Cold Water Bucket for the Economy: GDP Chains Two Consecutive Quarters in Red and Also Stagnates Investment
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The Central Bank reported that the activity fell 0.2% in the period April-June, which adds to the -0.3% (corrected) of the first quarter.
GDP fell 0.2 % per year in the second quarter and completed two consecutive periods of contraction. Mining went back 6.4 % and investment stagnated, while non-mining GDP grew 0.7 % and household consumption rose 1.2 %.
The Chilean economy contracted 0.3% annually in the first quarter and 0.2% in the second quarter, thus accumulating a fall of 0.3% in the first half of 2026. The deterioration began in mining, agriculture and fishing, but during the second quarter the loss of momentum reached construction, investment, inventories and consumption. What happened. The June rebound did not reach to reverse the weakness of the first five months. The National Accounts…
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