Only a couple years ago, manufacturers were fighting for space to relocate their operations to Monterrey, an industrial city in Mexico’s northeast, as they sought to move closer to the US and its vast consumer market.

Mexico will wait and see if U.S. President Donald Trump goes through with his threat to slap tariffs on its southern neighbor on Tuesday, the nation's president said on Monday, adding that Mexico has back-up plans in case the tariffs go into place.

Mexico's peso fell for a fourth straight day and was close to its lowest level since mid-2022 on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump's new 25% tariffs on imports from the United States' southern neighbour took effect.