The Manufacturing Orders Indicator (WPI) in Mexico registered 51.5 points in December 2020, which represented the fifth consecutive month above 50 points, after remaining below this threshold between February and July, reported the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi).

In the last month of the year, the WPI registered a seasonally adjusted monthly advance of 0.63 points, in its annual comparison the index grew 2.3 points.

Four components of the Indicator are located above 50 points: orders, production, employed personnel and supplies inventories, while the opportunity in the delivery of supplies from suppliers was placed at 49.5 points.

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