Mexico Remittances Drop 12.1% in April
vs Last Year
Posted By: earlybird, 6/2/2025 6:56:23 PM
A few datapoints to keep on a post-it note as things progress; starting with a rather significant new release that I think you will find interesting. Approximately 12.3 million Mexicans live abroad, both legally and illegally, with 97% of them living and working in the United States, according to BBVA Research. Last year Mexicans living abroad sent $64.75 billion back home in remittances, largely from Texas and California to states in central and western Mexico. According to data just released, in April of this year remittances back to Mexico dropped 12.1%. The Mexico central bank said April saw 8.1% fewer transactions than a year earlier, that’s down to
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And CCP Ties 5 replies
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And CCP Ties 5 replies
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A few datapoints to keep on a post-it note as things progress; starting with a rather significant new release that I think you will find interesting.
Approximately 12.3 million Mexicans live abroad, both legally and illegally, with 97% of them living and working in the United States, according to BBVA Research. Last year Mexicans living abroad sent $64.75 billion back home in remittances, largely from Texas and California to states in central and western Mexico.
According to data just released, in April of this year remittances back to Mexico dropped 12.1%. The Mexico central bank said April saw 8.1% fewer transactions than a year earlier, that’s down to
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To Maryland AR-15 Ban, Rhode Island Magazine Cap 7 replies
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Bad for Mexico and good for us. And leverage for PDJT in renegotiating the USMCA later this year. For those interested in Florida, lifelong Floridian SD includes information on the dropping home prices there and other econpmic conditions.