Colômbia - Produção industrial

Manufacturing production in Colombia rose 2.1 percent year-on-year in October 2019, following an upwardly revised 0.5 percent gain in the previous month. In October, 22 out of 39 manufacturing activities registered gains, namely beverages (9.7 percent); processing & preservation of meat, fish, crustaceans and mollusks (11 percent); iron & steal (11.2 percent); other chemical products (6.6 percent); bread & pastry products (8.8 percent); and cacao & chocolate (11.6 percent). On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, manufacturing output advanced 1.1 percent, rebounding from a downwardly revised 1.5 percent fall in the prior month.

Manufacturing production in Colombia increased 0.3 percent over a year earlier in September 2019, the same pace as in the previous month. In September, 22 out of 39 manufacturing activities registered gains, in particular other chemicals (8.8 percent); processing & preservation of meat, fish, crustaceans and mollusks (6.3 percent); dairy products (6.2 percent); bread & pastry products (7.7 percent); plastic (4 percent); and other transport equipment (20.7 percent). On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, manufacturing output declined 1.7 percent, after an upwardly revised 0.8 percent increase in August.

Manufacturing production in Colombia increased 0.1 percent over a year earlier in August 2019, easing from a 3.5 percent rise in the previous month. In August, 23 out of 39 manufacturing activities registered gains, namely other chemicals (12.8 percent); beverages (3.8 percent); paper & cardboard products (5.9 percent); iron & steel (7.2 percent); processing & preservation of meat, fish, crustaceans and mollusks (4.7 percent); electric equipment (8.2 percent); dairy products (4.2 percent) and other transport equipment (18.7 percent). On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, manufacturing output went up 0.7 percent, after an upwardly revised 0.6 percent rise in the prior month.

Manufacturing production in Colombia rose 3.5 percent over a year earlier in July 2019, rebounding from a downwardly revised 1 percent fall in the previous month. In July, 28 out of 39 manufacturing activities registered increases, namely beverages (7.6 percent); pharmaceutical products & chemicals (9.6 percent); paper & cardboard products (9.2 percent); other chemicals (8.4 percent); and non-metallic minerals (4.8 percent). On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, manufacturing output went up 0.4 percent, after an upwardly revised 1.1 percent decline in the prior month.

Colombia's manufacturing output contracted 1.1 percent from a year earlier in June 2019, following a 3.2 percent growth in the previous month, due to declines in production of: other food products (-15.5 percent); other manufacturing industries (-27.2 percent); sugar (-14.1 percent); soaps and detergents, perfumes and toilet preparations (-4.2 percent); chemicals (-6.4 percent); coking, oil refining, and fuel (-2.8 percent); and pharmaceuticals, medicinal chemicals (-3.1 percent).

Manufacturing production in Colombia rose 3.2 percent year-on-year in May 2019, rebounding from an upwardly revised 1.5 percent decline in the previous month and beating market expectations of a 2.7 percent gain. In May, 16 out of 39 manufacturing activities registered increased, in particular other chemical products (17.1 percent); non-metallic minerals (8.5 percent); beverages (4.4 percent); clothing (8.3 percent); iron & steel (7 percent); automotive vehicles & engines (13.7 percent); paper & cardboard products (3.9 percent); plastic (4.1 percent); and other transport equipment (27.5 percent). On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, manufacturing output went up 1.1 percent, after an upwardly revised 0.5 percent in the prior month.