Between 2020 and 2024, digital service exports between the United States, Mexico, and Canada grew at an average annual rate of 12 percent. As a result, these intraregional sales outpaced the growth of goods trade by a ratio of nearly three to one. This information is based on
The National Labor Council (Conlabor) proposed including binding labor parity indicators in the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Conlabor represents numerous trade unions in Mexico, emerged with the 2019 Mexican labor reform, and is a member of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC). Binding labor parity indicators This suggestion
The US cotton industry has called for maintaining the trade openness established in the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The American Cotton Shippers Association (ACSA) urged the White House Trade Representative (USTR) to maintain tariff-free treatment for textile and apparel products that meet USMCA requirements. Cotton industry From the
The increase in so-called “strategic tariffs” in Mexico would mainly impact China if ratified by Congress. On September 4, 2025, the government of President Claudia Sheinbaum proposed applying differentiated tariffs of 10%, 20%, 30%, 35%, and up to 50%, the maximum allowed by the WTO. The measure would
Mexico broke the record for patents granted to Mexicans in October 2025, according to data from the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI). In 2024, the federal government granted 700 patents to Mexican holders, a record number since 1995, the year registration began. But on October 8, the
The National Antitrust Commission began operations in Mexico on October 17, 2025, according to the federal government. In 2025, the Mexican Congress approved the creation of the National Commission for Competition and Economic Welfare. Its goal is to comply with the obligations of the USMCA and ensure an