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Wages · SantiagoOver the past year, Chilean wages have seen a steady increase, with the Real Wage Index (RWI) growing by 3.4%. This index, which adjusts wages based on the monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) changes, has accumulated a rise of 1.8% for the current year to date. In July alone, wages surged by 8.1%, marking the […]See the Story
Chilean Wages: A Steady Ascent Amidst Economic Fluctuations
Central Bank · SantiagoInflation converging towards the Central Bank's goal next year despite the rise in the CPI, is the vision of the former president of the Central Bank, Rodrigo Vergara, who, in the framework of the monthly talk Economic Moment, organized by the Center for Public Studies (CEP), reviewed the situation of the country's macroeconomic figures. “We have this rise in inflation in recent months, which has to do with the sharp increase in electricity rate…See the Story
Rodrigo Vergara says that the increase in inflation is transitory and supports the vision of the Central Bank - La Tercera
Wages · SantiagoWages are still rising and registered the largest annual increase in July. Commerce, manufacturing and construction were the economic sectors with the highest annual positive incidences. As reported by the National Institute of Statistics (INE), in July of this year, the Nominal Income Indices (IR) and Labor Cost Indices (ICL) registered increases in twelve months of 8.1% and 8.4%, respectively. By economic sector, commerce, manufacturing indust…See the Story
Workers' salaries continue to rise and record their biggest increase...
Economy · Santiago“Once the balances have been restored and with an economy that is moving towards its trend, we find ourselves face to face with the limit to our capacity to grow.” That was one of the phrases with which the president of the Central Bank, Rosanna Costa, began her final reflections before the Senate this Wednesday, as part of her presentation of the Monetary Policy Report (IPOM) in September. Productivity and the factors necessary to expand the ec…See the Story
Rosanna Costa due to low medium-term growth: “It doesn't meet our needs and aspirations” - La Tercera
Inflation · ChileThe chief economist of Fintual, Priscila Robledo, analyzed the Monetary Policy Report (IPOM) and in the main she mentions that one of the main surprises is the greater than expected adjustment of private consumption. And the other surprise is the optimism with which he analyzes the trajectory of inflation for the coming years. What is your reading of the scenario described by the Central Bank? There are two important changes in the new macroecon…See the Story
Priscila Robledo from Fintual: “The main risk I see is that the second-order effects on inflation are not as limited as the BC estimates” - La Tercera
Inflation · ChileThe Central Bank of Chile published this Wednesday the Monetary Policy Report (IPoM) for September 2024, which indicates that the high dynamism of economic activity recorded at the beginning of the year declined, due to the reversion of some transitory elements, and that this moderation has been greater than expected, impacted by the deterioration of private consumption. One of the elements highlighted in the Report is the somewhat weaker behavi…See the Story
iPOM projects lower growth, low investment and higher inflation and...
Economy · SantiagoThe Government welcomes the positive results of the Monthly Index of Economic Activity (IMACEC), which grew by 4.2% in July. In Word That's News, Antonio Quinteros and Andrea Moletto interviewed Nicolás Grau, Minister of Economy, to discuss these results and their impact on employment and the Chilean economy. Employment “The issue of employment is a central issue,” Grau said, due to the positive numbers from the IMACEC. He explained that “the fu…See the Story
“There is a pending challenge with our economy in creating new jobs”
Economy · ChileThe figures for the second quarter published by the Central Bank in August cooled economic spirits. 1.6% was the growth of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the second quarter and with it the first semester ended with an expansion of 2.1%. With that figure, economists' expectations were adjusted downwards, focusing on 2.3% and moving away from the 2.6% incorporated by the Treasury as a projection. However, the growth of July revived the option for…See the Story
