Industrial activity in 25 states of the country fell in the first quarter of the year, even before the impact of the health emergency and as a result of economic weakness, mainly in the construction and manufacturing sector, according to the most recent data given to be known by the Inegi.

Among the entities that report the greatest drop in their industrial production, the following stand out: Baja California Sur, with a contraction at an annual rate of 27.7% in the first three months of the year; Nayarit follows, with a drop of 16.4%; Quintana Roo, -16.3%; Puebla, -11.2%; Guerrero, -10.4%; Chiapas, -10.3%; and Coahuila, 10.0 percent.

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