Colombia's industrial confidence index registered a value of 4.9 in October 2025, reflecting a decline from September's figure of 9.0 and hitting its lowest point in four months. This downturn can be largely attributed to diminished production projections for the forthcoming quarter (22.2 compared to 38.5 in September) and a rise in stock levels (0.4 as opposed to -4.5 previously). Meanwhile, there was an improvement in the volume of current orders, which stood at -7.0 against -15.9. For context, the confidence index was lower a year ago, at -0.4.