexico is the largest export market to the two largest economies in the country in Texas and California. Other states that count Mexico as their largest export market are Arizona, New Mexico, and New Hampshire.  It is the second largest export market for states such as Colorado, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan and Tennessee.

Please join us next week for what will be a terrific discussion.  Lunch will be served at noon, and the program will begin at 12:15pm.  It will all take place the NDN/NPI offices, 729 15th, NW, in our first floor event space.  To reserve your slot please RSVP today.