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Mexico’s gross fixed investment increased 5.7% year-on-year in August 2026, easing from a 6.6% rise in July and coming in below market expectations of a 6.5% gain. This marks a fifth consecutive month of expansion, albeit at a softer pace as investment growth slowed in the private sector (4.8% vs 6.7%). By contrast, investment in the public sector surged 11.1% following a 6.2% rise. Investment growth in machinery and equipment slowed to 3.5% from 6.2%, largely due to a persistent decline in domestic capital of transport equipment (-1.1%) and a slowdown in foreign capital growth (5.2% vs 11.5%). Contruction investment growth accelerated to 7.6% from 7.1%, driven by a 6.4% rise in non-residential construction and a 8.9% increase in residential construction. In the first eight months of 2026, gross fixed investment increased 2.2% from the same period a year earlier. From the prior month, gross fixed investment fell 1.8%.

Mexico’s gross fixed investment rose 7.7% year-on-year in June 2026, following a 1.1% increase in May and marking the third consecutive month of growth. The result exceeded market expectations of a 4.8% expansion. Overall investment growth was driven by an 18.1% increase in public investment and a 6% rise in private investment. Construction investment climbed 9.2%, supported by a 25.8% surge in public construction, lifting non-residential construction by 11.1%. Investment in machinery and equipment rose 6%, driven by higher imports, which increased 10.2%, led by a 15.6% rise in transport equipment and a 9.3% increase in other machinery and equipment. On a monthly basis, gross fixed investment rose 1.3% after falling 0.4% in May. In the first half of 2026, gross fixed investment increased 0.8% from the same period of 2025.

Mexico's gross fixed investment rose 1.1% year-on-year in May 2026, following a 5.9% increase in April and marking the second consecutive month of growth, while exceeding market expectations of a 0.3% gain. Construction investment increased 2.7%, supported by a 12.4% rise in non-residential building, which more than offset a 4.7% decline in residential construction. Meanwhile, investment in machinery and equipment fell 0.7%, as a sharp decline in domestic capital goods production, both transport (-8.5%) and other machinery (-11.1%), outweighed higher imports of transport equipment (5.1%) and other machinery (5.7%). Overall investment growth was driven by a 19.7% increase in public investment, offsetting a 1.3% decline in private investment. On a monthly basis, gross fixed investment fell 0.4%, reversing a 4% increase in April.

Gross fixed investment in Mexico contracted 2.6% from the previous year in March of 2026, less than market expectations of a 3.1% decline, but still marking 18 months without growth in investment. Capital formation through construction sank 3.5%, as residential construction dropped 8.7% to offset the 2.4% increase in non residential construction. Meanwhile, capital accumulation in machinery dropped by 1.5%, amid a 7.8% plunge in domestic machinery buildup. From the previous month, gross fixed investment inched higher by 0.4%.

Mexico’s gross fixed investment fell 4.2% year-on-year in February 2026, following a 3.3% drop in the prior month and missing forecasts of a 2.1% decline. Spending on machinery and equipment plunged 9.7% after a 9.8% fall in January, with domestic investment down 14.3% and imports of capital goods decreasing 6.5%. In contrast, construction investment rose 1.1% after a 3% gain in the previous month, supported by a 2.2% increase in residential building, while non-residential construction edged up 0.1%. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, gross fixed investment declined 0.8%, extending the 1.1% drop recorded in January.

Mexico's gross fixed investment was unchanged in December 2025 compared to a year earlier, following a 6.5% decline in the prior month, above forecasts of a 2.8% drop, and marking the first non-negative result since August 2024. Spending on construction rose 4.3%, accelerating from 1.3% in November, driven by a 13.3% surge in residential construction. Meanwhile, investment in machinery and equipment fell 4.6%, moderating from a 14.7% plunge in the previous month, with national machinery and equipment down 9.3% and foreign purchases declining 1.2%. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, gross fixed investment expanded 0.5%, matching the growth rate recorded in November.

Mexico’s gross fixed investment fell 6.4% year on year in November 2025, following a 5.5% drop in October and missing forecasts of a 5.6% decline, marking the 15th straight month of contraction. Spending on machinery and equipment plunged 14.5%, led by a 19.5% fall in both domestic and imported transport equipment. Investment in national machinery and equipment declined 12.6%, while foreign purchases dropped 11.9%. Meanwhile, construction rose 1.3%, rebounding from a 0.6% contraction in October, as a 10.3% surge in residential activity offset a 6.5% fall in non-residential building. On a seasonally adjusted basis, investment edged up 0.4% month on month, slowing from October’s 0.9% gain.

Mexico’s gross fixed investment slipped by 5.5% year-on-year in October 2025, following the revised 6.8% plunge in September and worse than the expected 4.3% drop. This marked the 14th consecutive month of reduced investment, continuing at a solid pace. Spending on machinery and equipment fell 10.5%, following a 2.4% drop the previous month, driven by sharp falls in both domestic (-12%) and imported (-9.5%) purchases. Meanwhile, construction edged down 0.7%, far slower than September’s 10.8% drop, as a 13.5% rise in residential activity offset declines in the non-residential segment. On a seasonally adjusted basis, investment went up by 0.9% in October, after a revised 0.2% decrease in the prior month but missing market forecasts of a 1.5% rise. Year-to-date, fixed investment shrank by 7.4% over a year ago.

