Monterrey's industrial base and transportation facilities will provide new business with a large network of supplier choices. Specialized products from the US will incur larger costs due to Monterrey's interior location.

Monterrey is one of the greater industrial economies of Mexico responsible for 6.9% of the GIP of the country. It is also the producer of 9.4% of all goods manufactured in Mexico.

• Population with a degree of schooling of 9.2 years on average.
• Proportion of technicians of 9.1% of the total population. with 15+ years of experience, as opposed to 4.1% at national level.
• Proportion of the greater population of 18 years with professional studies, masters or doctorate of 20% superior to the national average of 13%.
• Specialized professionals in engineering and administration and social sciences: 68%.
• More than 30 institutions of superior education, with 124,000 students at professional and graduate level.

• Efficient highway network and railway.
• Railway system operated by private companies with connections to USA.
• Around 190 weekly flights to cities in the United States.

• Population with high life expectancy (men-75 yrs; women-79 yrs).
• Specialized hospitals, with more than 5,000 beds.
• Museums and facilities of quality world-wide class for cultural events and sports.