WILLIAM P. CLEMENTS, JR. GOVERNOR III ...,,,i ii • iii:... : ..... STATE OF TEXAS OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR AUSTIN, TEXAS 78711 MEMORANDUM TO: GOVERNOR CLEMENTS FROM: Rich Thomas/Rodolfo Villalobos SUBJECT: Latest Available Statistics on Maquiladora Plants in the Texas-Mexico Border Region Location TAMAULIPAS Matamoros Reynosa/R. Bravo Nuevo Laredo NUEVO LEON COAHUILA Cd. Acuna Piedras Negras Others CHIHUAHUA Cd. Juarez Chihuahua/Others May 2, 1989 (7()THROUGH: George Bayoud Number of Plants 6/86 6/87 86 127 40 58 28 36 18 33 NA 21 58 76 25 33 22 25 11 18 218 246 177 192 41 54 6/88 10/88 150 171c 68 77 37 51 45 43 37 42 w/ 92 (ii) 37 33 32 34 23 22 320 327v/ 252 254 68 73 Total Maquiladoras in Texas-Mexico Border: 362 470 599 629 tV-+ 1. 14' National Total: 865 1111 1383 147:N1,4-372 The Texas Department of Commerce estimates that as of October, 1988, the total number of maquiladora workers was 393,273; the Texas-Mexico border has 64% of the total, or 253 197 maquiladora workers. Source: The American Chamber of Commerce in Mexico and the Texas Department of Commerce. R PoxC