Quarterly growth was driven by an 8.1% surge in the agricultural sector, which bounced back from a plunge at the end of 2024.

Mexico's economy performed better than expected in the first quarter of the year, preliminary data released by national statistics agency INEGI showed on Wednesday, although analysts continue to warn of a difficult path ahead.

Mexico’s economy posted a slight expansion in the first quarter, allowing President Claudia Sheinbaum to avoid recession as she steers the nation through an unpredictable US tariff policy.

The latest development in a years-long push by South Texas farmers and officials to get Mexico to fulfill a 1944 treaty would still fall short of what is owed.