Monday, Nov. 22, 1993

Fair Trade? Tariffs with and Without Nafta

1992 MEXICAN IMPORTS FROM U.S. TARIFF NAFTA PHASEOUT

1. Motor-vehicle body parts $1.3 billion 10%-15% 5 years

2. Motor-vehicle parts (other) $1.3 billion 10%-15% 5 years

3. Oil, not crude $809 million 10% 10 years

4. Radio-TV parts $749 million 10% Immediate

5. Ignition-wire sets $657 million 15% 10 years

1992 U.S. IMPORTS FROM MEXICO TARIFF NAFTA PHASEOUT

1. Crude petroleum $4.3 billion 0.5% 10 years

2. Passenger cars $2.8 billion 2.5% Immediate

3. Ignition-wire sets $1.5 billion 0%-5% Immediate

4. Color TVs $1.2 billion 5% Immediate

5. Seat belts $711 million 3.1% 5 years

[TMFONT 1 d #666666 d {Source: U.S. Trade Representative}] DEBATE STATS

Number of times Perot:

-- Said something was just that "simple" 5

-- Complained about being interrupted 17

-- Said a variation of "you can't sell things to people with no

money" 5

-- Mentioned:

the Tooth Fairy 2

the Easter Bunny 1

Number of times Gore:

-- Mentioned:

"the politics of fear" 3

"my friend Gordon Thompson" 3

Smoot-Hawley 3

-- Said:

"Can I respond" or something similar 15

"Let me finish" 4