Abstract

MOCTEZUMA-LOPEZ, Georgel. Contribution of the Mexican food agroindustry to the gross domestic product during 1993-2019. Rev. Mex. Cienc. Agríc [online]. 2023, vol.14, n.7, e2901.  Epub Dec 08, 2023. ISSN 2007-0934.  https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v14i7.2901.

This research aimed to quantify the contribution of the Mexican food agroindustry to the national gross domestic product, as well as to calculate the average annual growth rate during a 27-year period from 1993 to 2019, which considered the last four six-year periods, and to determine the contribution to the manufacturing industry and the national economy. The methodology was documentary with the following stages: i) selection of the topic to be studied; ii) collection of information from secondary documentary sources, which was mainly from the national accounts of INEGI; iii) preparation of the research plan; iv) information organization, using the North American Industry Classification System of the National Institute of Geography and Informatics; and v) use of the statistical function, which for this case was the average annual growth rate. It was found that the food industry presented a positive trend throughout the period, with an average annual growth rate of 2.21% and with a parallelism with the manufacturing industry, which is the sector that encompasses the food industry; however, the latter presented some falls in its growth. The most relevant agroindustry in relation to the contribution of food GDP was the preparation of bread and tortilla with 30.15%, essential products of the basic basket in the diet of the people of Mexico. Finally, the food industry, on average for the period, contributes 22.42% of the manufacturing gross domestic product and 3.72% of the national product.

Keywords : average annual growth rate; growth; six-year periods; trends.