Mexico managed to dodge the recession

Judging by the most recent indicators of economic activity, at the moment the risk of a slight recession in Mexico is dissipated, but it maintains a weak performance.The Mexican economy would have recorded moderate growth in the first quarter of the year, although close to zero or practically zero.This, after the fourth quarter of 2024, Mexico's GDP had a contraction of 0.6 percent with seasonally adjusted figures.This Friday, the INEGI reported…

Monterrey, NL. Invex-Grupo Financiero's chief economist Ricardo Aguilar Abe pointed out that, while the new reciprocal tariffs imposed by President Trump will have a strong impact on world trade, Mexico expects economic growth of between 0 and 0.5% this year.However, the country remains attractive to investment. With regard to the US economy, he said that according to the Federal Reserve (FED), US GDP could grow 1.7% this year, although Invex ex…

In February 2025, the country's economic activity reported a growth of one percent per month, its biggest expansion since April 2023 when it was 1.7 percent.With this upturn, the Mexican economy would add two consecutive months of growth, when in January it was 0.1 percent.In February 2025, and with seasonalized figures, the Global Indicator of Economic Activity #IGAE presented the following variations: 1.0% per month 0.5% per year Per component…

Reading time approx.: 3 minutes, 18 secondsWith seasonalized figures and regarding January, the Global Indicator of Economic Activity (IGAE) had an expansion of 1.0%, almost in line with the timely figure revised this same week of 1.1%. Inside and at monthly rate, all its components progressed. The resilience shown by Mexico's economic activities during February caused surprise. Although there was the record of timely figures released this week,…

The Global Indicator of Economic Activity (IGAE) registered an increase at a monthly rate of 1% in February 2025, resulting from an increase in industrial production and construction, while the logistics sector registered a decline, announced on Friday the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi). According to the agency, at an annual rate, IGAE also showed an increase of 0.5 per cent in the second month of the year. By component, …