The monthly index of economic activity in the region, compiled by CentralAmericaData, registered a year-on-year growth of 3% in April.
Figures from the Information System ´Central American Macroeconomic Monitoring´ by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmerica Data: [Figure caption = "Click to interact with the graphic"]
Exploitation of mines and quarries was responsible for most of the variation in the economic activity index in May of this year, registering a year-on-year increase of 2.4%.
For the third consecutive month, the trade sector was responsible for most of the variation in the index of economic activity, which registered a rise of 2% compared to the same month in 2016.
As in January and February, the trade sector explained most of the variation in the economic activity index in March, which registered a rise of 3.2% compared to the same month in 2016.
Like January, the trade sector again accounted for most of the variation in the index of economic activity in February, which registered a rise of 3% compared to the same month in 2016.
The commercial sector accounted for most of the variation in the economic activity index in January, which recorded an increase of 2.7% compared to the same month in 2016.
Commercial activities were mostly responsible for the growth in the economic activity index in December, which registered an increase of 4.5% compared to the same month in 2015.
In the second quarter of 2014, economic activity measured by estimating real GDP showed a growth of 4.3% (4.7% in the same quarter of the previous year) as a result of the growth recorded by components in demand, among which were private consumption expenditure, recovery of investment in fixed capital and the observed growth in the volume of exports and imports of goods and services.
During 2013 the Guatemalan economy continued to recover and show dynamism in most sectors in the country.
The Monetary Authority of Guatemala notes that in 2013 the country had a satisfactory rate of economic activity consistent with the recovery that has been seen in the world economy.
The general level of Consumer Price Index registered a monthly variation of -0.03%, an interanual variation of 4.15% and a cumulative variation of 3.60%.
From information published by the National Statistics Institute (INE):
The general level of the Consumer Price Index registered a monthly variation of 0.14%, an internannual variation of 4.42% and a cumulative variation of 3.33%.
From information published by the National Statistics Institute (INE):
Fundesa has released its monthly report on the main indicators of the national economy: inflation, oil, IMAE, external sector, exports, exchange rate, and fiscal revenues.
Inflation up slightly in October
During the first eleven months of the year (January-November), the country accumulated inflation of 2.89%, while the annual variation* the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was recorded at 3.11%, down 2.94 percentage points compared to November last year (6.05%), reversing the upward trend of the past two months. Meanwhile, the monthly variation decreased by -0.01%, 0.23 percentage points lower than in the same month of 2011 when it reached 0.22%. The annual variation figure is below the target range of the inflation set by the Monetary Board for 2012, at between 3.5% and 5.5%.
The Bank of Guatemala has presented a report up to May 2012 on the country's recent macroeconomic performance and prospects in the medium and long term.
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