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SONORA
BASIC ECONOMIC INFORMATION
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Population
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Labor force
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GDP
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2,216,969 inhabitants (2000)
891,557 inhabitants (2000)
$143,999,194 (figure in thousand pesos,
2001)
Main economic activities
Agriculture, cattle ranch, fishery, acuaculture,
mining, agroindustry and manufacturing
industry.
Main companies
Bachoco, Maquilas Tetakawi, Amp Amermex,
Chamberlain, Autocircuitos de Obregón, Comercia
Vh, General Instrument de México, Ford Motor
Company, Daewoo Electronics de México, Breed
Techologies, Circuitos Mexicanos de Nogales,
Allied Signal, Max Switch, Ahome Shrimp Packing,
Grupo Gamesa, Comercial Oxxo.
Source: Secretaría de Desarrollo Económico de Sonora.
INFRASTRUCTURE
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Airports
5 internationals.
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Highways
24,396.9 kms.
Link to the SCT: http://www.sct.gob.mx
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Rail network
2,017.2 kms.
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Industrial parks
25 Industrial parks and 3 on ports.
TRADE
(2002, in thousand dollars)
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Total trade
Total trade with the US.
9,201,676
7,999,798
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Exports
Maquila
Non maquila
4,369,262
2,544,391
1,824,871
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Imports
Definitive
Temporary
Maquila
4,832,414
1,759,929
972,837
2,099,648
Source: Secretaría de Economía, with data of Banco de México
Link to the state Government web page
http://www.sonora.gob.mx/
SUPPORTS AND INCENTIVES FOR INVESTMENT
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partial or total exemptions on the tax of the Remuneración al Trabajo personal, according to the kind
of firm and the jobs it generates..
several facilities for the voluntary complying of the fiscal.
Partial detaxation and reduction of tariffs in operation related with construction, specially housing.
Agility in the diverse proceedings for the beginning of operations of a company. The time average in
Sonant is smaller to the one of other States with greater population and economic activity