Overview

• ANPEC estimates families will spend up to 10,916.02 pesos per student for the 2025 return to classes, a 12.66% increase versus 2024.
• Profeco's monitoring of 689 secondary-school uniform products found total costs ranging from 206.10 to 774 pesos for girls and from 251.50 to 969 pesos for boys.
• The consumer watchdog urged parents to compare prices using its Quién es Quién tool and to consult its website for ongoing discount fair locations and dates.
• More than 8,000 people attended the flagship Feria de Regreso a Clases on August 16 in Mexico City, with additional fairs scheduled through August.
• ANPEC reports category increases of 16.66% for school supplies, 15.10% for cleaning items, 10% for uniforms and footwear, and 12% for school fees, warning that higher costs are pushing some families toward informal or pirated goods that may prove costlier.