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Nuevo Leon in Numbers

It is located on the northeast area of Mexico and borders with the United States through the Colombia Bridge. It has 3.9 million inhabitants (85% live in the metropolitan area and 40% are less than 20 years old). With ess than 4% of the national population, the GDP of Nuevo Leon is more than twice as much as the national average.

The main industrial activities of Nuevo Leon are: glass, corn flour, synthetic fibers, cement, appliances, beer, metal-mechanics, ceramic and iron products.

Education / Employment:

Workforce of 1.8 million people (4.3% of the total population) highly qualified and educated (education average degree 10 years).  The average income of worked hour of the occupied population is of 33.9 pesos.  The educational level of the population is 1.5 years more than the national average.  Around the 60% of the state’s budget is invested in education.  Almost 5000 schools teach English as second language.  Nuevo Leon was one of the states that generated more formal jobs in the country in 2005. 

Health:

Nuevo Leon has the health infrastructure of any developed country. 603 hospitals and health centers (4,839 hospital beds).

Modern highways, high quality houses and with good prices for executives, telecommunications and high quality basic services such as electricity, water, drain and natural gas.

*Source: INEGI

Nuevo León - GDP

GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT

GDP Structure

Nuevo Leon’s growth has a tendency very seemed to national growth.  From 2000 until today, the state has presented a higher growth than the national average growth.  The state generates 7.3% of the national GDP and its GDP per capita is of 27,546 pesos, obtaining the third and the second national place respectively.

	2005
Section	National	NL
	(%)	(%)
Agriculture, sylviculture and fishing	5.9	1.3
Mining industry	1.3	0.6
Manufacturing industry	19.8	26.2
Construction	4.1	3.2
Electricity, gas and water	1.8	1.3
Commerce, restaurants and hotels	21.4	22.9
Transportation, storage and communications	12.2	13.8
Insurances, financial services and real estate	17.3	15.9
Social and personal communal services	19.5	18.3
Banking services attributed	-3.4	-3.4

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FDI Destination

Sections	Part. %
Manufacturing industry	35.7
Electricity and water	0.6
Construction	2.6
Commerce	21.6
Transportation and communications	1.9
financial services	6
Others	30.4

Between January of 1999 and December of 2005, foreign direct investment in Nuevo Leon has been of 9,880.4 million dollars, which equals 8.4% of the FDI in this term, and 34.5% of the investment attracted by the states of the north border of the country.  With it, Nuevo Leon occupied the first position among the states of the north border that received foreign investment in that period. 


Hotel Industry

*Source: INEGI