Mexico 1998 Macro Economic Figures

 

Jan.

Feb.

March

April

May

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

GDP
(percent growth compared to same quarter of previous year)


--


--


7.5


--


--


4.4


--


--


5.0


--


--


2.6

Inflation (CPI)
-Monthly (%)
-Since Dec.(%)
-Annual (%)


2.18
2.18
15.27


1.75
3.93
15.35


1.17
5.18
15.27


.94
6.17
15.10


.80
7.01
14.97


1.18
8.28
15.31


.96
9.32
15.41


.96
10.37
15.50


1.62
12.16
15.92


1.43
13.77
16.65


1.77
15.78
17.41


2.44
18.61
18.61

Exchange Rate
-Average
-End of Period


8.41
8.48


8.56
8.53


8.52
8.53


8.49
8.49


8.59
8.83


8.98
8.96


8.89
8.91


9.55
9.97


10.17
10.19


10.10
10.07


9.99
9.94


9.91
9.87

Interest Rates
-CETES 28 day
-Balance Interbank
-Avg. Interbank



17.40
19.46
19.18



19.77
20.97
21.51



19.97
21.69
21.86



17.75
19.48
19.56



19.15
21.18
22.21



19.50
22.66
20.68



20.00
21.42
21.47



23.70
29.24
26.37



36.18
38.38
39.51



33.53
35.13
35.77



32.02
34.70
34.28



31.92
37.68
37.81

Stock Market Index
(End of Period)


4,569


4,785


5,016


5,099


4,530


4,283


4,245


2,992


3,570


4,075


3,996


3,881

Monetary Base
(million pesos)


99,091


97,956


95,629


98,682


101,373


99,183


102,711


101,366


99,903


104,994


109,326


131,528

Net Domestic Credit
(N$ million)


-72,204


-73,085


-85,229


-89,899


-93,574


-96,801


-101,187


-109,884


-109,258


-116,347


-106,545


-100,836

Foreign Reserves
(US$ million)


28,633


28,597


29,403


30,499


30,202


29,758


30,724


29,475


28,506


29,283


28,808


30,140

Sources: INEGI, Consulado General de Mexico en Nueva York, Banco de Mexico, Secretaria de Hacienda y Credito Publico, Secretaria de Relaciones Exteriores