The US has made their intention known to re-open NAFTA. These discussions will unfold over the next few months, so it will be helpful to understand some of the numbers behind the deal.

The following article (click the link below) gives a clear overview of the overall balance of trade and some of the other key issues to keep in mind. The entire topic has become highly politicized in the US, but the surprising reality is that, according to the numbers, this is not a bad deal for the US. In fact, the US might be getting more out of the deal than their northern neighbor.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump-is-deluded-about-nafta/2017/06/14/909c25dc-510f-11e7-be25-3a519335381c_story.html?utm_term=.f3ae7df4fe5a