Changes to US trade statistics that are apparently being considered by the Trump administration would double Mexico’s trade surplus with the US as reported by the US Census Bureau, from $60bn to around $120bn. But this would only bring the US data for bilateral trade closer in line with those reported by Mexico’s central bank and we doubt it would have a major bearing on the renegotiation of NAFTA.
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