According to data from the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) The value provided by electronic commerce, compared to the 20 productive sectors, If this indicator is considered as another activity, would take the seventh place in the country’s economy, exceeding the 4.4% level with financial and insurance services, as well as 3.8% of the agricultural sector and 3.3% mining.
The purchase of goods and services via electronic commerce in Mexico grew 8.5% in 2023 once inflation was discounted, ligating four years up, indicated INEGI data. The gross added value of electronic commerce was 2 billion pesos at current prices, that is, a 6.4% participation in the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the country, more than double the 3.0% level that registered in 2013.
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Of the total value generated by electronic commerce, 23.2% corresponded to retail trade; 25.7%, to wholesale trade, and 51.1% of “other” services that include all those provided in financial and non -financial services, as well as those identified in different sectors of activity, such as those of the agricultural sector, those related to mining and even those of construction.
The INEGI emphasizes that the services of this last segment were offered by digital transaction means to company and company to the final consumer, considering activities such as real estate rental, hotel, transport, among others.
- In 2023, the results reflected the behavior that online trade has had in the economy, with the rise in the use of services on platforms and social networks.
There was a decrease in the participation of retail trade, due to face -to -face purchase customs and the recovery of educational services, transport, professionals and the rental of goods, among others, which in 2020 diminished due to the pandemic.
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