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Understanding Trade in Environmental Services: Key Issues and Prospects 327
Box 10.3: Case Study: Trade in Environmental Services, Mexico, 2001–06
Environmental services represent almost 50 percent of the environmental market in
Mexico, which hosts more than 2,600 environmental service companies, which in
turn represent 60 percent of all environmental companies in the country. Despite
the growing importance of environmental services in the Mexican environmental market,
exports of environmental services registered a relatively modest performance
(table 10.3). In 2006, exports of environmental services were slightly above 30 percent
of total Mexican environmental exports (down from more than 40 percent in
2001) and showed lower average growth rates over 2001–06 than all other environmental
segments. In contrast, imports of environmental services recorded the highest
average growth rates across all segments, with water treatment works and solid waste
management accounting for the biggest shares of environmental service imports.
Table 10.3. Trade in Environmental Services, Mexico, 2001–06
Com- Com-
Environ- Environ- Environ- Environ- pound pound
mental mental mental mental annual annual
exports, imports, exports, imports, growth growth
2001 2001 2006 2006 exports, imports,
(US$ (US$ (US$ (US$ 2001–06 2001–06
Segment billions) billions) billions) billions) (%) (%)
Total equipment 0.019 0.56 0.04 0.75 16.05 6.02
Services
Solid waste
management 0.004 0.11 0.006 0.22 8.45 14.87
Hazardous waste
management 0.000 0.03 0.001 0.04 — 5.92
Consulting and
engineering 0.002 0.05 0.003 0.09 8.45 12.47
Remediation/
industrial services 0.006 0.17 0.01 0.21 10.76 4.32
Analytical services 0.000 0.01 0.001 0.01 — 0.00
Water treatment
works 0.009 0.22 0.005 0.64 11.09 23.81
Total services 0.021 0.59 0.026 1.21 4.36 15.45
Total resources 0.007 0.48 0.014 0.9 14.87 13.40
Total 0.05 1.6 0.079 2.9 9.58 12.63
Source: Ferrier (2008).
Note: — not available.
foreign investments are expected to rise in real terms and in relation to total imports
in coming years. According to the regional distribution, most imports have originated
from France, Germany, Japan, or the United States. Latin American countries
show a preference for imports from the United States, while Asian countries seem to
prefer Japanese products. On exports of environmental goods and services, the