In January 2025, Puebla, San Luis Potosí and Oaxaca registered the best performance in terms of industrial activity by federal entity, with increases of 12.3%, 10.8% and 3.2% , respectively, compared to December 2024, reported the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi) .
According to the Monthly Indicator of Industrial Activity by State (IMAIEF) , which provides information on the performance of industrial activity in the states, Tlaxcala, with a 2.6% increase , and Aguascalientes, with a 2.2%increase , also recorded optimal performance in their industries during the period.
The states that had the largest monthly rate drops were Quintana Roo with 42.1% , Chiapas with 11.1% , Coahuila with 4.1% , Guanajuato with 3.6% , Baja California Sur and Tabasco with 3.2% each.
At an annual rate, in the first month of this year, the entities where industrial activity showed the greatest increase were Hidalgo with 11.1% , Baja California Sur with 9.8% and Oaxaca with 8.5 percent .
On the contrary, the states that showed the greatest decrease in their industrial activity were Quintana Roo with 57.9% , Campeche with 23.3%and Tabasco with 22.7% at an annual rate.
Industrial activity by sector
According to the INEGI indicator, in January 2025, the manufacturing sector saw annual growth in Baja California, Nayarit, Morelos, and Tabasco.
In construction , the most significant increases in the period in question occurred in Hidalgo, Baja California Sur, Coahuila, Oaxaca, Mexico City and Durango.
In the generation , transmission , distribution and marketing of electric energy , water supply and natural gas supply through pipelines to the final consumer, progress was made in January 2025 in Guanajuato, Colima, Chiapas, Puebla and Yucatán.
At an annual rate, the mining sector saw notable increases in Zacatecas, Mexico City, Colima, Veracruz, and Jalisco.
This behavior of industrial activity in Mexico’s states occurs in the context of a tariff war promoted by the United States and paused for 90 days, which has affected the Mexican economy, which faces a complex situation, characterized by a stagnation of productive activity and a slowdown in employment, according to CIAL Dun & Bradstreet .
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