He industrial sector of the Dominican Republic concluded 2025 with a negative performance, after the Monthly Manufacturing Activity Index (IMAM) closed at 49.1 in December, decreasing compared to the previous month (59.4) and falling below the threshold of 50, a behavior that was fundamentally due to the decrease in the variables “sales” and “production“.
During the last month of last year, four of the five variables of the IMAMwhich produces the Industry Association of the Dominican Republic (AIRD) showed downward trend in relation to November.
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“Sales volume” went from 63.54 to 48.30; “production” from 65.07 to 47.90; the “employment” variable decreased from 51.85 to 48.04; that of “raw materials inventory” fell from 58.33 to 52.94. On the other hand, the variable “supplier delivery time” increased, from 46.30 to 52.94.
He IMAM It is an adaptation of the purchasing managers’ index to the reality of the Dominican manufacturing sectorconstituting a portrait of that activity of one month in relation to the previous one, in a quick and simple way, as explained in a note from the AIRD.
Results greater than the threshold of 50 points indicate a positive performance for the industry and greater activity in relation to the previous month, however, lower results indicate a less activity.
About IMAM
Due to the possibility of carrying out surveys and receiving responses quickly, this indicator allows obtaining information on economic trends prior to publication of official statistics and serves as a reference for economists, opinion makers and decision makers, foreseeing the trends in the economic progress of the sector.
The index is built through monthly surveys made to the general directors and/or purchasing managers of the companies associated with the AIRD. The data is collected the first 20 days of the following month through online surveys.
