Annual performance of the Chilean economy increased in March

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The Chilean Central Bank announced that the performance of the country’s economy increased in March 2025 by 3.8 percent from March 2024, as measured by the IMACEC index.

The production of goods increased by 4.4 percent, mining activities increased by 4.3 percent, and the manufacturing industry increased by 6.1 percent, while trading activities increased by 8.9 percent and the services sector increased by 2.7 percent. 

When comparing March and February 2025, the IMACEC index increased by 0.8 percent, with the production of goods increasing by 1.3 percent, mining activities increasing by 6.0 percent, the manufacturing industry declining by 0.8 percent, trading activities increasing by 0.3 percent, and the services sector increasing by 0.2 percent. 

The monthly index of economic activity (IMACEC) is considered as a proxy of the evolution of the Chilean gross domestic product (GDP). 

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I graduated from Marmara University with a bachelor’s degree in Economics in 2006 and have a master’s degree in Msc Management at Southampton University in the UK right after my graduation. I have been in the steel industry since 2008. I cover the longs products in Turkey both internally and externally at SteelOrbis headquarter.

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