VIDEO: What does Georgia import from Mexico?
After the White House floated a proposal this week to implement a 20 percent tax on Mexican imports to pay for President Donald Trump's pledged wall on the southern border with Mexico, guacamole and Corona have born the brunt of consumers' attention on social media.
But Georgia imports a lot more than just agricultural and foodstuff products: More than $6 billion a year is imported from Mexico, according to the state’s Department of Economic Development.
What is the state importing from Mexico? According to data provided by the Department of Economic Development to the AJC, the biggest category is “lamps and lighting fittings and parts.” Georgia imported $688 million in this category in 2015.
Watch the video above for the other big ticket imports from Mexico.
And about that guac? The New York Times estimated that a 20 percent border tax could add approximately 10 cents to the price of each avocado, with Mexico supplying around 60 percent of the avocados consumed in the United States.
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Ryan Stultz is the head of programming for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, overseeing the paper’s distribution, including AJC.com, newsletters, social media, print and more. He has worked in the newspaper industry for nearly 15 years as an editor and digital specialist.
