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Total U.S. exports rose from $583 billion to $942 billion between 1994 and 2000. This net increase of $359 billion created 2.8 million jobs or job opportunities. On the other hand, the $616 billion rise in imports eliminated 5.8 million jobs. Thus, the $257 billion increase in the trade deficit eliminated a net of 3.0 million jobs or job opportunities in this period. By contrast, between 1989 and 1994 growing trade deficits eliminated approximately 500 000 jobs. Thus, the number of jobs lost since 1994, after implementation of NAFTA and then the WTO, was six times larger than in the previous period.

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The number of jobs lost after the implementation of NAFTA in 1994 and then the creation of the WTO was six times larger than in the period between 1989 and 1994.

在实施北美自由贸易协定和建立世界贸易组织之后丢失的就业机会的数目要比1989至1994年间的多六倍。

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