??In the last 12 months, gross fixed investment has fallen at a monthly rate 6 times: Oct-21, Feb-22, May-22, Jun-22, Jul-22 and Sep-22. Of the last 5 months, 4 have fallen, which could be an indication of a more sustained fall in gross fixed investment going forward. pic.twitter.com/1uF12zHX5x
— Janneth Quiroz Zamora (@Janneth_QuirozZ)
December 6, 2022
By component and with seasonally adjusted data, in September 2022, total expenditures on machinery and equipment —of national and imported origin— decreased 1.4% at a monthly rate and in construction, 0.8%.
At an annual rate, expenses in machinery and equipment increased 15.9% and in construction they fell 5.2%.
In August, investment growth was 1.8% at a monthly rate, which placed the indicator, with 99.8 points, at its best level since January 2020. However, the indicator stood at 98.9 points during September , well below the 100.5 points registered in January 2020.
