Mining and livestock rising.
Southern Mexico's dominant economic activity is agriculture, with tourism as an important contributor.
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Agriculture is the economic activity that employs the majority of people, but tourism generates the largest revenue.
Farming is relatively more important in Mexico than in the other North American countries and provides employment for about 25 per cent of the labour force
Economic interests
Service industries include construction and tourism. As such, you will find these economic activities all throughout most cities in Mexico. However, some cities are more important for tourism, such as Los Cabos, Cancun or Cozumel; industrial cities such as Monterrey, Tijuana and Hermosillo have construction as a paramount economic activity.
It is an important economic activity, especially due to Mexico's landscapes, culture and friendly people. During 2012, Mexico was visited by some 23.4 million international tourists, providing USD 12.74 billion. It however, pales against other economic activities, as it only generates roughly 1% of total Mexican GDP, estimated at USD 1,231.64 billion during that same year.
Silver mining and ranching.
Mexicans run drug cartels, steal things, murder people, and cross the border to the U.S.
It is the second most important economic activity in Mexico, after services and trade. It accounts for 36.6% of Mexico's GDP ($675 billion out of $1.85 trillion for 2013). Main industries include food and beverages, chemicals, iron and steel, oil and mining, textiles, motor vehicles and consumer durables including electronics and household items.
It IS the economic, political and cultural capital of Mexico. Think of it as New York and Washington in the same together in the same place.
Protecting the flow of raw materials from Mexico into the US. The most important among them was (surprise!) oil.