In a statement, the Ministry of Economy explained that this investment flow is 48% higher if the extraordinary amounts due to the Televisa-Univisión merger and the restructuring of the Aeroméxico company are not considered.
Preliminary data from the agency indicate that without these operations, FDI in the period January-March 2022 was 12,553 million dollars.
“The behavior observed in the first quarter of 2023 represents the confidence of investors to maintain and expand their investments in the country,” the SE celebrated in its report on Sunday night.
In these first three months, the United States confirmed itself as Mexico’s main trading partner, leading the capital injected into the country, followed by Spain, Argentina, the Netherlands, Germany, Canada, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Japan, and Brazil.
67% of the FDI received was located in five Mexican entities, with Mexico City being the one with the highest capture, with 38% of total investments, equivalent to 7,039 million dollars.
By sectors, the SE detailed that 53% of the FDI received in the first quarter corresponded to Mexican manufacturing.
By subsectors, investments made in transportation equipment, the chemical industry, the food industry, computer equipment, electric power generation equipment, metals, the beverage and tobacco industry stood out.
Another 33% were related to financial services, 4% to transport, mail and storage, and 2% to mining, construction, retail and wholesale trade, respectively.
With information from EFE