Mexico's economy appears on track to contract in the first quarter, entering a technical recession, according to analysts, as U.S. President Donald Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs wreak havoc on growth that was already weakening.

The drop in investor and consumer confidence might lead to lower spending and production levels, deepening the impact on strategic sectors.

The signs of a recession, how they affect the public and what you can do to prepare financially in case one comes.

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.