THE MEXICO BRIEF
What we draw on

Sources

Every figure on the brief links to the official or first-party source it came from, with its date. This page is the full catalog of those sources. Each row shows how the data comes out — a public API, a bulk file, a scrape — and marks the sources not yet wired. Proprietary, discontinued, and unconfirmed-endpoint sources carry a label saying which.

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97 catalog entries 7 groups A · Mexican official is the core Access method shown for every source
Access method — how the data comes out
APIA documented, public, machine-readable API. We pull it directly on a schedule.
BULKDownloadable files (XLS/ZIP/portal). Machine-usable, no live endpoint.
CSVDirect CSV / XML downloads, structured but manually fetched.
SDMXStatistical standard (IMF/OECD/BIS). API-like, treated as structured feed.
RSSA syndication feed we can poll for releases and headlines.
SCRAPENo feed offered; extracted from the page. Fragile, needs maintenance.
REGFree but behind registration / a key request wall.
NO FREE APIProprietary or commercial. No free first-party feed, so these are linked rather than wired.
Group A

Mexican official — the core

The primary record, straight from the institutions that produce it: Banxico, INEGI, Hacienda, and the regulators.

SourceWhat it givesCadenceAccessWhy it matters
Banxico SIE APIBanco de México FX (FIX/USD), Cetes/Mbonos yield curve, TIIE, policy rate, reserves, inflation, remittances Daily–monthly APIfree token The rates, FX, and remittances spine, and the most-used programmatic feed here.
INEGI Banco de Indicadores APIINEGI INPC inflation, IGAE monthly-GDP proxy, IOAE nowcast, unemployment, industrial production Monthly APIfree token The real-economy backbone.
INEGI DENUE APIINEGI Geolocated business census by NAICS, size, and location ~Annual API Economic geography and the nearshoring footprint.
INEGI microdataINEGI · ENOE / ENIGH / ENVIPE / ENSU Labor, income, and victimization microdata Quarterly / annual BULK Deep labor and security cuts.
Estadísticas Oportunas de Finanzas PúblicasSHCP / Hacienda Revenue, spending, balance, public debt, oil revenue Monthly BULKno API Fiscal health: deficit and debt.
Criterios Generales / Paquete EconómicoSHCP Budget assumptions: oil price, GDP, FX, deficit targets Annual BULK The government's own baseline to score reality against.
CNBV Portafolio de InformaciónCNBV Bank-by-bank balance sheets, credit, NPLs, capital Monthly CSVXLSX · no API Banking-system stress and credit.
CONEVAL povertyCONEVAL Multidimensional poverty by state and municipality Biennial BULK The social and political scorecard.
SAT Datos AbiertosSAT Taxpayer registry stats, CFDI e-invoicing volumes Monthly BULK The tax base and formalization.
DataMéxicoSecretaría de Economía Trade, FDI, employment, complexity, 13k+ profiles Varies APITesseract OLAP · verify endpoint One-stop compiled economic profiles.
RNIE Foreign Direct InvestmentSecretaría de Economía FDI inflows by country, sector, and state Quarterly BULK Where nearshoring capital lands.
CRE open dataComisión Reguladora de Energía Fuel and LP-gas retail prices, permits, tariffs Weekly / monthly CSV Retail energy-price pulse and sector permits.
CENACE SIMCENACE Real-time grid demand and nodal market prices 5-min / hourly CSV/XMLno clean API A high-frequency activity nowcast.
Pemex BDI + daily mezcla pricePemex Crude/condensate output, exports by grade, refining; daily Mexican-mix export price Daily / monthly BULK Oil output and exports plus the fiscal oil reference.
CNH hydrocarbonsComisión Nacional de Hidrocarburos Field-level oil & gas production, reserves Monthly CSVno documented API · verify Granular upstream detail.
SENER SIE energy balancesSecretaría de Energía Petroleum, gas, electricity, and fuels supply-demand Monthly CSVverify endpoint The national energy balance in one feed.
CFE datos abiertosCFE Generation, financials, tariffs Irregular CSV The state utility's generation and tariffs.
DOF / SIDOF Datos AbiertosSegob Every federal law, decree, regulation, tariff, and NOM Daily BULKunofficial IMCO dof-api The legal and regulatory change-log.
INE Datos AbiertosInstituto Nacional Electoral Padrón stats, candidacies, results, party financing Electoral cycle CSVbulk The electoral machinery: rolls, results, party money.
SESNSP incidencia delictivaSecretariado Ejecutivo SNSP Crimes and victims by type, state, and municipality (incl. homicides) Monthly CSVno API The core security dataset.
IMSS aseguradosIMSS Formal registered jobs, insured workers, wages by sector and state Monthly BULK The timeliest formal-employment pulse.
COFECE resolutionsComisión Federal de Competencia Merger reviews and competition rulings Irregular SCRAPEno API Competition enforcement and market structure.
IFT BITInstituto Federal de Telecom Telecom/broadband subscribers, coverage, prices Quarterly CSVverify endpoint Connectivity and telecom competition.
Banxico Encuesta de Expectativas + SPEIBanco de México Analyst forecasts (GDP/inflation/FX/rate); daily SPEI interbank payment volumes Monthly / daily BULKSPEI in SIE API Consensus expectations plus a high-frequency payments proxy.
Group B

