THE 5 MOST RELEVANT ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES OF TLAXCALA - CULTURE VOCABULARY - 2025

The economic activities of Tlaxcala have changed in recent decades. From being a traditional economy based on the primary sector, the state of Tlaxcala has started to base its income mainly on the services sector.

These changes have occurred very quickly. In 2006, only 26% of the gross domestic product was produced in the services sector. However, in 2015 this percentage had grown to 63%.

Despite being one of the economies of the country that is growing the most in recent times, it is also one of the ones with the greatest unemployment problem.

About 40% of the population does not have a formal job, and 18% earn below the minimum wage.

During the last decades, the population of Tlaxcala has grown enormously and has become urbanized. Therefore, the most important economic activities of the State have been transformed by this process.

Despite the industrialization process, in recent years the activities of the primary sector have gained importance again.

In 2015 it grew by 50%, compared to a growth of only 3.4% in the primary sector.

Therefore, the region currently includes both primary economic activities (agriculture, livestock and fishing), as well as industrial and service activities.

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The 5 main economic activities of Tlaxcala

1- Textile industry

Within the economic activities dedicated to the manufacture of products, the textile industry continues to be the one that creates the greatest number of jobs in the entire state of Tlaxcala.

However, this branch of the secondary sector is one of the ones with the greatest number of problems recently.

Factors such as unfair trade practices, smuggling or the importation of foreign products have greatly reduced the income produced by this industry.

The textile industry focuses on typical products of the State, such as regional costumes used in celebrations, and on other types of products destined for exports and internal consumption.

In fact, the state of Tlaxcala is currently among the 10 regions of the country with the highest textile production.

2- Manufacturing and handling of metals

This industry encompasses a very wide number of activities, such as the creation of machinery and equipment for the growing industries of the state.

This specialization of the manufacturing industry was one of the ones that created the greatest number of jobs in recent years.

Although its growth has not been as important in recent times as that of primary and tertiary activities, in 2015 manufacturing industries increased their production by 15%.

3- Service sector

Activities related to services, commerce and tourism are the ones that have experienced the greatest growth in recent decades in Tlaxcala.

Most of the state's income comes from these types of economic activities.

27% of the current population of Tlaxcala is dedicated to activities in the service sector. The most important activities are education, restaurant and hotel management and health.

4- Primary sector

The economic activities of the primary sector have recently gained importance again in the state of Tlaxcala.

The most representative activities of the sector are livestock, agriculture and fishing. However, a fairly large number of the population is also engaged in other less common, such as logging or hunting.

5- Tourism

Tourism has become a very important economic activity in Tlaxcala. In recent times it receives an average of 140,000 national and 8,000 international tourists each year.

Due to this, companies dedicated to recreational activities, excursions and cultural and adventure tourism have increased their number enormously in more recent times.

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