Mexico’s gross fixed investment fell 6.7% year-on-year in September, easing from a downwardly revised 10.9% drop in August and beating expectations of a 7.7% decline. It marked the 13th consecutive contraction. Construction investment slumped 10.6%, with non-residential activity down 16.3% and residential down 3.1%. Spending on machinery and equipment fell 2.4%, as national investment dropped 7.7%, while purchases of imported capital goods rose 1.3%. On a seasonally adjusted basis, investment slipped 0.3% from the previous month, following a revised 3% decline in August.

Mexico’s gross fixed investment slumped 10.4% year-on-year in August 2025, more than market expectations of a 7.4% drop and after a downwardly revised 6.7% fall in July. It marked the 12th consecutive decline, as investment in construction fell 7.4% (the same as in July), and spending on machinery and equipment dropped 13.7% (vs -6%). On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, investment declined 2.7% after a downwardly revised 1.4% rise in July.

Mexico’s gross fixed investment dropped by 6.6% year-on-year in July 2025, marking the 11th consecutive decline, though less severe than the expected 7.4% slump. Spending continued to fall at solid pace for both construction (-7.2% vs -3.2% in July) and machinery & equipment (-5.9% vs -9.7%). On a seasonally adjusted basis, gross fixed investment rose by 1.6% in July, following a revised 1.3% fall in June and surpassing market estimates of a 1% increase. Year-to-date, Mexican gross fixed investment shrank by 6.8% over a year ago.

Mexico’s gross fixed investment fell 6.4% in June 2025 from a year earlier, its tenth straight contraction, though slightly better than May’s revised 6.6% drop. The decline was driven by a 9.7% fall in machinery and equipment, mainly from a steep 15.8% drop in imported transport equipment. Overall investment in imported goods fell 6.4%, while domestic goods contracted 14.2%. Construction activity also weakened, with non-residential building down 13.7%, offsetting a 12% rise in residential projects. Public investment plunged 24%, while private investment slid 3.9%. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, investment fell 1.4% after a 1.2% gain in May.

Gross fixed investment in Mexico declined 7.1% year-on-year in May 2025, marking the ninth consecutive contraction, though improving from the 12.5% drop in April. The fall was mainly driven by a 10.3% decline in machinery and equipment investment, largely due to a 28.6% plunge in imported transport equipment. Overall investment in imported goods dropped 13.7%, while investment in national goods fell 4.8%. Construction activity also declined, with non-residential building down 17.5%, offsetting a 9.6% rise in residential construction. Public investment plunged 25.8%, and private investment decreased 4.9%. On a seasonally adjusted basis, gross fixed investment rose 0.9%, rebounding from a 1.6% drop in April.

Gross fixed investment in Mexico plunged 12.5% year-on-year in April 2025, deepening from a 0.2% decline in March and marking the sharpest drop since October 2020—worse than the 9% fall expected. It was the eighteenth consecutive monthly contraction. Investment in machinery and equipment fell 9.2%, driven by sharp declines in both domestically produced (-14.7%) and imported (-16.7%) capital goods. Construction investment dropped 9.2%, led by a 13.9% fall in nonresidential building and a 3.7% decrease in residential works. On a seasonally adjusted basis, investment shrank 7.7%, reversing a 0.3% gain in March.

Gross fixed investment in Mexico declined by 0.2% year-on-year in March 2025, marking the seventh consecutive monthly contraction, though it was a significant improvement from the 7.8% plunge recorded in February. Investment in machinery and equipment fell at a slower pace of 0.4%, compared to a steep 10.4% drop in the prior month. The decline was driven by continued weakness in both domestic production (-0.7% vs. -3.2%) and imports (-0.1% vs. -15.1%) of capital goods. Meanwhile, construction spending slipped by 0.1% (vs. -5.2% in February). A 15.9% drop in nonresidential construction more than offset a robust 20.5% increase in residential activity. On a seasonally adjusted basis, gross fixed investment edged up 0.3% in March, following a 0.1% gain in February, indicating a modest recovery in momentum despite the overall subdued trend.

Gross fixed investment in Mexico decreased by 7.8% in February 2025, worse than market expectations of a 5.5% decline and the steepest fall since January 2021. Investment in machinery and equipment slumped by 10.4%,following a 3.2% fall in the previous month, driven by a sharp decrease in imports of those goods (-15.1% vs 3%). Additionally, spending on construction fell, though slower than in January (-5.2% vs -9.9%), as a result of a 18% drop in the non-residential sector and a 14.1% rise in the residential sector. On a seasonally adjusted basis, gross fixed investment increased marginally by 0.1%, after a revised 1.6% decline in January, below the expected 0.9% increase.

Gross fixed investment in Mexico fell by 6.7% year-on-year in January 2025, the biggest drop since January 2021, following a 4% fall in December last year. Construction investment registered a sharper decline of 9.9% in January, compared to the 9.4% drop in December 2024, driven mainly by the non-residential sector (-16.2% vs. -16.4%) and a contraction in the residential segment (-1.3% vs. 3.2%). In addition, spending on machinery and equipment fell 3.2% (vs. +2.5%). On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, gross fixed investment fell by 1.5% in January, following a previous drop of 2.6% in December.