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Mexican industrial production and manufacturing trends

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Mexican industrial activity has shown continues to show divergent performance across regions and sectors. While national industrial production rose 1.7% year-on-year by June 2026, a significant gap persists between industrial growth and manufacturing decline. Industrial activity grew by 4.2% in June—the highest quarterly growth in over two years—driven largely by a 7% increase in mining. Construction also contributed to this expansion, growing 4.2% in the same period. Recent data from INEGI’s National Survey of Construction Companies indicates that construction production grew has demonstrated strength, growing 6.9% annually, reaching annually to reach 55,295.6 million pesos. This growth expansion is primarily fueled driven by public works, with massive significant increases in Water, Irrigation, and Sanitation (+303.3%), Railway Works (+249.9%), and Electricity and Energy Generation (+81.9%). Conversely, Urbanization and Transport declined by 31.9%. In Veracruz, infrastructure projects are reversing previous negative trends trends. Regarding labor in construction, personnel occupation rose 0.9% annually, while real average wages increased by 2.2% annually. Labor productivity in Mexico grew 1.7% annually in the sector. In contrast, second quarter of 2026, following stagnation in the first quarter. This growth was led by the primary sector (up 7% annually) and the tertiary sector (up 2% annually). The secondary sector saw a slight annual decline in productivity of 0.1%, with manufacturing establishments specifically seeing a quarterly decrease of 0.1%. The manufacturing sector continues to struggle. Manufacturing remains a point of concern; production volume fell by 2.4% annually in June, and employment in the sector declined for the sixth consecutive month, with a yearly variation of -1.5%. On average, manufacturing personnel fell by 2.6% during the first half of 2026 compared to the same period in 2025. Downturns are most evident in furniture, electrical accessories, and transport equipment. month. Analysts attribute these manufacturing difficulties to reduced dynamism in the United States economy, commercial uncertainty, and investment hesitation regarding the USMCA review. Regional disparities and institutional concerns remain; Additionally, Mexico’s global competitiveness ranking declined from 55 to 62 in 2026, attributed 2026 due to institutional weaknesses, fiscal performance, weaknesses and rule of law fiscal concerns.

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