US sources that reveal Mexico

Mexico is the United States' #1 goods partner, so US agencies publish detailed, machine-readable data on it, often more current and better-documented than Mexico's own.

SourceWhat it givesCadenceAccessWhy it matters
US Census International Trade APIUS Census Bureau US↔Mexico trade by HS commodity, country, district/port, and mode Monthly APIfree key Trade at the port level; Mexico is the #1 US goods partner.
USITC DataWeb + HTSUS ITC Detailed US import/export & tariff (HTS) data incl. Mexico; live tariff schedule Monthly / live API Tariff-line detail plus current duty rates.
BTS TransBorder FreightBTS / DOT US↔Mexico freight value by mode (truck/rail/pipeline) and port of entry Monthly APISocrata + bulk The nearshoring flow, by gateway.
BTS Border Crossing / EntryBTS / DOT Incoming trucks, rail containers, pedestrians by border port Monthly APISocrata + bulk Physical throughput at the border.
CBP Border Wait Times APICBP / DHS Live commercial & passenger lane wait times, 80+ land ports Hourly / near-real-time APIno key A rare real-time congestion signal almost nobody wires.
CBP/DHS encountersCBP / DHS Migrant encounters by sector, nationality, and month Monthly CSV Migration — central to US–Mexico politics.
DHS OHSS immigration statisticsOffice of Homeland Security Statistics Enforcement, removals, encounters Monthly / annual BULK The official enforcement and removals record.
EIA API v2US EIA US crude imports from Mexico; US product exports to Mexico Weekly / monthly APIfree key Energy trade in both directions.
USGS Mineral Commodity SummariesUSGS Mexico silver/copper/zinc output; US import reliance Annual BULK Mexico is ~half of US silver imports.
USDA FAS (PSD, Export Sales, GAIN)USDA Foreign Ag Service Ag production/trade; weekly US export sales to Mexico; attaché GAIN reports Weekly / monthly API Corn, pork, and dairy to Mexico plus on-the-ground intel.
BEA APIBureau of Economic Analysis US FDI position in/out of Mexico; services trade Quarterly / annual APIfree UserID The FDI counterpart to RNIE.
Treasury TICUS Treasury Mexican holdings of US securities; portfolio flows Monthly BULK Mexico's footprint in US securities and portfolio flows.
FRED APISt. Louis Fed Peso FX (DEXMXUS), rates, mirrored Mexico series Daily–annual APIfree key The easiest single API for clean FX and macro.
Federal Reserve H.10Federal Reserve Board Official daily peso/USD noon rate Daily / weekly BULKalso FRED API The official daily reference peso rate.
Dallas Fed Mexico researchFRB Dallas Mexico update, maquiladora / Texas-Mexico trade, business-cycle indexes Monthly CSVno API A US central-bank lens trained on Mexico.
BLS APIBureau of Labor Statistics US import/export price indexes incl. by origin Monthly APIfree key Trade-price inflation on Mexican imports.
Federal Register APIOffice of the Federal Register Tariff actions, trade proclamations, sanctions touching Mexico Daily APIno key A real-time US regulatory / tariff change-log.
govinfo + eCFR APIGPO / NARA US statutes, executive orders, CFR text Daily API Full-text US legal actions.
USTRUS Trade Representative USMCA disputes, §301 / §232 actions Irregular SCRAPEno data API Trade-policy intent.
OFAC Sanctions List ServiceUS Treasury OFAC SDN / Consolidated lists — cartels, Mexican nationals and entities Irregular API+ bulk Cartel and finance sanctions.
State Dept INCSR & travel advisoriesUS Dept of State Narcotics control report; Mexico advisory levels Annual / irregular SCRAPEPDF Official US read on narcotics and safety.
SEC EDGAR Full-Text Search APIUS SEC US-listed firms' filings mentioning Mexico exposure Continuous APIno key · UA required Corporate Mexico exposure from 10-Ks and 8-Ks.
CFTC Commitments of TradersUS CFTC Speculative peso futures positioning (net longs/shorts) Weekly (Fri) APISocrata + bulk The cleanest weekly peso-sentiment read.
FMCSA SAFERFed Motor Carrier Safety Admin Mexican cross-border carriers registered in the US, safety records Continuous APISocrata Who hauls the freight.
Group C

China & foreign lenses on Mexico

Partner customs and statistics offices report their own trade with Mexico, which cross-checks the Mexican figures and captures flows Mexico doesn't publish cleanly, above all the surge from China.

