Research

Arizona’s Nogales port of entry held a century-old position as the major entry point for fresh produce from Mexico to the U.S. 

The IMMEX sector is the second most important source of foreign currency in Mexico after revenues from the exportation of crude oil.

Since its inception in mid-1960s, the maquiladora sector has become the major engine of economic development in Nogales, Sonora.

Arizona and Mexico are key partners in the now highly integrated North American vehicle production system

The COVID recession demonstrated the huge importance of Mexican fresh produce to the Arizona-Mexico trade relationship

To assess the impact of pandemic-related restrictions on border crossings, 2020 monthly data are compared with: 2011, the year of the highest number of crossings; 2009, the year after the Great Recession; and 2019, the year preceding the pandemic

In 2019, total U.S.-Mexico trade through the Nogales port reached a high at $25.5 billion worth of goods shipped to and from Mexico, making Nogales the sixth largest southern border port. By the end of 2020, trade at the port had declined 14.2 percent.

From January through December 2020, Arizona’s trade with the world amounted to $45.4 billion, a decline of 11.4% from 2019.