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MEXICO CITY – The Mexican government is predicting the country will see 2.5 percent economic growth in 2017 and a somewhat stronger peso.
The federal 2017 budget proposal includes a projection of an exchange rate of 18.20 pesos to $1, which would be an improvement from Thursday's interbank rate of 18.54 to $1.
The Treasury Department projected an average per-barrel price for Mexico's crude oil of $42. That is above Thursday's $39.79 price for Mexico's market basket of crudes, but in line with coverage contracts Mexico has already purchased.
The department said inflation should run at about 3 percent in 2017.
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