Mexico’s competitiveness ranking has fallen by 12 positions over the past eight years, according to the World Competitiveness Ranking compiled by the Institute for Management Development (IMD), based in Switzerland. In the 2026 edition, Mexico fell seven places, from 55th to 62nd. It has lost another five places
U.S. gold exports soared, partly as a result of uncertainty in the global economy, among other factors. From January to April 2026, U.S. sales of this product grew at a year-over-year rate of 164%, reaching 56,215 million dollars. Previously, throughout 2025, these same exports increased by 172%, to
What is the real exchange rate (RER)? It is the indicator that currently reflects the decline in U.S. purchasing power. With the dollar weakening against the Mexican peso and the yuan, U.S. imports are becoming more expensive, causing the U.S. to lose ground globally against almost all nations,
With a steady increase over the past five years in U.S. pork imports to Mexico, this figure reached a record high from January through April 2026, totaling $748 million. The Mexican market thus recorded a year-over-year increase of 5.9% in the first four months of this year and
Tariff costs are taking an increasingly heavy toll on automakers, according to the Mexican industry and an analysis by the U.S. Congress. President Donald Trump imposed 25% tariffs on all vehicle imports, effective April 2025, with exemptions for U.S. content in vehicles that comply with the USMCA; and
Tariffs levied on car imports into the United States totaled $30.4 billion in the 12 months ending in April 2026. During this period, U.S. customs applied an average rate of 17.94% to these imports. According to information from the U.S. Senate, the above data applies to both new