Information about the 80 largest cities and metropolitan areas of the country, that represent 55% of the whole population, Population projections for three years, householdings and their characteristics, industrial production, industrial parks, minimum daily wages, and for three years: number of industrial plants, In-bond plants and personnel occupied, retail outlets by line, banking branches, lines or freight carriers, buses, commercial aviation and incoming passengers, vehicles in circulation and sold through dealers, theaters, restaurants, clubs, printing shops, car repair shops, dry cleaners, hospitals and beds government owned, hotels, TV channels, TV cable subscribers, AM and FM radio stations and local newspapers; banking balances, counties incomes, ocean cargo. Etc. Population households and some other data of the border cities of the United States of America. Lists of main industrial plants, supermarkets, stores, universities, hotels with category, number of rooms and year of opening . 
   
Bilingual edition, Spanish - English.

Validity of the information: Most of the information covers available data for the last three years up to February 2010. In general, the last figure refers to 2008 or 2009. Population and housing projections include the period up to 2011. To each new edition a year is added containing new information, while the earliest year is eliminated, therefore changes account for at least 33%.  For 2010 edition there are included 50 metropolitan areas and it also includes information of the 2005 population account.  

Possible uses: To determine where to set up a business, branch offices and warehouses of every kind, to ascertain the size of the markets, channels of distribution, the necessary points of sale, sale forecasts, the required sales force, to plan promotions and advertising, to carry out market research, etc.

Definition: The metropolitan area is understood to mean a city that extends beyond its limits and has spread to parts of neighboring townships with which it maintains a direct, constant and intense business relationship. 50 metropolitan areas are included.  

Major sources of information: 
Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares (ASA)
Asociación Mexicana de Distribuidores de Automóviles (AMDA)
Asociación Mexicana de la Industria Automotriz (AMIA)
Asociación Nacional de Productores de Autobuses, Camiones y Tractocamiones (ANPACT)
Asociación Nacional de Tiendas de Autoservicio y Departamentales (ANTAD)
Asociación Nacional de Universidades e Instituciones de Enseñanza Superior (ANUIES)
Cámara Nacional de la Industria Cinematográfica (CNIC)
Cámara Nacional de la Industria de Televisión por Cable (CANITEC)
Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores (CNBV)
Comisión Nacional de Salarios Mínimos (CNSM)
Consejo Nacional de Población (CONAPO)
Directorio de Hoteles de México, S.A.
Editor & Publisher (E&P)
Instituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales de los Trabajadores del Estado (ISSSTE)
Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS)
Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI)
Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX)
Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes (SCT)
Secretaría de Marina (SM)
Secretaría de Salud (SS)
Secretaría de Turismo (SECTUR)
Servicio Postal Mexicano (SEPOMEX)
Teléfonos de México, S.A. (TELMEX)  

Also, population projections and direct research.