# Mexico Tech Exports Surge 148% to Surpass Transport Sector, UBS Reports

Mexico's tech exports grew 148% last year, overtaking the automotive sector, though domestic production remains modest.

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Mexico's technology exports grew 148% in the last year, reaching over $163 billion and surpassing the total value of transport exports including automobiles. [^1]

Mexico's technology exports grew 148% in the last year, exceeding 163 billion dollars and surpassing the total exports of the automotive and transportation sectors. [^2]

Domestic production of computers and advanced electronic equipment advanced only 1.2% in the last twelve months despite the export growth. [^3]

In the last 18 months, the technology trade balance recorded a surplus of over $20 billion, while the automotive surplus, though larger, has deteriorated. [^4]

UBS Global Research attributes the export surge to the boom in US investment in artificial intelligence and Mexico's role as an assembler of computer chips and servers. [^5]

The trade balance for technology registered a surplus of over 20 billion dollars in the last 18 months, while the automotive sector's surplus, though larger, has deteriorated. [^6]

## What this stands on

1. Mexico's technology exports grew 148% in the last year, reaching over $163 billion and surpassing the total value of transport exports including automobiles. (López-Dóriga Digital, News)
2. Mexico's technology exports grew 148% in the last year, exceeding 163 billion dollars and surpassing the total exports of the automotive and transportation sectors. (El Universal, News)
3. Domestic production of computers and advanced electronic equipment advanced only 1.2% in the last twelve months despite the export growth. (López-Dóriga Digital, News)
4. In the last 18 months, the technology trade balance recorded a surplus of over $20 billion, while the automotive surplus, though larger, has deteriorated. (López-Dóriga Digital, News)
5. UBS Global Research attributes the export surge to the boom in US investment in artificial intelligence and Mexico's role as an assembler of computer chips and servers. (López-Dóriga Digital, News)
6. The trade balance for technology registered a surplus of over 20 billion dollars in the last 18 months, while the automotive sector's surplus, though larger, has deteriorated. (El Universal, News)

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