Definition of North American Free Trade Agreement



North American free trade agreement or NAFTA is a trade agreement between three countries; America, Canada and Mexico to facilitate the trade between three countries. NAFTA was brought in effect in January 1994. The reason the NAFTA was formed is that the huge trade volume between these three countries.

 


Major imports like crude oil, machinery, automobile, livestock, and other food items were from Canada and Mexico and represented almost 25% of the USA’s imports. Also, Canada and Mexico had most of its imports like refined oil, plastic, and machinery parts coming from the USA representing 33% of the USA’s exports.

 


NAFTA has positively affected the economic growth and increased wages rates in all three countries, whoever it has also forced many working class to move to Mexico and industrial areas of Canada.

 

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