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Revised information from the Economic Expectations survey of industrialists in Nuevo León Nuevo León shows that economic activity during the first two months of the year began with a weak the first two months of the year started with weak production and barely production and barely surpassing the expansion threshold in some indicators. indicators.

The physical production volume index accumulated three consecutive months of contraction, falling from 49.8 points in January to 49.8 points in January. months in a row of contraction, from 49.8 points in January to 49.3 points in February. to 49.3 points in February. On the other hand, the new orders indicator new orders, on the other hand, rose from 49.5 points in January to 50 in February, and is now exactly on the threshold of expansion.

Similarly, the import index was above the expansion threshold. expansion threshold. However, the exports index fell back to 49.8 points in February, after rebounding in January. 49.8 points in February, after rebounding in January. In the same In the same vein, the inventories index has contracted for two consecutive months, standing at 49.8 points in February, after rebounding in January. months in contraction, standing at 49.4 points in February.

Even with these setbacks, the industry maintains an accelerating activity, where the employment indicator employment indicator expanded to 51.9 points in February, as did capacity utilization, which reached 51.5 points in February. February, as did capacity utilization, which reached 51.5 points in the same month. same month.

On the other hand, uncertainty continued to prevail in the sector, where the level of investment remained below average. where the level of investment continued to be below average. Only 28% of companies reported having invested.

In addition, inflation levels continue to be a cause for concern, as price indices were once again the highest in the year. price indexes were once again the highest. In particular, the index of final product prices reached 60.7 points and that of raw material prices stood at 68.1 points in February. raw material price index reached 68.1 points in February.

As a result, increases in raw material prices again proved to be the main Once again, raw material price increases proved to be the main obstacle to the industry's performance, hurting 49% of companies. industry's performance, hurting the 49% of companies.

Second, weak economic activity hurt 38% of these during February. during February. Accompanied by the political landscape that hindered the industry's 31%.

Another factor that has stood out in recent months is transportation logistics, hampering the industry's 29%. logistics, hampering the industry's 29%. In particular, businessmen In particular, businessmen have mentioned that the implementation of the consignment has affected their performance.

Empresas consultadas:

103

Fecha de la encuesta:

March 4 to 14, 2022

Tipo de encuesta:

telefónica y correo electrónico

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