SourceWhat it givesCadenceAccessWhy it matters
GACC China Customs (English)Gen. Admin. of Customs China China↔Mexico exports/imports, monthly Monthly SCRAPEno API The China-side view of surging China→Mexico flows and transshipment.
GACC detailed statisticsGACC Commodity × partner detail Monthly REGportal HS-level China–Mexico detail behind a registration wall.
MOFCOM / SAFE outward FDIChina MOFCOM / SAFE Chinese ODI into Mexico Annual BULK China's own tally of capital going into Mexico.
Eurostat ComextEurostat EU↔Mexico trade in goods, detailed HS Monthly BULK EU-side triangulation of Mexican trade.
UN ComtradeUN Statistics Division Mirror trade: Mexico's trade as reported by every partner Monthly / annual APIfree tier · key Cross-check on the Mexican figures.
WTO Timeseries + Tariff DataWTO Applied/bound/preferential tariffs, trade indicators Annual / quarterly APIkey The official tariff structure.
Group D

Multilateral & cross-country

The IMF, World Bank, OECD, and BIS put Mexico on a comparable footing and add independent diagnosis and forecasts.

SourceWhat it givesCadenceAccessWhy it matters
IMF Data (SDMX 3.0) + DataMapper APIIMF BoP, international accounts, WEO projections, fiscal Monthly–annual SDMXREST · no key WEO forecasts plus standard series.
IMF Article IV MexicoIMF Staff assessment of the economy and risks ~Annual BULKPDF The definitive external diagnosis.
World Bank Open Data APIWorld Bank ~16k indicators for Mexico incl. WGI governance Annual APIno key Long-run benchmarking.
OECD Data Explorer APIOECD Mexico Economic Surveys, CLI, tax, TiVA Monthly–annual SDMXREST · no key Mexico is a member; deep comparable stats.
BIS statisticsBank for Intl Settlements Peso effective exchange rate, credit to non-financial sector, property prices Monthly / quarterly SDMX+ bulk REER and the credit cycle.
ECLAC / CEPALSTATUN ECLAC LatAm-comparable macro and social series Annual APIverify endpoint Regional context.
FAO FAOSTATUN FAO Mexico ag production, food balances, prices Annual API+ bulk Comparable food and agriculture series.
Group E

Markets & financial real-time

These prices move intraday. Domestic rates, FX, and the mezcla come through Banxico's API; the country-risk gauges are proprietary, each tagged NO FREE API or PROPRIETARY above.

SourceWhat it givesCadenceAccessWhy it matters
Cetes / Mbonos yield curveBanxico SIE Sovereign yield curve, auctions, TIIE, UDIS Daily API The domestic rates curve.
Banxico FIXBanco de México Official daily USD/MXN determination (published in DOF) Daily API The legal reference exchange rate.
Mexican-mix (mezcla) crude pricePemex / Banxico SIE / SHCP Daily export-blend reference price Daily APIvia SIE The fiscal oil reference.
BMV / S&P-BMV IPCBolsa Mexicana de Valores Equity index and listed-issuer data Intraday (20-min delay) NO FREE APIreal-time is commercial The equity barometer.
EMBI+ Mexico / country-risk spreadJ.P. Morgan (proprietary) Sovereign spread over US Treasuries Daily PROPRIETARYno first-party free feed The country-risk gauge; the brief cites it from secondary press, dated.
Sovereign CDS (5Y)ICE / S&P Global (proprietary) Default-risk pricing Daily NO FREE APIpaid / proprietary The market default read — commercial only.
Rating actionsMoody's · S&P · Fitch · HR Ratings Sovereign & Pemex / CFE rating changes Irregular RSSemail · free reg Rating shifts move the peso.
Group F

News — feeds usable programmatically

News feeds add context and quotes to the numbers. We poll them for signal and quotes; the figures themselves come from the official sources above.

