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	Mexican Socioeconomic Information

Mexican Household Expenditure Patterns

Category	1992	1996	2000	2002
Apparel and Footwear	8.0%	5.7%	5.8%	6.1%
Food/Restaurants	36.4%	35.7%	29.9%	30.7%
Rent/Home Mortgages	7.9%	8.9%	8.3%	9.7%
Home Cleaning	8.5%	7.7%	8.2%	7.0%.
Medical Care	3.6%	3.6%	3.6%	3.1%
Automobile/Transportation	14.5%	16.2%	17.8%	18.9%
Education	13.3%	13.9%	17.3%	15.0%
Personal Care	7.8%	8.3%	9.1%	9.5%

Source: INEGI Sample of Mexican Households

Incidence of Poverty in Mexico

Percent of Total Population
	1992	1994	1996	1998	2000	2002	2004
Urban	44	43.6	61.9	5.8	43.8	41.5	41
Rural	65	72	80.8	71.9	69.3	65.4	56.9
National	52.6	55.6	69.6	63.6	53.7	50.6	47

Source: Secretaría de Desarrolllo Social (SEDESOL)

Note: The office poverty rate is calculated to estimate the percentage of the population living in households with per capita income that cannot cover basic necessities; this income level averaged about $4.00 per day nationally in 2004.

Mexican Socioeconomic Information

Mexican Household Expenditure Patterns

Incidence of Poverty in Mexico