Sheinbaum celebrates GDP growth: "Our model works."

This Wednesday, President Claudia Sheinbaum celebrated the growth of Mexico's Gross Domestic Product (GDP), despite the uncertainty in the international economy generated by Donald Trump's tariff impositions. .

From the National Palace, during "La Mañanera", The President celebrated the 0.2% increase in the April-June quarter. "The International Monetary Fund (IMF), you see, said that the economy was going to fall, that it was going to be minus 0.3%, I think they said, and from here we said: 'You're wrong.'" Mexico's economy is strong, it is solid ", the President stressed.

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Sheinbaum showed off the preliminary GDP figures that she had released moments before. The National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), which also reported a year-on-year growth of 0.7% in the second quarter of 2025, with which Mexico's economy accumulates an increase of 1.4% in the year .

According to INEGI, the Mexican economy grew 0.2% quarterly and 0.8% year-over-year from January to March of this year.

" Some don't like it because political adversaries would like Mexico to do poorly. But no, it won't do poorly because our model works. It's been proven for six years, and we're proving it now. ", the president emphasized.

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Mexico's GDP growth from April to June 2025 was in line with the 3% second-quarter growth in the United States, which is showing an economic recovery after the contraction recorded from January to March.

According to several analysts, Mexico has avoided a technical recession, having not been as affected by US tariffs.

Furthermore, the IMF predicted growth of 0.2% in 2025 and 1.4% in 2026, in contrast to the World Bank, which projected a 0% recession .

" Taking into account only economic growth, even under the current conditions of US tariffs, and the uncertainty that this generates, there is growth and the IMF, well, yes, had to change its estimate. ", said President Sheinbaum.

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