The Mexican manufacturing industry continues to advance, even in the face of external factors that have challenged its resilience, such as the ongoing global tariff war.
In June 2025, the physical volume of manufacturing production registered an increase of 1.6% compared to last May and also showed an annual rate increase of 2.3%, according to the results of the Monthly Survey of the Manufacturing Industry (EMIM) , prepared by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) .
The increase in the EMIM index in the sixth month of the year represented the third consecutive month with positive figures for this indicator.
According to INEGI, the number of employees in manufacturing decreased by 0.2% monthly in June 2025.
By type of contract , non-dependent personnel—those hired and provided by another company and on fees or commissions without a fixed salary or wage—decreased 1.6%, while personnel dependent on the company fell 0.2%.
The report indicated that hours worked remained stable compared to last May, while average real wages paid —that is, salaries, wages, and social benefits—recorded a 0.7% increase compared to the previous month.
By subsector, the manufacturing of petroleum and coal products saw the largest annual increase, up 23.7%. This was followed by the manufacturing of machinery and equipment, with a 7.1% increase, and basic metal industries, with an annual increase of 5.7%.
Although the Mexican economy is experiencing a period of destabilization, it is beginning to show a slight recovery in certain sectors, such as the manufacturing industry, whose ups and downs will continue, according to analysts, for the remainder of the year, due to the uncertainty generated by the global economic reconfiguration caused by the imposition of tariffs.
In this regard, CIAL Dun & Bradstreet , a firm specializing in providing technological solutions and data, estimated that the Mexican economy is facing a complex situation, characterized by a stagnation in productive activity and a slowdown in employment.
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