Direct Investment Grows 21% In Mexico

Direct investment grows 21% in Mexico.


22/11/2010 19:13


Mexico. The country received $14,362 billion dollars of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the period January-September 2010, a figure 21.1% higher than reported in the same period last year.

Through a statement, the Secretariat of Economy (SE) explained that the FDI for the period January-September 2009 was $11,856.6 billion dollars, while in the period between January 2007 and September 2010, Mexico received $82,820.8 billion dollars.

In 2010, 3,182companies invested, and most attractive sectors for foreign investors were manufacturing - which received 60.7% of the investment, trade with 16.8%, financial services with 12.5%, other services, with 6.8% and other sectors, with 3.2%.

The country that invested more in Mexico was Holland with $7,461.2 billion dollars (52%), followed by the U.S. with 4,361.8 billion (30.4%).

Also Spain invested $967.6 million (6.7%), Canada $481.3 million (3.4%), Brazil $345 million (2.4%) and other countries $745 million (5.2%)

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