Monthly report · September 2026

Mexican Shopper Index Sample

How many shoppers crossed from Mexico, what the peso bought and what Valley cities collected in sales tax, with a dated summary.

Prepared Nov 7, 2026 · Border crossings as of September 2026 · Peso as of Oct 30, 2026 · City sales tax as of October 2026

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Summary, Nov 7, 2026. In September 2026, 1,007,286 personal vehicles entered the United States through the five Valley ports, up 4.8% from September 2025, carrying 1,990,875 passengers. The dollar bought 18.79 pesos on Oct 30, 2026, up 4.1% over 30 days and up 1.4% from a year earlier. Valley cities received $34,048,982 in sales tax allocations for October 2026, up 7.5% from a year earlier; McAllen received $8,458,372, up 10.8%, and Port Isabel grew fastest among cities over $250,000, up 24.0%.

1,007,286Personal vehicles, Valley ports+4.8% from a year earlier

18.79Pesos per dollar+4.1% over 30 days

$34,048,982City sales tax, October 2026+7.5% from a year earlier

Crossings by port, September 2026

Brownsville counts the B&M, Gateway, Veterans and Los Indios bridges; Hidalgo and Pharr includes Anzalduas; Progreso includes Donna. Crossings are inbound into the United States.

Port	Personal vehicles	Change	Vehicle passengers	Change	Pedestrians	Change
Brownsville	411,736	+4.8%	796,664	+5.5%	217,965	−4.7%
Hidalgo and Pharr	383,736	+10.3%	761,499	+10.6%	·	·
Progreso	97,309	−5.4%	202,872	−5.8%	89,615	+6.3%
Valley ports	1,007,286	+4.8%	1,990,875	+5.5%	·	·

Thirteen months, Valley ports
Month	Personal vehicles	Vehicle passengers	Pedestrians
September 2026	1,007,286	1,990,875	336,974
August 2026	1,037,723	2,119,886	314,755
July 2026	1,015,403	2,077,026	525,265

The peso, last twelve weeks

+1.4%Change from a year earlier

18.7952 week high

16.8652 week low

Pesos per US dollar, the last business day of each week. A higher number is a stronger dollar.

Week ending	Pesos per dollar	Change from the week before
Oct 30, 2026	18.79	+0.70%
Oct 23, 2026	18.66	+0.87%
Oct 16, 2026	18.50	+0.56%

City sales tax, October 2026

What the state sent each city that month; an allocation mostly reflects sales made two months earlier. Year to date runs from January.

City	County	Allocation	Change	Year to date	Change
McAllen	Hidalgo	$8,458,372	+10.8%	$89,877,611	+8.1%
Brownsville	Cameron	$4,982,955	+1.2%	$54,702,515	+4.7%
Edinburg	Hidalgo	$3,335,342	+2.6%	$35,354,680	−2.1%
Valley cities		$34,048,982	+7.5%	$361,100,046	+5.9%