By Chris Hawley, USA TODAY

NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico — Economists have their numbers, and taco vendor Jorge Flores has his.
From a half-empty parking lot at an industrial park, Flores measures Mexico's economic health in terms of steaming hot tacos, orange sodas and scoops of fiery green salsa. And the taco index is looking shaky.

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