is nafta still in effect 
no nafta was effectively replaced by the united states mexico canada agreement signed on nov 30 2018 usmca went into effect on july 1 2020 11did nafta help the u s economy whether nafta helped the u s economy is a matter of some debate trade between the united states and its north american neighbors more than tripled from roughly 290 billion in 1993 to more than 1 trillion in 2011 cross border investments also surged and u s gdp overall rose slightly 9but economists find it s been tough to target the deal s direct effects from other factors including rapid technological change and expanded trade with countries such as china meanwhile debate persists regarding nafta s effect on employment which was badly hit in certain industries and wages which largely remained stagnant 2