INEGI: ICP Current National Economy Sub-Index down -0.20% in Dec on a seasonally adjusted, monthly basis; follows rise of -1.10% in Nov

INEGI: ICP Mid-Term National Economy Sub-Index up 0.57% in Dec on a seasonally adjusted, monthly basis; follows fall of 1.45% in Nov

INEGI: ICP Mid-Term Company Position Sub-Index down -1.16% in Dec on a seasonally adjusted, monthly basis; follows fall of -0.63% in Nov

INEGI: ICP Current Company Situation Sub-Index up 1.42% in Dec on a seasonally adjusted, monthly basis; follows fall of -0.49% in Nov

INEGI: Manufacturing Orders Index (IPM) up 0.47% in Dec on a seasonally adjusted basis; follows rise of 1.03% in Nov

INEGI: IPM Production Sub-Index up 2.52% in Dec on a seasonally adjusted basis; follows rise of 0.86% in Nov

INEGI: IPM Employment Sub-Index up 0.59% in Dec on a seasonally adjusted basis; follows rise of 2.18% in Nov

INEGI: IPM Delivery Time Sub-Index up 0.41% in Dec on a seasonally adjusted basis; follows fall of 0.38% in Nov

INEGI: IPM Inventories Sub-Index down -1.51% in Dec on a non-seasonally adjusted basis; follows fall of -0.68% in Nov

INEGI: Headline consumer confidence index down -1.0% in Dec on a seasonally adjusted basis; follows fall of -0.20% in Nov

INEGI: Consumer confidence in household economic welfare up 0.2% in Dec on a seasonally adjusted basis; follows fall of -0.02% in Nov

INEGI: Consumer confidence in mid-term household welfare down -0.5% in Dec on a seasonally adjusted basis; follows rise of 2.2% in Nov

INEGI: Consumer confidence in national economy down -2.2% in Dec on a seasonally adjusted basis; follows rise of 1.1% in Nov

INEGI: Consumer confidence in mid-term prospects for economy up 2.3% in Dec on a seasonally adjusted basis; follows rise of 1.9% in Nov

INEGI: Consumer ability to make big-ticket purchase down -2.5% in Dec on a seasonally adjusted basis; follows fall of -2.1% in Nov

IMEF: IIEEM Services Index 53.34 points in Dec vs. 52.94 points in Nov - >50 manufacturing generally expanding, <50 contracting

IMEF: IIEEM Manufacturing Index 52.62 points in Dec vs. 52.57 points in Nov - >50 manufacturing generally expanding, <50 contracting

Top Story Universal: Hate Crimes Against Latinos On Rise In US - FBI data show incidents up between 40% and 50% in recent years

Editorial Jornada: President's call on foreign service to put best face on things at home masks crises teetering on government breakdown

Top Story Jornada: International Labor Groups Bash Calderon Administration - Criticize policy on unions, strikes; charge repression of labor

Top Story Reforma: Testifying For Show - Minister testimonies at outset of each Congress anachronistic, media-driven, former ministers say

Top Biz Story Reforma: Tax Collection Mexico's Wooden Leg: OECD - Parties should push aside ideologies, then push through sweeping reform

Top Story Excelsior: Bank Credit Bounces Back - Mexican Banking Association see lending up 10% in real terms in 2010 after 2009 deceleration

Top Story Cronica: Gas Hike To Stay: PAN - Rise in price of gasoline, diesel irreversible, part of 2010 federal budget, party says

Top Story Milenio: PRD, Labor Lawmakers Need A Shrink: Church - Catholic church blasts Federal District approval of gay marriage, adoption

Top Biz Story Reforma: Mining Exploration Accelerates - Search for rare and strategic minerals by foreign firms in Mexico set to accelerate

Top Story Milenio: Calderon Can Be Trusted To Deal: Manlio - PRI senator says president reneged on word with gas hike, but still trustworthy

Top Story Cronica: PAN, PRI Have Evaded Fiscal Reform: OECD - Organization's head Jose Angel Gurria urges a sweeping reform this year

