Colombia Industrial Confidence Eases in August

Colombia’s industrial confidence indicator fell 0.3 percentage point to 5.8% in August 2026 from the previous month. The monthly decline was driven by a 6.7-percentage-point increase in stock levels to 0%, partially offset by a 3.6-percentage-point increase in the current volume of orders to -22.6% and a 2.4-percentage-point rise in production expectations for the next quarter to 40.1%. Compared with August 2025, the Industrial Confidence Index increased by 0.5 percentage point.

Colombia’s industrial confidence indicator rose 6.2 percentage points to 6.1% in July 2026 from the previous month, marking its strongest reading since October 2025 and the first positive reading since February. The monthly improvement was driven by a 7.3-point increase in production expectations for the next quarter to 37.7%, a 6.7-point decline in inventories to -6.7%, and a 4.6-point increase in the current volume of orders to -26.2%. However, compared with July 2025, the industrial confidence indicator declined 0.6 percentage points.

Colombia’s industrial confidence indicator rose by 2.8 percentage points to -0.1% in June 2026, marking its strongest reading since February. The improvement was driven by a 12.9 percentage point increase in production expectations for the next quarter and a 1.7 percentage point decline in inventory levels, partly offset by a 6.2 percentage point drop in current order volumes. Compared with June 2025, the industrial confidence indicator declined by 1.6 percentage points.