Mexican industrial activity registered a 2.1% increase in April 2026 compared to last March, derived from an increase in construction activities, reported the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi) .

According to the agency’s figures, two of the four components of the Monthly Indicator of Industrial Activity (IMAI) performed positively in the fourth month of the year, with  construction showing the greatest growth, rising 7.6% compared to March 2016. Manufacturing industries advanced 1.2% during April on a monthly basis.

Conversely, mining fell 0.7%, and the generation, transmission, distribution and marketing of electricity, water supply and natural gas by pipeline to the end consumer fell 0.3%, both components at a monthly rate.

In April 2026,  the IMAI showed an increase in its annual measurement of 1.8 percent .

Within the indicator, manufacturing industries; and generation, transmission, distribution and marketing of electricity, water supply and natural gas by pipeline to the final consumer each decreased by 0.3%, on an annual rate.

Construction grew 10.2%, and mining activities rose 3.4% compared to April 2025.

With the increase recorded in April 2026, both on a monthly and annual basis, Mexican industrial activity is once again showing signs of recovery in an economic scenario marked by constant trade changes in the world and conflicts such as the one in the Middle East.

According to the results, the IMAI was driven by the construction sector, due to public infrastructure projects, works focused on urban development and some segments of building; however, other industries, such as manufacturing, showed mixed behavior.

The Monthly Indicator of Industrial Activity allows us to know and monitor the evolution of industrial activity in Mexico, Inegi emphasized.

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