Primera Página – Agencia de Noticias –
Bogotá.- The National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) revealed this Friday that, in January 2024 compared to the same month of 2023, the Industrial Production Index in Colombia presented a variation of -1.5%.
In January 2024 compared to January 2023, the manufacturing industry sector presented a negative variation of -4.3%. In contrast, the industrial sectors that presented positive variations were: water collection, treatment and distribution of 0.9%; electricity and gas supply of 5.2% and mining and quarrying of 2.5%.
Of the 26 industrial activities, 17 presented negative variations subtracting -3.4 percentage points to the annual variation and 9 activities presented positive variations contributing 1.9 percentage points to the annual variation.
In the period February 2023 – January 2024 compared to the period February 2022 – January 2023, the Industrial Production Index presented a variation of -2.2%.
Three of the four sectors registered positive variations. Mining and quarrying presented a variation of 4.4%; electricity and gas supply of 3.2%; water collection, treatment and distribution of 2.6%. In contrast, the manufacturing industry sector presented a negative variation of -5.3%.
Of the 26 industrial activities, 18 registered negative variations, subtracting -4.1 percentage points, and eight activities presented positive variations, adding 1.9 percentage points to the 12-month variation.
