The Mexican manufacturing industry had a mixed performance during the first month of 2026 in terms of production, according to the results of the Monthly Survey of the Manufacturing Industry (EMIM), prepared by the  National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi) .

In January 2026, the physical volume of manufacturing production registered a decline of 1.8% compared to December 2025 , while at an annual rate it reported an increase of 0.1 percent.

According to Inegi, the  number of people employed in the manufacturing industry increased 0.2% month-on-month in the first month of this year.

By type of  contract , non-dependent personnel – who are hired and provided by another company and for fees or commissions without a fixed salary or wage – increased by 2.4%, while dependent personnel of the company rose by 0.1% monthly.

On a monthly basis, in January, the hours worked by employed personnel fell by 0.4%, while average real wages paid , that is, salaries, wages and social benefits, fell by 0.3% compared to December 2025.

In its annual measurement, employment fell by 2.5 percent. Hours worked in the manufacturing industry decreased by 2.6 percent, and wages registered an annual increase of 3.3 percent.

By subsector, the  manufacture of petroleum and coal products saw the largest increase in production, with a 15% year-on-year growth rate. This was followed by the manufacture of computer, communication, measurement, and other electronic equipment, components, and accessories , with a 5.1% annual increase.

Conversely, one of the subsectors that registered one of the largest drops in the period was the manufacture of transport equipment , with a decline of 6.2% annually.

The Monthly Survey of the Manufacturing Industry shows the current economic behavior of the main variables of the country’s manufacturing sector, which has remained resilient in the face of the current global context, framed by constant trade changes.

According to an analysis by  Grupo Financiero Ve por Más (BX+) , although Mexican industrial activity has shown imbalance, “it will possibly remain somewhat sluggish during the rest of the first quarter of 2026, although it will subsequently regain some traction.”

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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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According to the agency, the decline in this indicator permeated manufacturing jobs, which in the fourth month of the year decreased 0.4% in terms of personnel employed in its monthly measurement, thus linking three months of decline .

By type of contract, the  number of employees employed by the company decreased by 0.2%, while  the number of employees employed by a company  —those hired and provided by another company and on fees or commissions without a fixed salary or wage—decreased by 1.5% monthly.

Hours  worked grew by 0.5% monthly, while  average real wages paid —that is, salaries, wages, and social benefits—recorded a 1.5% increase compared to the previous month.

The largest decline was recorded in the textile input and textile finishing sector , with a 9.6% decrease, followed by tanning and finishing of leather and skin, and the manufacture of leather, skin and substitute materials products , with a 9.4% decrease, as well as the manufacture of clothing , with a 9.3% annual decrease.

The textile and footwear industries have been among the hardest hit by unfair marketing practices. Just last June 11, the Ministry of Economy (SE) announced that it had canceled and suspended Ensenada Textiles and Lancer Orthodontics from the Manufacturing, Maquiladora, and Export Services Industry (IMMEX) programs  after detecting irregularities in their export-import processes.

The federal agency indicated in a statement that these actions were carried out in response to the fight against illegal activity in the textile and footwear sectors.

It should be noted that on December 19, 2024, a decree was published imposing a  35% tariff  on 138 tariff items corresponding to manufactured textiles, including footwear products, as part of the measures to protect this industry.

The EMIM, which tracks the performance of the main variables associated with employment in the manufacturing sector, registered a decline last April, following the trend seen in March when it fell 2% monthly, and after having shown a rebound in February of 2.6% compared to January 2025.

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Following the 2.6% monthly increase in manufacturing activity in the second month of the year, the March EMIM slowed, as anticipated by the Monthly Industrial Activity Indicator (IMAI) .

According to the agency, the  number of employees  in the manufacturing industry decreased by 0.1% monthly in the third month of the year. By type of employment,  employees employed by the company also decreased by 0.1%, while non-employees  —those hired and provided by another company and employed on a fee or commission basis, meaning they do not have a fixed salary—decreased by 1.3%.

Hours  worked  showed a monthly decrease of 0.7%, while  average real wages paid , i.e., salaries, wages, and social benefits, also registered a decrease of 0.2% compared to the previous month.

By subsector, petroleum and coal products manufacturing saw the largest decline, down 10.7% year-on-year. This was followed by leather and fur tanning and finishing, and leather, fur, and substitute product manufacturing, with a 4.4% annual decline.

These figures come in the context of a  tariff war by the United States against several countries , which was put on hold for 90 days.

According to  CIAL Dun & Bradstreet , the Mexican economy is facing a complex situation, characterized by stagnant productive activity and a slowdown in employment.

The firm specializing in offering technological solutions and data considered that this stems from local factors such as the  elimination of autonomous bodies  and  reforms to the Judiciary , as well as external reasons such as the  uncertainty generated by the United States tariff policy .

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According to the results of the  Monthly Survey of the Manufacturing Industry (EMIM) , in February 2025 the physical volume of manufacturing production increased 2.6% compared to the previous month and also had an annual rate increase of 1.4% , after having registered three months of decline.

The survey, published this Wednesday by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) , revealed that the  personnel employed  in the manufacturing industry decreased  0.3%  at a monthly rate last February and that, by type of contract, the personnel dependent on the company decreased  0.2% , while the non-dependent personnel – those who are hired and provided by another company, and are employed on a fee or commission basis, and therefore do not have a fixed salary – decreased  2.9 percent .

