8%
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Highest 10 percent 40.6% 26.6%
[source: The World Bank, 1993, p. 237] =================================================================
As of 1990, Mexico had 239,235 kilometers of roads, of which 47,504 kilometers were classified as main roads, 61,108 kilometers as secondary roads, and 130,623 kilometers as by-roads (Hunter, 1993, p. 953). These roads were used by the drivers of 6,754,096 passenger automobiles (of which 6,439,620 were privately owned), 4,892,848 trucks, 94,004 buses, and 231,503 motorcycles (Hunter, 1993, p. 953).
The only common rail carrier in Mexico, National Railways, operated in 1991 over 20,216 kilometers of standard gauge track and 90 kilometers of narrow gauge track (Hunter, 1993, p. 953). The National Railways carried 53.9 million tons of freight and 15 million passengers in 1991 (Hunter, 1993, p. 953).
Urban railway systems operate in Mexico City (158 kilometers), Guadalajara (1.5 kilometers), and Monterrey (17.5 kilometers). The Mexico City system accommodated 1.4 million passengers in 1991 (Hunter, 1993, p. 953).
Mexico has a network of 32 international and 41 national airports (Hunter, 1993, p. 953). Local airlines provides links between all of the larger states in the Mexican union and the country's major airports. Compania Mexicana de Aviacion and Aeronavias de Mexico provide both domestic and international air services, and 33 foreign airlines provide international air services to Mexico (Hunter, 1993, p. 953).
Mexico has a total of 49 ocean ports located on the Gulf and Pacific Coasts (Hunter, 1993, p. 953). All ports were privatized in 1992 (Hunter, 1993, p. 953). Outbound shipments in 1990 totaled 122.7 million tons, while inbound shipments totaled 52.9 million tons (Hunter, 1993, p. 953). The Mexican merchant marine fleet included 649 vessels with capacities in excess o...