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Outlook for the Mexican Economy
Octubre, 2011
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Index
I. External Conditions
II. Macroeconomic Environment
III. Mexican Competitiveness
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I. External Conditions
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90
100
110
120
130
140
150
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170World Advanced Emerging
Industrial ProductionIndex Jan-2005 = 100*
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-0.5
0.0
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1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0Euro zone Japan U.S.
Real Gross Domestic Product Forecasts for 2011 and 2012 (a)
Percent
*Seasonally adjusted.
Source: CPB Netherlands.
(a) Solid lines refer to the forecast of 2011 and dotted lines correspond to 2012.
Source: Blue Chip. 3
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Forecast
Forecast
I. External Conditions20
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2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
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10 Brazil ChileU.S. SpainGreece MexicoPortugal Czech Rep.Poland
General Government Balance Percent of GDP
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
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240Brazil ChileU.S. SpainGreece MexicoPortugal Czech Rep.Poland
Gross Public DebtPercent of GDP
Source: Fiscal Monitor (IMF) and Mexico’s Ministry of Finance (SHCP).
Source: Fiscal Monitor (IMF) and Mexico’s Ministry of Finance (SHCP).
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Index
I. External Conditions
II. Macroeconomic Environment
III. Mexican Competitiveness
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103
108
113
118
123
128
133 Total Industrial production Services
Economic Activity Indicators (a)
Index 2003 = 100*
70
80
90
100
110
120
130
140
150
160
170 Total U.S. Others
Manufacturing Exports by DestinationIndex 2007 = 100*
*Seasonally adjusted.(a) Industrial production data up to August, 2011. Total and Services data up to July, 2011.Source: INEGI.
*Seasonally adjusted.
Source: Banco de México.
II. Macroeconomic Environment in Mexico
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85
87
89
91
93
95
97
99
101
103
105Wholesale
Commercial Establishments’ SalesIndex 2008 = 100*
90
100
110
120
130
140
150Total Construction Machinery and equipment
Gross Fixed Investment and ComponentsIndex 2005 = 100*
*Seasonally adjusted.
Source: INEGI.
*Seasonally adjusted.
Source: INEGI.
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13.6
13.8
14.0
14.2
14.4
14.6
14.8
15.0
15.2
15.4
15.6 OriginalSeasonally adjusted
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
5.5
6.0
6.5
7.0
7.5 National Urban
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III 20
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III 20
10
II 201
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IMSS-insured Workers (a)
Million workersUnemployment Rate
Percent*Nominal Average Income per
Person Employed (a)
Annual change in percent
(a) Permanent and temporary workers in urban areas. Source: IMSS and seasonally adjusted by Banco de México.
*Seasonally adjusted.
Source: INEGI.
(a) Data for 2011 are preliminary and are based on population projections from INEGI.
Source: Calculated by Banco de México with information from ENOE, INEGI.
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3.0
3.3
3.6
3.9
4.2
4.5
End 2011: Headline End 2011: CoreEnd 2012: Headline End 2012: Core
Headline and Core Inflation ExpectationsAnnual Percent
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
End 2011 End 2012End 2013 Next 4 yearsNext 5-8 years Inflation targetVariability interval
Headline Inflation Expectations for Different Time Horizons
Annual Percent
Source: Banco de México’s survey. Source: Banco de México’s survey.
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Jan-0
7Ju
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Jan-0
8Ju
l-08
Jan-0
9Ju
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Jan-1
0Ju
l-10
Jan-1
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Nominal Exchange RatePesos per dollar
200,000
250,000
300,000
350,000
400,000
450,000
500,000
550,000
600,000
650,000
700,000
0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
350,000Bonds CETES
Government Securities Holdings of Foreign Investors
Billions of pesos
Source: Banco de México. Source: Banco de México.
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Index
I. External Conditions
II. Macroeconomic Environment
III. Mexican Competitiveness
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Mexico has a number of comparative advantages that position it as an attractive investment destination:
Excellent location
Market size
Openness
Strong institutions
Competitive infrastructure
Increasingly qualified labor force
Stable macroeconomic environment
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Philipp
ines
Mexico
Malays
iaBraz
il
Hunga
ry
Turkey
Argenti
na
Singap
ore
Portug
al
Taiwan
Hong K
ong
Chile
Thaila
ndKore
a
Poland
Indon
esia
-4
-2
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
Global Competitiveness IndexChange in Ranking Position from 2010 to 2011*
* A positive change represents a better position in the ranking.
