Querétaro, Qro. Despite being an atypical year, The economy of the state of Querétaro He has given growth signs and is expected to close 2025 with a positive balance, said the Secretary of Sustainable Development (Sedesu) of Querétaro, Marco Antonio del Trecho.
The recent results of Quarterly indicator of state economic activity (ITAEE), Citó, have reflected an advance in the behavior of primary and secondary activities, however, the tertiary remained without variation.
“It has been growing (the local economy). (…) This year has been very atypical, we are seeing that employment is beginning to be generated again, we are seeing that the direct foreign investment It is reaching good levels, to the first semester. The exports of the first semester are published, but in the general context I think it has been an atypical year, of many swings, but we hope to achieve a positive balance, ”he said regarding the expectations for the end of the year.
According to the ITAEE, in the first quarter of 2025 The Queretana economy grew 0.6% Compared to the same period of 2024, based on unionized figures.
Meanwhile, in original figures, The economic activity of the State grew 1.5%due to 5% rise in primary activities and the growth of 3.2% in secondary activities, tertiary activities did not present variation. The advance of 1.5% exceeded the national trend that was 0.8%, according to the quarterly indicator.
Until now, it deepened, the results of the ITAEE yield a positive balance in the behavior of the state economy.
Labor market
In terms of labor market This year has lowered the pace of employment generation; But he stressed that the scenario has improved, because in August 4,750 new positions were created, after 4,050 jobs were lost in July.
In August Querétaro It was the fifth state with more jobs created, it was below Sinaloa (10,094), Jalisco (8,090), Baja California (5,975) and Veracruz (5,140), in accordance with the records of the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS).
“If we see it at the national level, today Querétaro occupies the fifth place in employment generation in absolute terms, that speaks that it is not Querétaro that is slowing down, it is the labor market at the country level,” he said.
Regarding the Employment creation that has been less than last yearHe said that in that trend the descent could also influence the employer figures.
In relation to the scenario that the automotive industry lives, one of the industrial engines of Querétaro, the state secretary said that the fall of jobs in this sector could be influenced by various factors: from changes in vehicular platforms to process automation.
“In the Automotive industryremember that much of the low jobs with respect to the manufacture of transport equipment, the manufacture of machinery and equipment, the metalworking industry, is due to modifications on vehicular platforms, it bet a lot to electromovility and it was a platform that did not convince the market and many companies are returning to the hybrid platform or fossil fuels, that modification implied adjustments, ”he analyzed.
Commercial links
As for the flows of Direct foreign investment (FDI)highlighted the capture of the first semester of the year, when the entity received 970.3 million dollars and experienced an annual growth of 10.4 percent, require data from the Ministry of Economy (SE).
From the participation that the State has in the foreign market, the head of Sedesu mentioned that there is still the next export figures for the second quarter of the year, to have the balance of the first semester.
According to him National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI)from January to March the value of state exports added 4,016.9 million dollars; 10.7%fell annually, mainly due to the reduction of manufacturing exports, this behavior was presented to the uncertainty caused by US tariff policies.
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