ECONOMY AND INDUSTRY
- Revenue from international tourism to Mexico jumped 256% in August with respect to the same month in 2020, according to data from the National Statistics Institute (INEGI). Nonetheless, income from international tourism remained 6.9% below the level registered in the same month of 2019. (Citibanamex Reporte Económico Diario, October 11, 2021)
- Mexico’s inflation rate through September as measured by the National Consumer Price Index (INPC) is 6.0%, Citibank subsidiary Citibanamex reported. The bank projects final 2021 inflation to reach 6.4%. (Citibanamex Estudios Económicos, October 7, 2021)
- Remittances to Mexico from abroad continued their remarkable performance in August, registering an increase of 32.7% over the same month the previous year, according to central bank Banco de México (Banxico) data. The value of remittances is running approximately 25% ahead of 2020 through the first eight months of this year. (El Financiero, October 1, 2021)