FX.co ★ Chile Economic Activity Recovers

In March 2025, Chile's Imacec economic activity index saw a year-on-year increase of 3.8%, surpassing market predictions of a 2.7% rise, following a 0.1% decline in the previous month. This growth came after a month that had one additional business day compared to March 2024. The positive Imacec outcome was driven by growth across all its components. The mining sector experienced a resurgence, climbing by 4.3%, while other sectors also contributed to the upturn, with manufacturing growing by 6.1%, trade by 8.9%, and services by 2.7%. On a seasonally adjusted month-to-month comparison, the Chilean economic activity improved by 0.8% and tallied a 2.9% increase over the past twelve months.