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		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MEXICAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INC
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		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	BOTTLED & CANNED SOFT DRINKS CARBONATED WATERS [2086]
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		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		STREET 1:		CUAUHTEMOC 400 SUR APERTADO POSTAL 2001
		STREET 2:		COLONIA VELLA VISTA
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<p  align="center"><font size="5" face="Times New Roman"><b>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<br> </b></font>
<font size="3"><b>WASHINGTON, DC 20549</b></font></p>
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<font size="5" face="Times New Roman"><b>FORM 6-K</b></font></p>
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<font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><b>REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER<br> PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER<br> THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</b></font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>For the month of November 2006</b></font></p>



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<font size="5" face="Times New Roman"><b>FOMENTO ECON&#211;MICO MEXICANO, S.A. DE C.V.</b></font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>Mexican Economic Development, Inc.</b><br><i>(Translation of Registrant&#146;s name into English)</i></font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>United Mexican States</b><br><i>(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)</i></font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>General Anaya No. 601 Pte.<br> Colonia Bella Vista<br> Monterrey, Nuevo Le&#243;n 64410 <br> M&#233;xico<br></b><i>(Address of principal executive offices)</i></font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:</font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): _______</font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): _______</font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form,&#160; the&#160; registrant&#160; is&#160; also&#160; thereby&#160; furnishing&#160; the&#160; information&#160; to&#160; the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.</font></p>
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<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">If &#147;Yes&#148; is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-_____________</font></p>

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<p  align="center"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>FEMSA Acquires 8% of Coca-Cola FEMSA&#146;s Total Outstanding Stock from The Coca-Cola Company</b></font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>FEMSA&#146;s economic ownership in Coca-Cola FEMSA increases<br> from 45.7% to 53.7% following the acquisition and its<br> voting ownership increases from 53.6% to 63.0%</b></font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;MONTERREY, Mexico, Nov. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Fomento Economico Mexicano, S.A. de C.V. (&#147;FEMSA&#148;) (NYSE: FMX) today announced the completion of its acquisition through its subsidiary Compania Internacional de Bebidas, S.A. de C.V. of 148,000,000 Series &#147;D&#148; shares of Coca-Cola FEMSA, S.A. de C.V. (&#147;KOF&#148;) from certain subsidiaries of The Coca-Cola Company (&#147;TCCC&#148;), representing 8.02% of the total outstanding equity of KOF, at a price of US$ 2.888 per share for an aggregate amount of US$ 427.4 million. The acquisition of additional shares took place pursuant to a Memorandum of Understanding between FEMSA and TCCC relating to the acquisition of Panamco by KOF in 2003.</font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Following the acquisition by FEMSA of shares from TCCC, economic ownership stakes in KOF are 53.7% for FEMSA, 31.6% for TCCC, and the public float remains unchanged at 14.7%. Voting ownership in KOF is now 63.0% for FEMSA and 37.0% for TCCC. The acquisition does not represent a change in the control or management of the company.</font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;FEMSA is the leading beverage company in Latin America. It controls an integrated beverage platform that comprises Coca-Cola FEMSA, the largest Coca- Cola bottler in the region; FEMSA Cerveza, one of the leading brewers in Mexico and important beer exporter to the United States; and Oxxo, the largest and fastest growing convenience store chain in Mexico with over 4,000 stores.</font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">SOURCE&#160; Fomento Economico Mexicano, S.A. de C.V.<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;-0-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;11/03/2006<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/CONTACT: FEMSA, Investors, +011-52-818-328-6167 or investor@femsa.com.mx or Media, +011-818-328-6046, or comunicacion@femsa.com.mx /<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/Web site:&#160; http://www.femsa.com /</font></p>

<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">CO:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Fomento Economico Mexicano, S.A. de C.V.; Coca-Cola FEMSA, S.A. de C.V.;<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Coca-Cola Company<br> ST:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mexico<br> IN:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;FOD<br> SU:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;TNM</font></p>


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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Pursuant&#160; to the&#160; requirements&#160; of the&#160; Securities&#160; Exchange&#160; Act of&#160; 1934,&#160; the registrant&#160; has duly&#160; caused&#160; this&#160; report&#160; to be&#160; signed&#160; on its&#160; behalf of the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.</font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">/s/ Javier Astaburuauga</font></p>  </td>
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  <p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Javier Astaburuauga</font></p>  </td>
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