In the second quarter of 2025 (2Q25), Hidalgo, Michoacán and Guanajuato showed the best performance in economic activity by federal entity, with growth of 3.1%, 3% and 2.9% , respectively, at a quarterly rate, according to information published this Wednesday by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi) .
According to the Quarterly Indicator of State Economic Activity (ITAEE) , which offers an overview of the economic evolution of the federal entities, Nuevo León with 2.6% and Coahuila with 2.4% , were among the states that also stood out in their economic activity during the period.
In the annual measurement, Hidalgo with 7.1%, Guanajuato with 4.5% and Nuevo León with 4.2% , registered significant advances in their economic activity.
Meanwhile, the federal entities that showed the largest contractions in Q2 2025 were Nayarit with 3.8%, Sinaloa with 2.8% and Oaxaca with 2.3% quarterly.
Campeche with a drop of 13.4%, Quintana Roo with 9.6% and Tabasco with 6.8%, were the states with the greatest decrease in their economic activity at an annual rate.
Economic activity by sector
According to Inegi, in primary activities , which include agriculture, fishing and livestock, Hidalgo with 53.5%, Guanajuato with 33.9%, Sinaloa with 32.5% and Querétaro with 29.6% stood out with growth in economic activity in the second quarter of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024.
In the industrial sector , the states that performed best on an annual basis were Baja California Sur with an increase of 14.6%, Hidalgo with 7.9%, Nuevo León with 6.1% and Tamaulipas with 5.8%.
In services, the growth rates of Guerrero (3.9%), Hidalgo (2.6%), State of Mexico (2.3%), and Puebla (2.2%) stood out at an annual rate.
Mexico’s economic activity has shown resilience , despite the changes that have occurred in the world in trade matters.
The rise in the country’s states is heading in line with the moderate growth specified by the Global Indicator of Economic Activity (IGAE) , with a monthly increase of 0.6% in Mexican economic activity in August 2025.
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