The advance was mainly driven by the purchase of machinery and equipment, which increased 4.9% in that month. The rebound was largely due to imported assets, whose expense rose 5.9%, and in particular to transport team dynamism, which shot 23.5%.
On the contrary, construction retreated 1.3%, with more marked falls in the non -residential work (–1.9%), which reflects a persistent weakness in infrastructure and productive building projects.
Despite the monthly rebound, in the comparison with July 2024, the gross fixed investment showed an annual contraction of 7.2%, confirming that the indicator still fails to fully recover the lost terrain.
In annual terms, construction fell 7.5%, while machinery and equipment retreated 5.9%. Within this category, the national machinery and equipment had a strong decline of 11.4%, in contrast to the most moderate fall of imported goods (–1.5%).
The report also shows a marked difference between private and public investment. While the first backed 4.6%per year, public investment collapsed 22.7%, mainly due to a construction spending cut (–31.7%).
