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Current Industry Scenario:Stagnating infrastructure - public sector sluggishness in the wake of the transition of power in early 2013.

Expected to turn around - passing of a number of priority reforms enabling focus on other areas of the economy with infrastructure a priority.

Liberalisation of the energy and electricity sectors will allow for greater private sector investment.Energy Reform and Manufacturing to Drive Industrial Engineering:

Expected to provide a major medium term boost to the construction sector.

Opening up of Mexico's energy sector to private players will precipitate a significant expansion in investment into the sector thus also enabling new areas of exploration to be opened up.

The manufacturing sector has been performing well, benefiting from cheap relative wages, downward pressure on electricity prices and a strong demand from the US.

Potential investment into the manufacturing sector will support industrial construction and will drive demand for greater electricity capacity and new transport infrastructure.SWOT Analysis:StrengthsWeaknessGovernment endorsement of private procurement of infrastructure projects.Regulatory reforms open up new pools of capital to the market.Infrastructure investment has been around US$50bn a year, equal to 5% of GDP.Several large-scale tenders have been postponed, eroding confidence in the private sector.Slow progress and uncertainty regarding the National Infrastructure Plan.High corruption levels.OpportunitiesThreatsNew National Infrastructure Plan includes US$315bn for infrastructure investment.Idea for liberalising the energy sector, which would open up significant new investment potential.Security risk and high levels of violence.Institutional delays could continue to impact construction project implementation.Housing market recovery is likely to take some time.Natural Resources.PetroleumNatural GasSolarWindTimber

Precious MetalsSilverGold

Non-Precious Metals:CopperLeadZincPotashCopperMexico's Industry Sectors

Agriculture: 4.2 percent of Mexicos GDP; accounts for 13.7 percent of Mexico's labour force; corn, tomatoes, sugar cane, dry beans and avocados, beef, poultry, pork and dairy products.Electronics: 2nd largest exporter of electronics to the US (televisions, displays, computers, mobile phones, circuit boards, semiconductors, electronic appliances, communications equipment and LCD modules)Televisions: Represents 25% of Mexico's electronics export revenue.Computers: 3rd largest manufacturer of computers in the world.(Dell,Sony,HP,Acer, Compaq, SamsungandLenovo)OEM and ODM manufacturing: Home to a large number of OEM and ODM manufactures, foreign and domestic.Automobiles: for 17.6% of Mexicos manufacturing sector.(GM,Chrysler,Ford Motor Company,Nissan)Tourism: 4th largest source of foreign exchange, eighth most visited country in the world.Oil industry: 7thlargest producer of oil in the world; 2ndlargest exporter of oil to U.S; 3.001 million barrels a day; produces 60.35 billion cubic metres of natural gas every year.