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title: "Retail and Auto: Valley data · Frontera Signal"
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[Industries](https://fronterasignal.com/industries/)

# Retail and Auto

The shopper from Mexico, counted at the bridges: personal vehicles and pedestrians by port, the peso, car waits and the sales tax every Valley city collects, for stores and car lots.

## Key numbers

1.  Updating
    
    Valley city sales tax allocations, latest month
    
    no change published from a year earlier
    
    dated
    
2.  Updating
    
    Personal vehicles across Valley ports, latest month
    
    no change published from a year earlier
    
    dated
    
3.  No reading now
    
    Car wait at the Hidalgo bridge right now
    
    dated
    
4.  Updating
    
    Pesos per dollar
    
    dated
    

## Every number

Each figure with the date it covers and how often it updates. A figure that is waiting for its next update says so.

| Measure | Number | Date | Updates |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Personal vehicles across Valley ports, latest month | Updating | no reading yet | Monthly |
| Personal vehicles, change from a year earlier | Updating | no reading yet | Monthly |
| Pedestrians, change from a year earlier | Updating | no reading yet | Monthly |
| Valley city sales tax allocations, latest month | Updating | no reading yet | Monthly |
| Sales tax allocations, change from a year earlier | Updating | no reading yet | Monthly |
| Pesos per dollar | Updating | no reading yet | Daily |
| Hidalgo bridge car wait now, minutes | No reading now | no reading yet | Every 15 minutes |
| New retail and auto businesses, last 90 days | Updating | no reading yet | Weekly |

Aggregate figures by city, port and bridge. Lists with business names are in the paid reports.

## City sales tax allocations

State sales tax allocations, latest month

| City | County | Month | Allocation | From a year earlier | Year to date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|     |     |     |     |     |     |
| Updating. Each row arrives with its date. |     |     |     |     |     |

## Northbound crossings by port, latest month

Federal border crossing counts, latest month

| Port | Month | Personal vehicles | From a year earlier | Pedestrians | From a year earlier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|     |     |     |     |     |     |
| Updating. Each row arrives with its date. |     |     |     |     |     |

## Car lanes at the bridges, now

Official bridge wait times, every 15 minutes

| Crossing | City | Wait | Ready lane | Trusted traveler lane | Reading |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|     |     |     |     |     |     |
| Updating. Each row arrives with its date. |     |     |     |     |     |

## New businesses by city, last 90 days

New sales tax permits in the four counties, every industry

| City | County | New businesses |
| --- | --- | --- |
|     |     |     |
| Updating. Each row arrives with its date. |     |     |

## Reports for this industry

Paid reports from the Valley’s public records. Each one has a free sample.

-   [New Business Leads](https://fronterasignal.com/reports/#new-business-leads) $29 a month Monthly
-   [Mexican Shopper Index](https://fronterasignal.com/reports/#mexican-shopper-index) $19 a month Monthly
-   [All Access](https://fronterasignal.com/reports/#all-access) $79 a month Monthly

[See the reports and their samples](https://fronterasignal.com/reports/)

## Dates to watch

1.  Nov 5, 2026 McAllen Chamber of Commerce Gala
2.  Nov 10, 2026 November Link Up

## Tools for this business

Templates, calculators and tools for this line of business on BuiltByEstrada.

[See the tools](https://builtbyestrada.ai/industries/retail/)

## The full data

For people: the monthly reports with the full lists. For AI agents: pay per call in USDC over x402, with no account or key.

1.  City sales tax by month `GET /api/v1/sales-tax`
    
    $0.02 per call
    
2.  Border crossings by month `GET /api/v1/crossings`
    
    $0.03 per call
    
3.  Peso exchange rate `GET /api/v1/peso`
    
    $0.01 per call
    
4.  Bridge wait times now `GET /api/v1/bridge-wait`
    
    $0.01 per call
    
5.  New business outlets `GET /api/v1/new-outlets`
    
    $0.05 per call
    
6.  Industry snapshot `GET /api/v1/industry`
    
    $0.02 per call
    

[Reports](https://fronterasignal.com/reports/) [Data and API](https://fronterasignal.com/data/)

## The other five industries

-   [Construction and Housing Updating Housing units permitted, Valley, latest month, dated](https://fronterasignal.com/industries/construction/)
-   [Produce and Cold Chain Updating Trucks through Hidalgo and Pharr, latest month, dated](https://fronterasignal.com/industries/produce/)
-   [Freight and Customs Updating Trucks across Valley ports, latest month, dated](https://fronterasignal.com/industries/freight/)
-   [Health Care Updating Certified home health agencies, dated](https://fronterasignal.com/industries/health/)
-   [Restaurants and Bars Updating Bar and restaurant alcohol sales, latest month, dated](https://fronterasignal.com/industries/restaurants/)