Mexico's industrial activity showed signs of weakening in the first half of 2025, with a marginal 0.1% decline in June compared to May. The new car market in Mexico has experienced a downward trend, registering year-on-year declines from April through July, with July sales contracting 33.2% to 3,377 units and projections indicating a potential 19.5% drop by year-end. Remittance inflows to Mexico also fell significantly in June 2025. Venture capital investment in Mexico's technology sector declined sharply, with a 28.81% decrease in the number of transactions and a 19.59% reduction in total annual funding, amounting to 42 deals and $778 million through July. Agro-food exports from Mexico decreased, yet the country maintained a trade surplus of $5.155 billion during the first half of 2025, with total agro-food exports reaching $27.352 billion. Meanwhile, U.S. agricultural trade deficit reached a record $40 billion in the first half of 2025, with imports at $78.2 billion and exports at $58.5 billion, highlighting economic vulnerabilities and reduced global competitiveness. Eight out of ten Mexican agricultural producers took out dollar-denominated loans during this period. Despite the overall decline in agro-food exports, June 2025 saw the highest value of agricultural exports for that month since 1995, with sales rising 35.6% year-on-year to $1.2258 billion.