Source: World Economic Forum, Global Competitiveness Report 2010-2011, 2011-2012.
III. Competitiveness in Mexico
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Singap
ore
Hong K
ong
Taiwan
Malays
iaKore
aChil
e
Thaila
nd
Poland
Portug
al
Indon
esia
Hunga
ryBraz
il
Mexico
Turkey
Philipp
ines
Argenti
na0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
2010
2011
Global Competitiveness IndexRanking (a)
(a) Rank among 142 countries for 2011 and 139 countries for 2010. A lower value in the rank implies a better position in the ranking. Source: World Economic Forum, Global Competitiveness Report 2010-2011.
III. Competitiveness in Mexico
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Competitiveness Indicators: Market SizeScore according to World Economic Forum
Source: World Economic Forum, Global Competitiveness Report 2011-2012. Note: Countries are ranked by the WEF according to their score among the 139 evaluated countries. Macroeconomic environment and market size are the two competitiveness pillars (out of 12) in which Mexico performed best. Countries selected in these graphs are those of Mexico's basket of competitors which are Hungary, Thailand, Philippines, South Korea, Turkey, Poland, Portugal, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Indonesia and Singapore. These are the countries with the highest Spearman correlation coefficient of revealed comparative advantage, after dropping China, as calculated in Chiquiar, Fragoso and Ramos-Francia (2007). For comparisson with Latin American countries, Brazil, Chile and Colombia were also included.
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Hunga
ryChil
e
Portug
al
Singap
ore
Philipp
ines
Malays
ia
Hong K
ong
Argenti
na
Thaila
nd
Poland
Turkey
Taiwan
Indon
esia
Mexico
South
Korea
Brasil
China
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
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Free Trade Agreements: * Mexico is a gateway to more than a billion consumers and 60 percent of world GDP.
Mexico has 11 free trade agreements with 43 countries.
It has 6 Economic Complementation Agreements (ACEs, for its acronym in Spanish), it has signed Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments Agreements (to provide legal protection to productive investments) with 25 countries.
It has Agreements to Avoid Double Taxation with more than 31 countries.
III. Competitiveness in Mexico
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(a) Since November 19, 2006 only Mexico and Colombia participate in the G3 Free Trade Agreement.
(b) Agreement between Japan and the United Mexican States for the strengthening of the economic partnership. Source: ProMéxico.
Free Trade Agreements
ALADIMercosur(Marco
Agreement)
ALADICuba
ALADIEcuador
ALADIPanama
ALADIParaguay
ALADIPeru
ALADIBrasil
FTA EFTAIceland
LiechtensteinNorway
Switzerland
FTAChile
FTANicaragua
ALADIUruguay
ALADIArgentina
FTAIsrael
FTAEU
AAEJapan (b)
FTAUruguay
ALADIMercosur
(Automotive)
FTA NTGuatemalaHonduras
El Salvador
20041999 2000 2001 2002 2005
NAFTAEUA
Canada
WTO
FTACosta Rica
FTA G3Colombia (a)
199819951994
OECDMexico's entry into
GATT
1986
ALADIChile
1992
APEC
1993
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Clusters and Technology Centers The large size of the country contributes to various cities
functioning as service providers, which benefits Mexico in comparison with other countries that depend on labor force concentrated in one city.
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Puebla:Automobile industry
Monterrey-Saltillo:Automobile industry
Queretaro:Aeronautics
Baja California:Tourism
Jalisco: Information Technology
Quintana Roo:Tourism
Mexico: AutomobilesAnd others
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Chile
Mexico
Hunga
ry
Poland
Malays
ia
Portug
al
Taiwan
Singap
ore
Hong K
ong
Korea
China
Argenti
na
Philipp
ines
Thaila
ndBraz
il
Turkey
Indon
esia
-8
-6
-4
-2
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
Ease of Doing BusinessChange in Ranking Position from 2010 to 2011
Source: Doing Business 2011 IFC.
