The manufacturing sector showed a contraction of 0.6% versus December, although the consultant clarified that it is convenient to wait for the two -month period to draw conclusions.
The manufacturing industry began 2025 with a decrease of 0.6% monthly In measurement without seasonality, so the recovery process is showing slowdown symptoms since September. In annual terms, it showed a 6.5% growthdue to the low comparison base.
This was reported by the consultant Orlando Ferreres through the publication of its own Industrial Production Index (IPI). “It is worth clarifying that Both January and February data are exposed to high volatility due to plant stops that alternate in the different manufacturing sectors, so it is preferable to take the accumulated February as a first solid point of the evolution of industrial activity, “they clarified from the entity.
In the interannual comparison, the most prominent sectors were Machinery and equipmentor, driven by the production of automotive terminals, and Foodsupported by the oleaginous complex, and refineries.
“For the current year we will see high interannual growth figures, particularly in the first half of the year due to the low comparison base, although We hope that the industry shows an expansion beyond that, underpinned by a greater demand from the recomposition of wages, of a greater use of credit, and of a stable macroeconomic context“Ferreres projected for this year.
Source: Ambito
