Chile’s IMACEC economic activity index rose 1.8% year-on-year in July 2025, slowing from a 3% increase in June. Growth was driven by services and trade, partly offset by weaker mining output. Trade expanded 6.6%, led by wholesale and retail activity, while services rose 2.6%, supported by business and personal services, particularly health. Goods production fell 0.9%, with mining down 3.3% due to lower copper, iron, and lithium extraction, and other goods down 0.3% amid weaker electricity generation. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, activity grew 1% from June. source: Central Bank of Chile

Leading Economic Index Chile increased 1.80 percent in July of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. Leading Economic Index in Chile averaged 3.48 percent from 1997 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 20.40 percent in June of 2021 and a record low of -15.90 percent in May of 2020. This page provides the latest reported value for - Chile Leading Economic Index - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Chile Leading Economic Index - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on September of 2025.

Leading Economic Index Chile increased 1.80 percent in July of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. Leading Economic Index in Chile is expected to be 2.50 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Chile Leading Economic Index is projected to trend around 3.50 percent in 2026, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-08-01 12:30 PM
IMACEC Economic Activity YoY
Jun 3.1% 3.2% 3.9% 4.2%
2025-09-01 12:30 PM
IMACEC Economic Activity YoY
Jul 1.8% 3.0% 0.7%
2025-10-01 11:30 AM
IMACEC Economic Activity YoY
Aug 1.8%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Business Confidence 46.71 45.78 points Aug 2025
Changes in Inventories 19.30 277.91 CLP Billion Jun 2025
Copper Production YoY 445.21 425.79 Thousands of Tonnes Jul 2025
Corruption Index 63.00 66.00 Points Dec 2024
Corruption Rank 32.00 29.00 Dec 2024
Industrial Production YoY 1.00 3.20 percent Jul 2025
Industrial Production Mom 1.30 -3.60 percent Jul 2025
IMACEC Economic Activity YoY 1.80 3.10 percent Jul 2025
Manufacturing Production YoY 2.70 12.20 percent Jul 2025
Mining Production -0.90 -4.20 percent Jul 2025
Total Vehicle Sales 26909.00 24281.00 Units Jul 2025

Chile Leading Economic Index
In Chile, the Monthly Economic Activity Indicator – IMACEC – is an index that summarizes the activity of the different economic sectors in a given month, anticipating the future movements in GDP. The calculation is based on multiple IMACEC supply indicators, as well as estimates in the absence of direct monthly information which are weighted by share of economic activities in GDP in the previous year. The economic activities include: agriculture and forestry, fishing, mining, manufacturing, electricity, gas, water, construction, commerce, restaurants and hotels, transport, communications, financial intermediation, business services, housing services, education, health, other services, public administration. The index has a base value of 100 as of 2008.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
1.80 3.10 20.40 -15.90 1997 - 2025 percent Monthly
NSA, 2013=100

News Stream
Chile’s IMACEC Growth Slows to 1.8% in July
Chile’s IMACEC economic activity index rose 1.8% year-on-year in July 2025, slowing from a 3% increase in June. Growth was driven by services and trade, partly offset by weaker mining output. Trade expanded 6.6%, led by wholesale and retail activity, while services rose 2.6%, supported by business and personal services, particularly health. Goods production fell 0.9%, with mining down 3.3% due to lower copper, iron, and lithium extraction, and other goods down 0.3% amid weaker electricity generation. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, activity grew 1% from June.
2025-09-01
Chile’s Economic Growth Slows in June
Chile’s IMACEC economic activity index grew 3.1% year-over-year in June 2025, slightly below May’s 3.2% and missing market expectations of 3.9%. Growth was driven by trade (+8.9%), services (+4.1%), and industry (+8.3%), but was partially offset by a sharp 9.6% decline in mining, due to reduced copper extraction. Trade expanded across all segments, particularly wholesale, while services were lifted by personal services, especially education. Overall goods production slipped 0.4%, weighed by the mining contraction, though partially cushioned by gains in food manufacturing and other industrial activity. The non-mining IMACEC rose 4.8% year-over-year. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the index fell 0.4%.
2025-08-01
Chile Economic Activity Grows 3.2% in May
Chile’s IMACEC economic activity index grew by 3.2% year-on-year in May 2025, up from 2.5% in April but falling short of market expectations for a 3.7% increase. Growth was broad-based, with the mining sector surging 10.3% on the back of higher copper output, and services rising 2.4%, supported by gains in healthcare, transportation, restaurants, and hotels. The manufacturing sector expanded by 1.5%, while trade activity increased by 4.5%. However, on a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the IMACEC edged down 0.2%, though it remains up 4.1% over the past twelve months.
2025-07-01