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Despite massive gas infrastructure investment in Mexico, including connections to the prolific Permian play in West Texas, a surge in LNG and a spike in energy prices have questioned the results of the energy reform. In the early edition of our H1 2018 Long-term Outlook, we analyse the factors driving this increase and the prospects for long-term supply, demand, and prices across the gas and power space.

Wood Mackenzie forecasts annual real GDP (US$) and GDP growth to the year 2040 for more than 180 economies. Forecasts are updated on a quarterly basis. This report contains an excel download of our complete Global GDP dataset. Short-term GDP is forecast using a combination of lead indicators and an assessment of key economic variables over the current business cycle, including monetary and fiscal policy drivers. The long-term growth potential of an economy is underpinned by three structural drivers: (i) demographics; (ii) investment/ growth in capital stock; and (iii) productivity growth. We forecast long-term GDP by assessing these structural supply-side drivers using a set of proprietary GDP models developed by Wood Mackenzie.

Wood Mackenzie forecasts annual Industrial Production (IP) indices to the year 2040 for 68 key economies. Forecasts are updated on a quarterly basis. This report contains a download of our complete Global Industrial Production dataset. IP is a measure of output of the industrial sector of an economy.Wood Mackenzie analyses the impact of energy and other commodity prices on the competitive and comparative advantage of an economy's industry. Our forecasting methodology for IP is based on analysing trends in industry as a share of GDP.