Household consumption anchored Mexican economic expansion in the first half of the year, contributing 1.5 percentage points to the 1.1 percent annual GDP growth recorded over the period. The National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi) detailed the breakdown within its Global Supply and Demand Indicators.
Domestic demand components
Private consumption expanded at an annual rate of 2.1 percent across the six-month span. Government spending also offered modest support to the headline performance, recording an annual increase of 2.6 percent that added 0.3 percentage points to GDP.
Productive investment rose 0.3 percent annually. That added 0.1 percentage points to growth. Gross fixed investment contributed -1.6 percentage points to economic growth in the first half of 2025.
Trade balance and markets
Exports of goods and services expanded 8.1 percent on an annual basis during the first half of the year, providing a gross contribution of 3.4 percentage points to GDP growth. However, strong purchases from abroad outweighed those outbound shipments, as annual import growth reached 14.7 percent, resulting in an imports subtraction of -6.7 percentage points from the overall GDP growth measure.
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Source: The National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi)
