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Mexico: Merchandise exports fall in May
Latest reading: Merchandise exports fell 0.3% year-on-year in May, contrasting April’s 5.8% increase, due to declines in oil and car exports. Meanwhile, merchandise imports expanded 1.4% over the same month last year in May (April: -1.2% yoy).
As a result, the merchandise trade balance improved from the previous month, recording a USD 1.0 billion surplus in May (April 2025: USD 0.1 billion deficit; May 2024: USD 2.0 billion surplus). Lastly, the trend pointed down, with the 12-month trailing merchandise trade balance recording a USD 1.7 billion deficit in May, compared to the USD 0.8 billion deficit in April.
