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JALISCO
BASIC ECONOMIC INFORMATION
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Population
6,322,002 inhabitants (2000)
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Labor force
2,753,653 inhabitants (2000)
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GDP
346,685,277 (figure in thousand pesos, 2001).
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Main economic activities
Electronics, computer science,
telecommunications, footwear, confectionery,
jewelry, agriculture.
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Main companies
Cervecería
Cuauhtémoc
Moctezuma,
Cervecería Modelo de Guadalajara, Celanese
Mexicana,
Cementos
Guadalajara,
Convertidora
Industrial,
Farmacias
Guadalajara, Grupo Embotelladoras Unidas,
Hewlett Packard, Hilasal Mexicana, Honda,
IBM, Kodak, Laboratorios Nordin,
Source: Secretaría de Desarrollo Económico del Estado
de Jalisco.
INFRASTRUCTURE
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Airports
Two International Airports: Guadalajara and Puerto Vallarta
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Highways
24,595.52 km
Link to SCT: http://www.sct.gob.mx
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Railway Network
1,153.22 km
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Ports
Puerto Vallarta
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Industrial parks
20 industrial parks in the Metropolitan zone of Guadalajara and 12
inside the State.
TRADE
(2002, in thousand dollars)
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Total trade
Total trade with US
18,997,752
12,359,444
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Exports
Maquila
Non maquila
10,075,848
4,993,264
5,082,585
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Imports
Definitive imports
Temporary imports
Maquila
8,921,904
2,917,776
2,699,394
3,304,733
Source: Secretaría de Economía, with data from Banco de México
Link to State Government web page:
http://www.jalisco.gob.mx/
SUPPORTS AND INCENTIVES FOR INVESTORS
After analyzing the positive effects that new investments have, the state government can resign temporarily
to the collection of diverse taxes, with the purpose of allowing a better initial development to the newly
established companies. Investors are guided in their processes of proceeding beyond diverse governmental
instances to accelerate their installation and opening. In all cases, new investments are analyzed with a
socioeconomic criteria.