NewsMexico’s overall business-confidence indicator edges up to 48.4
INEGI’s monthly survey put its composite view of the country’s and firms’ economic conditions at 48.4 points in September, up 0.1 point but below 50 for a 19th month.
Event / data period: 2026-09
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IllustrationINEGI’s seasonally adjusted Global Business Confidence Opinion Indicator (IGOEC) reached 48.4 points in September 2026, according to a bulletin published on October 1. It rose 0.1 point from August but was down 1.0 point year over year. The indicator remained below the 50-point threshold for a 19th consecutive month.
The IGOEC is a weighted average of managers’ responses across manufacturing, construction, trade and private non-financial services, tracking views of the economy and their own businesses. INEGI’s methodology says the survey observes firms with at least 101 employees and has a sample of 3,138 units. It records business sentiment, rather than measuring realised economic growth.
Data
Overall business-confidence indicator
Weighted index of managers’ views of the economy and their firms.
- September overall business-confidence index
- 48.4 index points
- 2026-09 · Estimate
- Monthly change
- 0.1 index points
- 2026-09 · Estimate
- Year-on-year change
- -1 index points
- 2025-09 — 2026-09 · Estimate
- Consecutive months below 50 points
- 19 months
- 2026-09 · Estimate
Methodology
INEGI EMOE seasonally adjusted composite survey indicator. It covers manufacturing, construction, trade and private non-financial services; the sample is 3,138 firms. The 50-point threshold is an index interpretation benchmark.
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