III. Competitiveness in Mexico
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2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
5
6
7
8
9
10
9 9 9
8 8
9
8
6
MexicoNicaragua
PanamaPeru
ParaguayChile
Dominican RepublicEl Salvador
ColombiaUruguay
Costa RicaGuatemala
EcuadorHondurasArgentina
BoliviaBrazil
Venezuela
666678889
1112121313141515
17
Hong Kong
Singapore
Hungary
Mexico
Portugal
Turkey
Taiwan
Poland
Thailand
South Korea
Malaysia
Indonesia
Philippines
3
3
4
6
6
6
6
6
7
8
9
9
15
MexicoNumber of procedures
Latin American Countries, 2011
Number of procedures
Main Competitors of Mexico in International Markets,
2011Number of procedures
III. Competitiveness in Mexico: Procedures Required to Register a Firm
Note: A procedure is defined as any interaction of the company founders with external parties (for example, government agencies, lawyers, auditors or notaries).Countries selected are those of Mexico's basket of competitors which are Hungary, Thailand, Philippines, South Korea, Turkey, Poland, Portugal, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Indonesia and Singapore. These are the countries with the highest Spearman correlation coefficient of revealed comparative advantage, after dropping China, as calculated in Chiquiar, Fragoso and Ramos-Francia (2007). The observations for 2011 come from the Global Competitiveness Report 2010-2011, and they correspond to June 2010. Source: World Bank. Doing Business 2011. 20
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2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
58 58 58
27 27 28
13
9
MexicoPanama
ColombiaHonduras
El SalvadorDominican Republic
ChileArgentina
PeruParaguay
GuatemalaNicaragua
BoliviaEcuador
Costa RicaUruguay
BrazilVenezuela
9914141719222627353739
50566065
120141
Singapore
Hungary
Portugal
Turkey
Hong Kong
Mexico
South Korea
Taiwan
Malaysia
Poland
Thailand
Philippines
Indonesia
3
4
6
6
6
9
14
15
17
32
32
38
47
MexicoTotal number of days
Latin American Countries, 2011
Total number of days
Main Competitors of Mexico in International Markets,
2011Total number of days
III. Competitiveness in Mexico: Days Required to Register a Firm
Note: The measure captures the median duration that incorporation lawyers indicate is necessary to complete a procedure with minimum follow-up with government agencies and no extra payments.Countries selected are those of Mexico's basket of competitors which are Hungary, Thailand, Philippines, South Korea, Turkey, Poland, Portugal, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Indonesia and Singapore. These are the countries with the highest Spearman correlation coefficient of revealed comparative advantage, after dropping China, as calculated in Chiquiar, Fragoso and Ramos-Francia (2007). The observations for 2011 come from the Global Competitiveness Report 2010-2011, and they correspond to June 2010. Source: World Bank. Doing Business 2011. 21
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Competitive Infrastructure:
63 International Airports.
16 deep-sea ports.
15,000 miles of railways and 84,000 miles of paved roads, with more than 30,000 miles of federal highways.
Mexico increased its spending in infrastructure from an average of 3% (2001 – 2006) to 5% of its GDP with the National Infrastructure Program 2007-2012.
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Source: ProMéxico and National Infrastructure Program 2007-2012.
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China
Poland
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Cars Trucks
Transport Cost Margin of USA Vehicle Imports, 2010Percentage
Note: Transport cost margin is defined as the total expenses in freights and insurance costs as the proportion of the total value of imported vehicles. Countries selected are those of Mexico’s basket of competitors with available information. Source: Estimations with data from U.S. Department of Commerce.
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U.S.
Mexico UK
Turkey
Portug
al
Poland
Czech
Rep
.
Korea
Hunga
ry0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
2005
3Q-2009
Natural Gas Prices for IndustryU.S. Dollars (a)
(a) Average price per 107 kcal on a gross calorific value basis.
Source: International Energy Agency.
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Mexico’s labor force has the following advantages:
Population of 112 Million people, with an average age 29 years old.
Demographics Bonus:
• By 2030 Mexico will reach its lowest Dependency ratio (Children and seniors / EAP).
More than 90,000 engineers graduate every year.
• 3 times higher than the US in per capita terms.
9th largest talent pool of Information Technology (IT) Professionals in the World.
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Source: ProMéxico.
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Phillip
ines
Mexico
Poland
Taiwan
Brazil
Hunga
ry
Estonia
Argenti
na
Czech
Rep
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Eslova
quia
Portug
al
Korea
New Zea
land
Singap
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Canad
aU.S
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5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
2000
2009
Hourly Compensation Costs in ManufacturingU.S. Dollars
Source: BLS.
