Industry in Uruguay

Uruguay - Industry
Industrial output growth eases in March
Industrial output expanded 5.5% compared to the same month a year earlier in March, which followed February’s 11.5% increase.
Meanwhile, annual average industrial production growth rose to 14.5% in January (December: +14.3%), signaling an improving trend in the industrial sector.
Panelists participating in this month’s LatinFocus Consensus Forecast project industrial production to grow 3.9% in 2022, which is down 0.1 percentage points from last month’s estimate, and 3.7% in 2023.
Uruguay - Industry Data
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
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Industrial Production (annual variation in %) | 3.1 | 0.3 | -11.1 | 11.5 | -1.5 |
Uruguay Industry Chart

Source: Central Bank of Uruguay and FocusEconomics calculations.
Uruguay Facts
Value | Change | Date | |
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Exchange Rate | 37.33 | 0.24 % | Jan 01 |
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Economic News
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Uruguay: Industrial output growth eases in March
May 12, 2022
Industrial output expanded 5.5% compared to the same month a year earlier in March, which followed February’s 11.5% increase. Meanwhile, annual average industrial production growth rose to 14.5% in January (December: +14.3%), signaling an improving trend in the industrial sector.
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Uruguay: Inflation holds steady in April
May 5, 2022
Consumer prices increased 0.49% from the previous month in April, below the 1.11% increase recorded in March.
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Uruguay: Central Bank delivers another rate hike in April
April 8, 2022
At its 8 April meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Uruguay hiked its monetary policy rate by 125 basis points to 8.50%.
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Uruguay: Inflation continues to rise in March
April 5, 2022
Consumer prices rose 1.11% over the previous month in March, weaker than February's 1.47% jump.
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Uruguay: GDP growth slows in Q4, but remains strong nonetheless
March 23, 2022
The economy expanded 5.9% year-on-year in the fourth quarter, after having increased 6.2% in the third quarter of last year.