The Dominican economic sectors they had a diverse behavior last January: while some registered a considerable expansion, such as the constructionothers, such as free zones and mining, suffered a contraction of almost 4%, although in general terms the Monthly Economic Activity Indicator (IMAE) had an interannual growth of 3.5%.
The construction was the sector that biggest rise experienced in the first month of this year, with an expansion of 7.6%. This activity accumulates five quarters of uninterrupted decline, from October-December 2024.
The behavior of the construction is explained by greater execution in the capital expenditure by the public sectorwhich closed 2025 at 2.9% of the gross domestic product and due to private investment in residential, commercial and tourist projects, explained the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (BCRD).
He pointed out that the reactivation of the private component of the construction has been influenced by financial conditions more flexible that has been promoted by monetary policyreflecting in more favorable active interest rates.
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Construction was followed by the services sector, which accumulated 3.5% growth, driven mainly by teaching activities, which expanded by 7.8%; health, with 5.8%; financial and professional services, with 4.6% and 4%, respectively, and tourism, with 3.8%.
The local manufacturing expanded 3.4% in January and the agricultural 2.7%, according to statistics of the institution.
those who fell
However, two economic sectors: free zone manufacturing and the mining exploitation and quarries suffered a contraction. The first registered a negative growth of -3.9% and the second of 3.7%.
He Central Bank pointed out that to the extent that the transmission mechanism of the monetary policy and the uncertainty factors that have affected private investment are cleared, together with greater public investment, “the economy will be in a position to close 2026 with a growth around 4.0%gradually recovering its potential growth rate in the medium term”.
