Mexico - Current economic position and prospects

I RETURN TO I |REPORTS DESKI R E S T R I C T E D WITHIN I I ONE VWE.- A ,iav %IL A R e p o r 1 o. WH9 This report was prepared for use within the Bank. It must not be published nor I may it be quoted as representing the Bank's views. The Bcmk assumes no respcnsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the contents of the report. INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPrViEN T CURRENT ECONOMIC POSITION AND PROSPECTS MEXICO August 12,. 1960 Department of Cperations TV l ,' LA L 1trn I- jJA  CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS 1 U.S. $ - 12.49 Pesos 1 Peso - 8 U.S. cents 1 millions Pesss - $80;000  TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE BASIC DATA CHART "A" ii CHART "B" iii SUNIVARY AND CONCLUSIONS iv-v CHAPTER I MEXICO'S ECONOMIC GROWTH SINCE 1939 1 Basic Facts 1 Fac.torc8 Hnre1ring the (rowth of the Mexican Economy 1 flbiny'cteristics of the Me.ican conomnr 4 r.1-PTTrP TT WrG0xmnTvTTr nM47TTnP?MjrT 10957-1959 A Output ad In 6 Money, Credit and Prices 7 The Public Sector 10 The Balance of Payments 14 CHAPTER III THE EXTERNAL PUBLIC DEBT 16 CHAPTER IV LONG-TERM FROSPECTS 17 APPENDIK "A"l CURRENT FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND PRuUjETIOhNS run