BIG BUCKS ALONG THE NEW MEXICO BORDER AS TRADE HITS RECORD TERRITORY WITH MEXICO. IT'S DUE TO THE PAY OFF ON INCREASED TRUCK TRAFFIC. NEW MEXICO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SECRETARY JON BARELA SAYS STATE EXPORTS ARE UP 50 PERCENT AND AT AN ALL-TIME RECORD HIGH WITH MEXICO. HE SAYS THIS COMES ON THE HEELS OF LAST WEEK'S ANNOUNCEMENT THAT COMMERCIAL TRUCK TRAFFIC WERE AT RECORD LEVELS AT THE SANTA TERESA AND COLUMBUS PORTS OF ENTRY.
BARELA SAYS THE STATE EXPORTED OVER 617-MILLION DOLLARS IN GOODS AND SERVICES TO MEXICO IN 2012. HE SAYS THE RECORD-SETTING EXPORT TRADE COVERS A WIDE VARIETY OF PRODUCTS, LIKE VALUE-ADDED FOOD PRODUCTION AND HIGH-TECH PRODUCTS.
THE LATEST NUMBERS WERE RELEASED BY THE U-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.