But it is still far from the last maximum, achieved in July 2018, when the investment index reached 111.8 points.
By component, expenses incurred in total machinery and equipment, of national and imported origin, increased 4.1% at a monthly rate and in construction, 0.7%.
At an annual rate, investment increased 8.4%, with an increase of 14.9% in machinery and equipment and 4.9% in construction, compared to April 2021.
The construction investment index stood at 85.8 points during April, far from the levels of January and February 2020, of 94.9 and 93.1 points, respectively. And expenses on machinery and equipment reached a level of 123.4 points, the best since August 2018, when this item stood at 125.7 points.
It is the second consecutive increase after the monthly drop of 2.4% in February. However, growth in April is lower than that registered in March, when the gross fixed investment indicator advanced 3.4%, at a monthly rate.
