North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) The CalChamber
actively supports the creation of the North America Free Trade
Agreement (NAFTA) among the United States, Canada and Mexico,
comprising 460 million people with combined annual trade with
the United States being over $1.1 trillion. "Over the 18 years
that the NAFTA has been in force, trade among Mexico, the United
States and Canada has multiplied more than three times, setting
a historical record of $1 trillion in 2011." Among the report's
key findings: Since NAFTA entered into force in 1994, trade with
Canada and Mexico has risen three-and-one-half fold to $1.2
trillion, and the two countries buy about one-third of U.S.
merchandise exports. Trade with Canada and Mexico supports
nearly 14 million U.S. jobs, and nearly 5 million of these net
jobs are supported by the increase in trade generated by NAFTA,
according to a comprehensive economic study commissioned by the
U.S. Chamber. The expansion of trade unleashed by NAFTA supports
tens of thousands of jo