US EditionChile Economy Posts Back-to-Back Contractions for First Time Since 2023
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The Chilean economy began with not only the handbrake, but reverses. The Central Bank reported that the Economic Activity Index (Imacec) of February fell 0.3%. Thus, in the first two months of the year, the growth of economic activity, accumulates a fall of 0.4%. The result of the Imacec was explained by the fall in the production of goods, which was partly compensated by the performance of the services.
Chile Economy Posts Back-to-Back Contractions for First Time Since 2023
Key Points — Chile’s Imacec fell 0.3% year-on-year in February, far below the Bloomberg consensus forecast of +1.6% growth — the second consecutive monthly contraction after January’s −0.1% — Goods production collapsed 3.7%, its worst reading since March 2023, dragged down by declines in fruit harvesting, fishing, and fish-product manufacturing — The back-to-back contractions mark […] The post Chile Economy Posts Back-to-Back Contractions for Fi…
This Wednesday, the Central Bank reported the second Monthly Economic Activity Index (Imacec) of 2026: ...
In a new chapter of Economic Agenda, we analyzed the Monthly Indicator of Economic Activity (Imacec) of February 2026, which fell 0.3% compared to the same month of the previous year. According to the Central Bank, the result was “the fall of the production of goods, which was partly compensated by the performance of the services. Meanwhile, the decrease of the Imacec in seasonalized terms was influenced by commerce and industry.” The figure was…
The Central Bank delivered a disheartening news this Wednesday, April 1, reporting that the Monthly Economic Activity Index (Imacec) of February 2026 marked a fall of 0.3% compared to the previous year. This adds to the negative performance of January of this year, which scored a -0.1%. With this, the results during what is going to be 2026 remain in red, despite projections that pointed to a significant upturn. That is because economists and ex…
According to preliminary information, the Imacec of February 2026 fell 0.3% compared to the same month of the previous year (Table 1). The seasonalized series decreased 0.3% compared to the previous month and grew 0.6% in twelve months . The month recorded the same number of working days as February 2025. The result [...] The post Central Bank publishes Imacec February 2026 appeared first on Radio Nuevo Mundo.
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