Editing Coahuila (section)

== Economy ==
About 95% of Mexico's [[coal]] reserves are found in Coahuila, which is the country's top mining state.

[[Saltillo]] and the Southeast region have one of the largest automobile industry in the country and the major industry in the state, hosting companies such as [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]] and [[Stellantis]] assembly plants.<ref>{{Cite book |title=World Book |date=2022 |publisher=Wold Book, Inc. |isbn=9780716601227 |edition=72nd |location=Chicago, IL |publication-date=2022 |pages=715}}</ref>

[[Torreón]] has [[Met-Mex Peñoles]], a mining company. The city is the world's largest [[silver]] producer and Mexico's largest [[gold]] producer. It also has Lala, a [[dairy]] products company, which produces 40% of Mexico's [[milk]] consumption and distribution.
 
As of 2005, Coahuila's economy represents 3.5% of Mexico's total [[gross domestic product]] or US$22,874 million.<ref>{{cite book | title = Industrial Costs in Mexico - A Guide for Foreign Investors 2007
  | publisher = Bancomext
  | year = 2007
  | location = Mexico City
  | page = 90
   }}</ref> Coahuila's economy has a strong focus on export oriented manufacturing (i.e. [[maquiladora]] / [[INMEX]]). As of 2005, 221,273 people are employed in the manufacturing sector.<ref>
{{cite book
  | title = Industrial Costs in Mexico - A Guide for Foreign Investors 2007
  | publisher = Bancomext
  | year = 2007
  | location = Mexico City
  | page =  92
   }}</ref>  Foreign direct investment in Coahuila was US$143.1 million for 2005. The average wage for an employee in Coahuila is approximately 190 pesos per day.{{Citation needed|date=September 2009}}

On the other hand, Coahuila is the Mexican state with the highest level of [[public debt]] in the nation.