The impulse was led by machinery and equipment, which registered a jump of more than 50%. The construction also returned to positive land after May recoil.
The Gross Internal Investment registered in June an expansion of 31.4% year -on -year in physical volumeaccording to the index Ibim-Ojf that the consultant elaborates Orlando J. Ferreres & Associates. In terms of current dollars, the total amount reached the U $ S7.761 millionrepresenting a 18.8% of GDP.
The strong growth was driven by the segment of machinery and equipmentwhich showed an interannual leap of the 56.9%with a notable prominence of the imported component, which shot 107.4%. Investment in national goods, meanwhile, advanced 20.2% Regarding the same month of the previous year.
From the consultant they stressed that this behavior is explained by a favorable exchange context for importers and a process of standardization in regulations linked to foreign trade. In addition, they pointed out that the investment already recovered the level it had before the fall recorded from the second half of 2023.
The strong growth was driven by the segment of machinery and equipmentwhich showed an interannual leap of the 56.9%with a notable prominence of the imported component, which shot 107.4%. Investment in national goods, meanwhile, advanced 20.2% Regarding the same month of the previous year.
“The investment level already exceeds the average of the second semester of 2023, showing clear reactivation signals,” they said.
In the monthly comparison, the investment also showed a good performance, with a rise in the 5% against Maymarking the Second consecutive advance.
The construction returned up
After May, investment in construction registered in June a rise of 8.9% year -on -yeardriven by the recovery of Cement officesas detailed by the report. In the accumulated of the first semester, this item exhibits a growth of 6.5%although with a more moderate performance against machinery dynamism.
Perspectives
Ferreres projects that the good investment performance will be maintained in the coming months, sustained by the Macroeconomic stabilitythe greater exchange predictability and the current regulatory framework For large -scale projects.
“The current conditions support a sustained growth trajectory, which could lead to the investment to exceed levels observed in previous years,” concludes the report.
However, the consultant warns that The expansion could be moderated towards the second semester if external volatility persists or if the recovery of consumption is slowed.
Source: Ambito
