Chile: Economic activity rebounds in March
Latest reading: Economic activity expanded 3.8% compared to the same month of the previous year in March, which contrasted February’s 0.1% decrease and was above market expectations. The rise was driven by improved readings in the mining and non-mining sectors, with March 2025 benefiting from an extra working day compared to March 2024.
On a monthly basis, economic activity rose 0.8% in seasonally adjusted terms in March, rebounding from February’s 0.6% fall and marking the best result since July 2024. Meanwhile, the trend improved slightly, with the annual average growth of economic activity coming in at 2.3% in March, up from February’s 2.1%.