GUADALAJARA -- Electronics manufacturing services is alive and well in Mexico.

According to a recent magazine report, the number of contract manufacturing facilities in main cities in Mexico has doubled to 26 since 2000. Meanwhile, the amount of manufacturing space in square feet has grown 117% to 7.4 million, reported Purchasing Magazine this month.

Guadalajara is growing fastest, the report said. The number of EMS plants has doubled to 12 during that span, the magazine reported, quoting data from Technology Forecasters.

It's not clear whether the data include the Flextronics plant under construction in Juarez.