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Mexico Construction Edges Up 0.9% in June After Recent Slides

Private building led the monthly uptick, with transport/urbanization works also recovering.

Overview

  • In seasonally adjusted terms, the value of production of construction firms rose 0.9% month on month in June, according to INEGI’s ENEC.
  • Building works (edificación) increased 2.9% on the month after a 1.4% drop in May, while transport and urbanization projects gained 0.6% after a 0.6% decline; these segments account for 51.2% and 20.7% of activity, respectively.
  • Despite the monthly rise, output fell 18.2% compared with a year earlier.
  • Construction employment slipped 0.5% from May, with non‑dependent personnel down 4.4%.
  • For the first half of 2025, sector output contracted 17.2%, including a 43.2% plunge in public works and a slowdown in private construction to 1.7% growth.