SourceWhat it givesCadenceAccessWhy it matters
Presidencia — versiones estenográficasPresidencia · la mañanera Full daily presidential press-conference transcripts Daily RSSweb · verify Primary-source policy signaling, verbatim.
INEGI sala de prensaINEGI Release calendar and headline communiqués On schedule RSS Know the number the moment it drops.
Banxico boletinesBanco de México Policy decisions, minutes, reports Scheduled RSScalendar Monetary-policy signals at source.
El EconomistaEl Economista Business, finance, and economy, daily Continuous RSSverify paths Daily business coverage.
El FinancieroEl Financiero Finance / economy / politics, markets, mezcla Continuous RSS Markets and macro daily.
ExpansiónGrupo Expansión Business and economy Continuous RSSofficial channels Business coverage with published feeds.
Bloomberg LíneaBloomberg Línea LatAm / Mexico markets and business (Spanish) Continuous RSS Markets desk view, in Spanish.
National dailiesEl Universal · Milenio · Excélsior · La Jornada General and political news Continuous RSSmost · verify The general-news baseline.
Investigative outletsAnimal Político · Proceso · Aristegui Corruption, security, politics Continuous RSSpartial coverage Where accountability stories break.
Reuters / AP MexicoReuters · Associated Press English breaking news Continuous SCRAPEReuters RSS deprecated English-language breaking coverage.
Mexico News DailyMexico News Daily English-language Mexico news Daily RSS Daily Mexico coverage in English.
Group G

Non-obvious & creative signals

The feeds most briefings never wire: grid load, night lights, border-wait times, flights, fires, disappearances. They are harder to extract but carry high nowcasting value.

SourceWhat it givesCadenceAccessWhy it matters
DOF Datos AbiertosSegob Machine-readable log of every federal legal / regulatory / tariff act Daily BULK A regulatory change detector.
CENACE grid demand & pricesCENACE Real-time national / regional electricity demand and nodal prices 5-min / hourly CSV/XML The best public high-frequency activity nowcast.
Banxico remittance microdataBanxico SIE Remittances by state (CA79) and municipality (CE166), avg amount Monthly API A household-income lifeline mapped locally.
Port container throughputSICT / Marina · ASIPONA Monthly TEUs & tonnage: Manzanillo, Lázaro Cárdenas, Veracruz, Altamira Monthly CSV Trade throughput at the chokepoints.
CBP Border Wait Times APICBP Live crossing congestion Near-real-time APIno key A daily-habit signal rarely wired.
NASA FIRMS active-fire APINASA LANCE / EOSDIS Near-real-time fire / hotspot detections over Mexico Daily APIfree MAP_KEY An ag-burning and flaring proxy.
VIIRS Black Marble nighttime lightsNASA / NOAA Nighttime radiance = activity / electrification proxy Daily / monthly BULKEarthdata login Sub-national activity where official stats lag.
OpenSky + airport-operator trafficOpenSky · GAP · ASUR · OMA · AICM · AIFA Live/historical flights; monthly passenger & cargo by airport Live / monthly APIreg · + bulk Tourism, business travel, and air-cargo pulse.
ACLEDACLED Geolocated cartel / political-violence events Weekly APIfree reg A structured security-event tracker.
RNPDNO disappeared personsSegob (CNB) National registry of missing / disappeared persons Continuous SCRAPE The security dimension SESNSP misses.
Data Cívica / civil-society trackersData Cívica et al. Femicides, clandestine graves, police-abuse datasets Irregular BULKCSV / GitHub Where official data is thin.
INEGI ENSU / ENVIPEINEGI Quarterly urban security perception; annual victimization Quarterly / annual API+ bulk Public-safety sentiment — a leading political signal.
Auto industry (RAIAVL / AMIA)INEGI / AMIA Monthly vehicle production, exports, domestic sales Monthly API+ bulk Autos are ~a third of manufacturing exports.
ANTAD same-store salesANTAD Monthly retail same-store and total sales growth Monthly NO FREE APIweb / PR A consumer-demand pulse.
Google / Apple mobilityGoogle · Apple Movement trends Historical only DISCONTINUEDno longer updated Useful history, but Google (2022) and Apple ended these feeds.
Google TrendsGoogle (unofficial) Search-interest nowcasting Daily UNOFFICIALnot first-party · label A nowcasting hint — used only when clearly labeled.
Banxico SPEI payment volumesBanco de México Daily interbank payment count and value Daily APIvia SIE / bulk The highest-frequency transaction proxy.
INEGI IOAE nowcast & IGAEINEGI Timely estimate of monthly economic activity Monthly API The fastest official GDP-direction read.
Sources we don't wire, and why