The following are some statistics about the maquiladora industry in Mexico that speak volumes about the viability of manufacturing in Mexico:

• There are currently over 3,000 maquiladoras in Mexico
• The maquiladora industry is Mexico’s second largest contributer to its GNP
• Mexico has a labor force of around 45 million people
• Maquiladoras provide jobs for over one million Mexican workers – i.e. approximately one out of every 45 people in the country are employed by a maquiladora
• Over 50 billion USD worth of materials are imported into Mexico under the maquiladora program annually
• Over 45% of Mexico’s 270 billion USD worth of exports come from maquiladoras
• Over 75% of all of Mexico’s exports go to the United States