Cette situation s'est cependant inversee en 1982 en raison de la chute brutale des importations mexicaines dues a la recession, alors que ses exportations, principalement le petrole, augmentaient de plus d'un quart, ce qui a permis au Mexique de degager un leger excedent, qui augmente jusqu'a 1.355 Mio Ecu en 1984.
However, in 1982 this situation was reversed due to a sharp drop in Mexico's imports caused by the recession, while its exports, mainly oil, jumped by more than a quarter resulting in a small surplus for Mexico, which had risen to 1.355 million ECU in 1984.