Nearly half of Mexican population say economy has worsened: poll

Almost one in every two people in Mexico believes the economic situation has deteriorated during the past six months, and many expect a recovery to take more than a year, an opinion poll showed on Monday.

Key motors of the Mexican economy have stalled since the government imposed lockdown measures against the coronavirus pandemic in late March, and analysts say gross domestic product could contract by 10% or more this year.

A May 15-21 phone survey of 500 residents of Mexico by polling firm Buendia & Laredo for newspaper El Universal showed that 48 . . .