In May 2026, real income from the supply of goods and services —the amount obtained from the production, marketing or provision of services activities— of wholesale trade companies in Mexico grew 2.6% on a monthly basis, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi) .
According to the results of the Monthly Survey on Commercial Enterprises (EMEC), which reports on the current economic behavior of the main variables of domestic trade in the country, the number of people employed in this segment decreased by 0.1% , while average wages fell by 0.1% on a monthly basis in the fifth month of the year.
Meanwhile, retail trade saw a 0.6% decline in revenue . It also experienced a 0.3% decrease in its workforce, although average real wages showed a 0.8% monthly increase.
On an annual basis, wholesale businesses experienced a 15.4% slowdown in revenue. They also recorded a 0.4% decrease in employment and a 0.3% increase in average real wages.
In May 2026, retail businesses reported a 2.4% year-on-year increase in their income from the supply of goods and services; employment grew by 0.2% and wages advanced 7.4% year-on-year.
During the period, agricultural and forestry raw materials for industry, and waste materials was the wholesale activity subsector that showed the best performance in terms of income from supplies, with a positive variation of 21.8% compared to May 2025. Meanwhile, wholesale trade intermediation was the activity with the largest drop in the cycle, with an annual decline of 20.2 percent.
The subsector with the highest revenue in retail was exclusively through the internet and printed catalogs, television, and similar channels, at 12 percent. Healthcare products saw the largest decline, with an annual drop of 7.7 percent.
The mixed results of Mexican commercial sector revenues last May show a slight recovery in household spending in the country, although with some caution, as uncertainty persists due to a slowing Mexican economy.
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