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Contents
US-Mexico Commerce: Tracking the Final Destination and Mexico's Fiscal Benefit with Greater Border Efficiency 5
Final Destinations 6
Economic Impact 9
Additional Tax Revenue For Mexican Border States 13
Conclusion 14
APPENDIX A - ESTIMATIONS 15
APPENDIX B - DATA SOURCES AND LIMITATIONS 15
APPENDIX C - REGION BREAKDOWN 15
APPENDIX D - COMMODITY TYPES 16
APPENDIX E - FINAL DESTINATION AREA DELIMITATIONS 17
Table 1. Final Destination of Cargo Value through El Paso, Laredo, and San Diego, and the Total Across Three Ports of Entry 7
Table 2. Top 5 Final Destination States for Cargo Value through El Paso, Laredo, and San Diego 8
Table 3. El Paso: Estimated additional cargo value (monthly) based on a 10-minute reduction in average wait times in El Paso 9
Table 4. Laredo: Estimated additional cargo value (monthly) based on a 10-minute reduction in average wait times 10
Table 5. San Diego: Estimated additional cargo value (monthly) based on a 10-minute reduction in average wait times 11
Table 6. United States: Estimated additional cargo value (monthly) based on a 10-minute reduction in average wait times 12
Table 7. Mexican Border States: Estimated annual tax revenue (thousands of USD), 2023 projection 13
Table 8. US States by US Census Region 15
Table 9. Commodities by Type Grouping 16
Figure 1. Border State and Non-Border State Regions 6