Hours  worked  showed a monthly increase of  1.1% , while  average real wages paid , i.e., salaries, wages, and social benefits, in the manufacturing sector also registered an increase of 0.3%  compared to the previous month.

In the second month of the year, the hours worked by employees of the company increased by 1.5%  , while those of independent employees decreased by  2% on a monthly basis.

Regarding the variation in the indicators of the manufacturing sector and by subsector,  the tanning and finishing of leather and skin, and the manufacture of leather, skin and substitute materials products was the industry that had the largest drop in the physical volume of production, with an annual decrease of 7.4% , and also registered a decrease in employed personnel of  3% annually.

According to the EMIM results, production, hours worked, and wages in the manufacturing industry registered monthly increases, while the number of employed personnel showed a monthly decrease last February.

These figures come in the context of a tariff war by the United States against several countries , which affects various industries in Mexico, specifically through the levying of tariffs on steel and aluminum, as well as on vehicles manufactured in the country that are imported from Mexico. This also creates a tense environment in bilateral trade relations.

The EMIM reports on the main variables associated with employment in the manufacturing sector, and captures quantitative information on employed personnel dependent on the company, employed personnel not dependent on the company, wages, and other indicators, such as manufacturing production, which last February broke a three-month downward trend.

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In January 2025, the physical volume of production in the manufacturing industry in Mexico registered a decrease of 0.4%  compared to the previous month and  1.9%  at an annual rate, according to the results of the  Monthly Survey of the Manufacturing Industry (EMIM) , published by the  National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi) .

The survey also revealed that  employed personnel  increased by 0.2%  in the first month of 2025, and that, by type of contract, personnel dependent on the company increased by  0.2% , while non-dependent personnel – those hired and provided by another company, and who are paid fees or commissions, and therefore do not have a fixed salary – increased by 2 percent .

Hours  worked  showed a monthly decline of  0.3% , while  average real wages paid  (wages, salaries, and benefits) in the manufacturing sector also registered an increase of  0.8%  compared to the previous month.

In the first month of the year, the hours worked by employees of the company decreased by  0.3%  and those of non-employees fell by 1.5 percent .

Regarding the variation in the indicators of the manufacturing sector and by subsector, the tanning and finishing of leather and skin, and the manufacture of leather, skin and substitute materials products was one of the industries that had one of the largest falls in the physical volume of production, with an annual variation of 10.5% , and also registered a decrease in employed personnel of  3.6% annually .

According to the results of the EMIM, production and hours worked registered monthly decreases last January, while employed personnel and salaries showed monthly increases in the first month of 2025. This anticipates a panorama of what could come this year in this indicator, which has to do with the labor issue, and which will be one of the points to be analyzed in the next review of the  Agreement between Mexico, the United States, and Canada (T-MEC)  in 2026.

According to INEGI, the EMIM (National Institute of Statistics and Census) reports the behavior of the main variables associated with employment in the manufacturing sector, and captures quantitative information on employed personnel dependent on the company, employed personnel not dependent on the company, wages, and other indicators, such as manufacturing production, which last January saw two months of decline.

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According to the Monthly Survey of the Manufacturing Industry (EMIM) , published this Monday by the  National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi) , in December 2024 the physical volume of production of the manufacturing industry registered a monthly drop of 1.5% , and the annual rate showed an increase of  0.2 percent .

At the end of 2024, the survey also indicated that the number of employed personnel remained unchanged on a monthly basis and that, by type of contract, the personnel dependent on the company did not register any variation, while the non-dependent personnel – those hired and provided by another company, and this is done on the basis of fees or commissions, so they do not have a fixed salary – decreased by 4.8 percent .

In that month,  hours worked  showed a monthly decrease of  0.8% , while  average real remunerations paid  (wages, salaries and social benefits) in the manufacturing sector did not register a monthly variation .

In the last month of last year, the hours worked by employees dependent on the company decreased by 0.7% and those of non-dependent employees fell by 4.7% monthly.

Regarding the variation in the indicators of the manufacturing sector and by subsector, the tanning and finishing of leather and skin , and the manufacturing of leather , skin and substitute materials products , was the industry that had the largest drop in the physical volume of production, with an annual variation of 13.9% , and also registered a decrease in employed personnel of  6.7% in December 2024.

Other components that reported the largest declines at the end of last year in terms of production were the manufacture of textile products , as well as the manufacture of clothing , with declines of 8.3% and 4.8% , respectively.

In this sense, the Mexican textile industry has been one of the most affected by the unfair practices of some foreign companies that offer undervalued products through temporary imports, which is why the president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum , signed a decree last December to increase tariffs on manufactured goods by 35%  , in order to protect this sector.

According to the EMIM results, production and hours worked registered monthly declines last December, while employed personnel and wages remained unchanged at a monthly rate in said period, which anticipates a panorama of what could happen for the rest of 2025 in this indicator, which has to do with the labor issue, and which will be one of the points that will be put on the table in the next review of the Treaty between Mexico, the United States and Canada (T-MEC)  in 2026.

The EMIM reveals the behavior of the main variables associated with employment in the manufacturing sector, and captures quantitative information on employed personnel dependent on the company name, employed personnel not dependent on the company name, remunerations, among other indicators, according to Inegi.

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