Mexico's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew 3.2% annually in the third quarter of 2026, according to Inegi's timely estimate reported by Bloomberg Línea on November 11. The cumulative figure from January to September reached 1.9%, according to the analysis by the Consejo Coordinador Empresarial published this November 13 in El Financiero.
The figure beat analysts' expectations and reshuffles the board heading into 2027. At the Bloomberg Línea Summit 2026, the undersecretary of Finance and Public Credit, María del Carmen Bonilla, stated that conditions exist for a gradual recovery and identified three drivers: "household consumption; second, greater investment" and "the opportunities offered by our productive integration with North America." The Treasury projects growth close to 2% for 2027. For Mexico and Latin America the point to watch is investment: the Plan México seeks to keep it above 25% of GDP starting in 2026, although the indicator hovers around 22%, and the projected deficit moves from 4.1% of GDP in 2026 to 3.9% in 2027.
Foreign trade accompanies the advance. Exports recorded the best third quarter since 1993, with an annual rise of 30.4%, and Mexico remained the main trading partner of the United States by concentrating 17.9% of that country's imports; in September, 83% of Mexican goods entered tariff-free under the T-MEC. The outstanding issues lie in the labor market: 410,200 jobs were created between January and September, the second-lowest cumulative figure for a similar period since 2003, and informality remains at 54.3% of the employed population, equivalent to 32.6 million people. The analysis adds that some states registered contractions despite the national advance.
The next milestone is Inegi's final revision of quarterly GDP and, with it, the adjustment of projections toward 2027: the Treasury anticipates growth close to 2% and a deficit of 3.9% of GDP, while the investment target above 25% of GDP remains the indicator to close.
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