WILLIAM P. CLEMENTS. JR. GOVERNOR TO: FROM: Rich Thomas THROUGH: Mike Toomey SUBJECT: Maquiladora Statistics Update goi STATE OF TEXAS OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR AUSTIN. TEXAS 78711 MEMORANDUM GOVERNOR CLEMENTS CHIHUAHUA Ciudad Juarez Chihuahua/Others TAMAULI PAS Matamoros Reynosa/Rio Bravo Nuevo Laredo COAHUILA Ciudad Acuna Piedras Negras Others NUEVO LEON Texas-Mexico Border Total National Total: DATE: November 16, 1989 Number of Plants 6/87 6/88 10/88 4/89 246- 320 327--' 327/7 192 252 254 252 54 68 73 75 / 127v 150- 171 1914-/ 58 68 77 82 36 37 51 57 33 45 43 52 76 92 89 96v 33 37 33 36 25 32 34 36 18 23 22 24 21 37 42- 52.- 470 599 629 666-7 1,111- 1,383 1,473 1,591- Two-year Increase in Maquilas on the Texas-Mexico border: 42%0/ Percent of total workers on Texas-Mexico border: (271,492 Tex-Mex out of 419,253 U.S.-Mex) (Source: American Chamber of Commerce, Mexico) 65%