IMACEC May: Expert Warns Technical Recession
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The Chilean economy accumulated its fifth month without rebounds, marking a -0.9% in the IMACEC of May, according to the Central Bank. Experts warn of a possible technical recession, with researcher Valentina Apablaza pointing out that growth would be needed more than 2.2% in June to avoid this scenario. Mining has suffered significant declines, while trade shows signs of a slowdown, which could indicate a weakening in domestic demand. The natio…
The Chilean economy continues to show worrying numbers. The monthly economic activity index (Imacec) contracted 0.9% in May compared to the same month last year, driven mainly by a fall in the mining sector. The data, which was delivered this Wednesday by the Central Bank of Chile, has consolidated the threat of a technical recession, since it is the fifth month in which this index shows a figure in red.
The biministro de Economía y Minería, Daniel Mas, referred to the last Monthly Indicator of Economic Activity (Imacec), which fell again in May, completing five months of consecutive setbacks.In the same tone in which he addressed the high unemployment rate, the Secretary of State pointed out in a post on X (formerly Twitter) that the bad situation of activity (which is heading for a technical recession) is inherited from the previous government…
In his Editorial Infinite, Juan Manuel Astorga analyzed the figure of the Monthly Economic Activity Index (Imacec) of May 2026, published by the Central Bank, which recorded a fall of 0.9% compared to the same month of the previous year, completing five consecutive months of contraction, a situation that economists qualify as a technical recession.
The Monthly Economic Activity Index (Imacec) of May set new alerts on the pace of the Chilean economy. According to the Central Bank, activity fell 0.9% compared to the same month of 2025, while the seasonalized series fell 0.2% compared to April. The result was mainly influenced by lower mining production, in particular copper. Although trade and services showed positive figures in 12 months, the data put under pressure again the performance of…
Chile's Imacec index fell in May for the fifth consecutive month. President José Antonio Kast acknowledged the financial warnings. Regeneración, July 1st […] The entry Chile: Economy Falls 0.9% and Approaches Recession was first published on RegeneraciónMX.
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