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U.S.
Mexico
Brazil
Jamaic
aBeli
ze
Colombia
Venez
uela
South
Africa
El Salv
ador
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
Homicide Rate 2010Per 100,000 Population
Sources: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime; FBI, US; Ministry of Security, Mexico; and Secretaria Nal de Seguranca Publica, Brazil.
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Source: World Economic Forum, Global Competitiveness Report 2011-2012. Note: Countries are ranked by the WEF according to their score among the 139 evaluated countries. Macroeconomic environment and market size are the two competitiveness pillars (out of 12) in which Mexico performed best. Countries selected in these graphs are those of Mexico's basket of competitors which are Hungary, Thailand, Philippines, South Korea, Turkey, Poland, Portugal, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Indonesia and Singapore. These are the countries with the highest Spearman correlation coefficient of revealed comparative advantage, after dropping China, as calculated in Chiquiar, Fragoso and Ramos-Francia (2007). For comparisson with Latin American countries, Brazil, Chile and Colombia were also included.
Competitiveness Indicators: Macroeconomic Environment Score according to World Economic Forum
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Brasil
Portug
al
Poland
Turkey
Hunga
ry
Argenti
na
Philipp
ines
Mexico
Malays
ia
Thaila
nd
Indon
esia
Taiwan
Chile
Singap
oreChin
a
Hong K
ong
South
Korea
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
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Jun-0
7
Nov-07
Apr-08
Sep-08
Feb-09
Jul-0
9
Dec-09
May-10
Oct-10
Mar-11
Aug-11
70
80
90
100
110
120
130Argentina Brazil Chile Mexico Peru
Effective Real Exchange Rate (a)
Index June-2007 =100
(a) An increase means a depreciation. For comparison only Latin American countries were selected.
Source: Bank of International Settlements.
Recent Exchange-rate-induced Changes in Competitiveness
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9.3
9.9
10.4
10.7
11.2
11.5
11.6
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10.6
10.2
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13.9
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13.7
12.7
12.4
11.7
11.4
10.4
10.1
9.4
8.7 9.2
9.1
ChinaMexican competi-tors without China
Mexico
Mexican, Chinese and other Mexico’s Competitors Exports Share in Total US Imports
Percent
Source: Banco de MéxicoNote: Mexican competitors are Hungary, Thailand, Philippines, South Korea, Turkey, Poland, Portugal, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Indonesia and Singapore. These are the countries with the highest Spearman correlation coefficient of revealed comparative advantage, after dropping China, as calculated in Chiquiar, Fragoso and Ramos-Francia
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8.1
9.1
9.7
10.2
10.6
11.0
11.4
11.4
10.7
10.3
9.8
10.3
10.5
10.2
11.3
12.1
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1 8.4 8.
8 9.6 11
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21.6 22.0
15.8
14.6
14.6
14.5
14.3
14.7
13.6
13.3
12.7
12.5
11.6
11.4
10.7
10.3
10.4
10.4
Mexico
Mexican competitors wi-thout China
China
Mexican, Chinese and other Mexico’s Competitors Exports Share in Non-oil USA Imports
Percent
Source: Banco de México.Note: Mexican competitors are Hungary, Thailand, Philippines, South Korea, Turkey, Poland, Portugal, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Indonesia and Singapore. These are the countries with the highest Spearman correlation coefficient of revealed comparative advantage, after dropping China, as calculated in Chiquiar, Fragoso and Ramos-Francia
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Mexican Share in US Automobile ImportsPercentage*
* Seasonally adjusted.
Source: Banco de México.
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III. Competitiveness in Mexico
JPMX/12/11
July. INEGI gross-fixed inv 9.3% driven by purchases of machinery and equipment. JPM “Even though GFI figure came in lower than expected it continues to reflect investments announced months ago to reallocate from other countries to Mexico. The weaker peso, higher global transport costs, and lower wage differential between Mexico and Asian countries has increased Mexico’s competitiveness. This has created incentives for investors to reallocate production to Mexico or enhance existing operations. Investment continues to expand at a healthy pace, after lagging the externally-driven recovery over the last year. A more promising investment outlook is likely to support better employment conditions in addition to a significant credit expansion.