If I remember right, it’s a supply chain thing where a ton of stuff gets made in China but is still a US product and sometimes finished here. Think iPhones, for example. Apple is still a US company, it’s not like China can just sell Mexico iPhones direct.
I forgot what it is that we actually export. Tires? Oranges/Almonds? Military hardware?
This site has probably the best visualizer (scroll past the first section to get the free historical data): https://oec.world/en/profile/country/mex?yearlyTradeFlowSelector=flow1
TL;DR: Lots of things. $300 billion worth of things.
A shit ton of electronics, oil, industrial equipment, plastics, and a surprising large amount of agriculture like pork, corn, dairy.
We actually trade a crap ton with Mexico.
I would not have guessed electronics. Usually I think of China, Japan, and South Korea as major suppliers.
If I remember right, it’s a supply chain thing where a ton of stuff gets made in China but is still a US product and sometimes finished here. Think iPhones, for example. Apple is still a US company, it’s not like China can just sell Mexico iPhones direct.
Ps this is also why tariffs are extremely stupid.
Superhero movies and soy beans.