Markets: Bolsa IPC up 0.71% at close Thu at 33,064.57 v. open of 32,830.22 -- range 32,670.980 - 33,069.781 - YTD = +2.9%

Markets: Peso weaker 0.07% at close Thu at 48hr sell rate of 12.7580 v. open of 12.7485 -- range 12.7420 - 12.7812 - YTD = -2.7% (firmer)

UPDATE: Friday, Jan. 8, Inegi economic data reports resume publication

BANXICO: Basket of basic goods, services Dec at 3.55 annualized, from 3.87 previous month and 8.32 same month year-ago

BANXICO: Fresh foods prices Dec at 1.66 annualized, from 4.41 previous month and 11.63 same month year-ago

BANXICO: Producer prices Dec at 1.99 annualized, from 2.38 previous month and 10.48 same month year-ago

BANXICO: Processed foods prices Dec at 5.73 annualized, from 6.6 previous month and 9.46 same month year-ago

Editorial Universal: Of many failures of Fox Administration, the IFAI was a huge success. Why, then, does Calderon want to roll it back now?

Top Story Universal: Govt Seeks To Restrict IFAI - Los Pinos working on reform to Freedom Of Information Act to restrict public access

Editorial Jornada: Feds blur separation of church and state by mulling religious attacks on Mexico City's same-sex marriage, adoption laws

Top Story Jornada: 3.57% Inflation In 2009; Lowest In 4 Years - Consumer prices ticket up slowest rate since 2005, Bank of Mexico reports

Top Story Reforma: Cancer Overwhelming Healthcare System - Rise in cases outstrips capacity of National Cancer Institute

Top Biz Story Reforma: Bolsa Funds Post Huge Earnings - Stock funds posted nominal rise of 30% in 2009, mixed funds of 15%, on average

Top Story Excelsior: 1mln Dipped Into Unemployment Fund - 1,056,000 Mexicans drew down jobless monies from Afore retirement funds in 2009

Top Story Financiero: Mexico Lags Emerging Markets - Lack of reforms threatens Mexico's ride on train of emerging markets investment decade

Top Story Milenio: GovMin Calls Manlio Infantile - Fernando Gomez rebuts PRI Sen. Manlio Beltrones, says all parties voted for gas increase

Top Story Cronica: Parties Approved Gas Hike: Cordero - Deflecting public criticism, FinMin says all parties voted for price increase

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Editorial Universal: With 4 in 10 citizens going to the polls in 2010 to elect 12 governors and other state officers, reform panorama cloudy

Top Story Universal: Fed Govt Skirts Transparency - Increasingly using "insufficient data" loophole to resist disclosure requests

Editorial Jornada: As blackouts, power failures roll on, urgency for govt resolution to SME conflict grows

Top Story Jornada: Lawmakers Demand Public Prices Hikes Be Reversed - Congress calls on Economy, Energy, Finance Ministers to testify

Top Story Reforma: Senate Facilitates Absenteeism - Lawmakers can miss 5 weeks of work with pay with 5 days to justify absence upon return

Top Biz Story Reforma: New VAT To Hit Credit - Increase in value added tax by 1% will hit personal, credit, and mortgage debt holders

Top Story Financiero: Mexico Fails In Tax Collection - Country ranks among lowest in internat'l organizations in tax collection, efficiency

Top Story Excelsior: Debts Strangle 7mln - Number of Mexicans behind in payment rises; only 2% were able to get back on track in 2009

Top Story Milenio: No Reforms For Aloof Prez: PRI - PRI Sen. leader Beltrones says no work on reforms until Los Pinos addresses price hikes

Top Story Cronica: Halt Prices, PRI Tells Prez: Beatriz Paredes, nat'l head of opposition party, demands report on 2010 public price hikes

Markets: Bolsa IPC up 0.50% in early trade Wed at 32,895.18 v. Tue close of 32,732.76 - down 0.08% -- Tue range 30,662.16 - 31,017.73

Markets: Peso firmed 0.40% in early trade Wed at 48hr sell rate of 12.7855 v. Tue close of 12.8370 - firmed 0.4% -- Tue range 12.99 - 13.24