As from 1996, the Mexican economy has been producing steadily improving figures.
Exports are constantly on the increase, softening the effects of the recession.
Exports reached a record high of 79.5 billion dollars in 1995, which was broken by 96 billion in 1996, and then again by 110 billion in 1997, which puts Mexico among the fifteen countries of the world with the highest level of exports. However, the improve-ment is also due to Mexico's foreign investment policy. As a result of this policy, direct foreign investment began to flow into the country once more in 1996 for a total of 8 billion US dollars, which increased in 1997 to 12 billion dollars. Total foreign investment amounted 17 billion dollars.