Oaxaca (13.5%), Quintana Roo (8.9%) and Baja California Sur (5.9%) were the Mexican states that showed the best performance in their industrial activity in February 2026 compared to last January, the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi) announced .
According to the Monthly Indicator of Industrial Activity by Federal Entity (IMAIEF) —which provides information on the behavior of industrial activity in the states—, Sonora and Nayarit also stood out in their industries during the period.
Conversely, the states that reported the largest drops in the second month of the year compared to January 2026 were Veracruz with a drop of 3.7%, Guerrero with a decrease of 3.5% and Morelos with a decline of 2.8 percent.
In its annual measurement, the entities where industrial activity showed the greatest progress were Hidalgo, Colima and Tamaulipas, with 20.7%, 15% and 14%, respectively, during February 2026.
The states with the largest year-on-year declines in their industrial activity were Quintana Roo with 23.7%, Morelos with 12.5%, and Durango with 10.6%.
Industrial activity by sector
In February 2026, manufacturing industries showed significant progress in Tabasco, Hidalgo and Puebla at an annual rate.
In construction , the largest increases occurred in the State of Mexico, Colima, Hidalgo, Tlaxcala, Tamaulipas and Nayarit.
The mining sector registered increases in Tamaulipas, State of Mexico, Chiapas, Veracruz and Yucatan.
In the generation, transmission, distribution and marketing of electricity, water supply and natural gas by pipeline to the end consumer, the increases in Nayarit, Durango, Chiapas, Colima, Querétaro and Campeche stood out at an annual rate.
Industrial performance in some Mexican states has shown progress, although the country faces a complex economic situation stemming from global tariff uncertainty.
This is compounded by a slowdown in the Mexican economy, which has paused investments and infrastructure projects in the country.
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