Mexico Economy

By: EconomyWatch Content   Date: 24 March 2010

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Mexico is a federal constitutional republic in North America, bordered by the United States on the north and by Belize and Guatemala on the south-east. The south and west is flanked by the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico on the east. Mexico’s has an estimated population of 111 million, and its economy is the 13th largest in nominal GDP terms ($1.143 trillion -2009) and the 11th largest by Purchasing Power Parity (PPP, $1.563 trillion – 2009). Furthermore, Mexico’s economy is part of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFATA), a trilateral trade bloc in the region comprising of the US, Canada and Mexico.

Mexico Economy:  Profile

Mexico has benefited from the NAFTA; being a free market economy, it has increased its trade with the US and Canada threefold. Furthermore, over 90% of their trade falls under twelve free trade agreements spanning more than 40 countries worldwide. The Mexican GDP grew at an average rate of 5.1% during 1995-2002. The recent economic recession and more specifically, the downslide in the US markets impacted this growth in a negative way. The annual average growth for the GDP in 2005 dipped to 3-4.1%.

In 2009, the economic profile for Mexico took a turn for the worse. Widespread disease in the form of a flu outbreak added to the failing economy in 2009. Policy stimulus proved inadequate against the background of limited fiscal stimulus and monetary relaxation. From an all-time low rate of annual inflation of 3.3% in 2005, this rate has only recently displayed signs of reducing from 6.4% in 2008 to 5.4%. These fluctuations are largely caused by the economy of Mexico’s close association with US business and trade.

Recovery Process: Mexican Economy 2010

For the year 2010, the growth figures pertaining to the Mexican economy indicate signs of a recovery. The Mexican Finance Ministry has increased the growth figures from 3% to 3.9%. This upswing was the result of significant improvement in Mexico’s exports, automobile production, manufacturing and increased imports of consumer goods. Employment is also on the rise alongside an increase in foreign and domestic demand, despite a deep divide in economic distribution, where 32% of the top earners take in 55% of the country’s total income.


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