After recording a 1.2% y/y growth in Q1, real Mexican GDP contracted by 0.7% y/y in Q2. The lack of dynamism of US activity, weighing on the Mexican export sector and the significant slowdown in both public and private investments, due to deteriorating business and investment sentiments, are the two key factors explaining the slowdown. For the same reasons, the risks remain tilted to the downside for the coming quarters.
Index Mexico
