Economy

As suspected, Mexico's indicator of economic activity (or IGAE, a proxy for real GDP) registered another modest improvement in July, with year-on-year growth contracting by a more... 2009-10-02

Mexican industrial production (IP) contracted by 10.6 y-o-y in June, only a marginal improvement from May's negative 11.5% reading, suggesting that the country's industrial base has... 2009-09-07

Mexico's official unemployment figures rose sharply in July, to 6.1% from just 5.2% the previous month, supporting our view that unemployment would continue rising despite a moderate... 2009-09-07

BMI View: With all eyes on Mexico's new parliamentary session, we analyse the potential for President Felipe Calderón's administration to pass significant policy reforms through... 2009-09-04

BMI View: Mexico's US dollar reserves fell again in June, according to recent IMF data, taking total reserves to US$81.2bn from US$82.9bn the previous month, and 13.6% down from the... 2009-09-02

BMI View: Mexico's US dollar reserves fell again in June, according to recent IMF data, taking total reserves to US$81.2bn from US$82.9bn the previous month, and 13.6% down from the... 2009-09-02

Mexico's indicator of global economic activity (IGAE) contracted by 11.1% year-on-year (y-o-y) in May, a slight improvement from April's negative 12.0% y-o-y reading, but still the... 2009-07-30

BMI View: Headline inflation growth continued cooling in June, down to 5.74% y-o-y from 5.98% in May, with non-core inflation registering its second month-on-month contraction, down... 2009-07-30

BMI View: Headline inflation growth continued cooling in June, down to 5.74% y-o-y from 5.98% in May, with non-core inflation registering its second month-on-month contraction, down... 2009-07-30

BMI View: Despite the challenges over the medium term, we remain optimistic regarding the future of Mexico's banking sector. We believe it is a question of when, not if, the industry... 2009-07-16