With a capture of 714.3 million dollars in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the third quarter of the year, Nuevo León positioned itself as the main state in attracting investment in Mexico.

The foregoing is in accordance with the figures published by the Federal Ministry of Economy, which highlighted that the entity represents 13% of the total national FDI, surpassing Mexico City, which had a flow of 597.1 million dollars; followed by Guanajuato that obtained 592.5 million dollars in investment attraction and Tamaulipas that generated 528.6 million dollars.

Compared to the same period from July to September 2020, which had a total of 314.6 million dollars, this year the investment flow had an increase of 127%, which shows the reactivation of Nuevo León derived from the pandemic due to the Covid-19.

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During the first nine months of 2021, the state tops the list of regions that attracted the highest FDI in Mexico, where Mexico City ranked first with 4,109.1 million dollars; Nuevo León obtained 2,322.7 million dollars in flow; Baja California stood out in third place with 1,924.1 million dollars and Guanajuato with 1,639.3 million dollars.

Regarding the type of investment that companies made from January to September in Nuevo León, 69% corresponds to reinvestment of profits, followed by 22% of new investments and 9% of accounts between companies.

Regarding the origin of investment, the main country was the United States with 62%, Japan and Spain with 12% each, Germany with 7% and Argentina with 5%.

Of interest: FDI from January to September 2021 increased by 5.7%

Of the sectors that showed the greatest dynamism from January to September 2021 in Nuevo León, they were manufacturing with 72%; followed by trade with 9%, and the electric power generation, transmission and distribution sector also had a 9% share.

Of the sub sectors that had the highest position in the state in FDI was the manufacture of transport equipment with 60%, the manufacture of machinery and equipment with 13% and the manufacture of accessories, electrical appliances and electrical power generation equipment with 8 percent.

Regarding the countries of origin of the investment, the United States concentrates 62%, followed by Japan and Spain with 12%, each. Also noteworthy are funds from Germany with 7%, Argentina and the Netherlands with 5% each.

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