Is Mexico rerouting from China?

Bank of America Global Research

Carlos Capistran and Antonio Gabriel

Key Takeaways

-It’s unlikely. The increase in Mexican exports to the US has been more significant than the increase in Mexican imports from China.

_ Mexico could be importing more from China because (1) it is an economic boom and (2) the US is also in an economic boom.

-We continue to associate Mexico’s gain in the share of US imports primarily with nearshoring and not rerouting.

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