Colombia's manufacturing production rose 1.4% in February 2026 compared to the previous year, but real sales fell 2.5%, according to Dane data. