With increases of 36.6%, 11.6% and 10.2%, Oaxaca, Colima and Nayarit , respectively, were the federal entities that registered the greatest growth in their industrial activity, on a monthly basis, during October 2025, according to results from the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi) .

The increase in Oaxaca resulted from the progress in infrastructure works, mainly the Interoceanic Corridor of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, according to the Monthly Indicator of Industrial Activity by Federal Entity (IMAIEF).

In addition to the aforementioned states, Quintana Roo and Baja California Sur also showed progress in their industrial activity in October 2025 compared to last September.

Conversely, the states that reported the largest declines in the tenth month of last year on a monthly basis were Aguascalientes with 7.5%, Veracruz with 5% and Tamaulipas with 2.9 percent.

On an annual basis , the entities where industrial activity showed the greatest progress were Nayarit with 21.8%, Baja California Sur with 18.5% and Sinaloa with an increase of 11.2 percent.

Meanwhile, the states that saw the greatest decrease in industrial activity were Quintana Roo with a drop of 35.1%, Campeche with 15.7%, and Coahuila with 7.2% annually.

Regarding activity by sector, Tabasco, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo, Hidalgo and San Luis Potosí showed significant progress in manufacturing industries , in their annual measurement during October 2025.

In  construction , the largest year-on-year increases occurred in Baja California Sur, Jalisco, Sinaloa, Colima, and Guerrero.

The  mining industry  registered increases in Chiapas, State of Mexico, Sinaloa and Veracruz at an annual rate.

In the  generation, transmission, distribution and marketing of electricity, water supply and natural gas by pipeline to the end consumer , the increases in Nayarit, Chiapas, Puebla, Querétaro, Durango and Michoacán stood out in their annual measurement.

Despite the complex economic situation triggered by tariff uncertainty worldwide, some entities in Mexico have had a positive industrial performance.

By 2026, nearshoring (relocation of production lines) is expected to continue to be one of the driving forces behind Mexican industry , along with Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), which reached $40.906 billion in the third quarter of 2025. Manufacturing accounted for 37.1 percent of this total  .

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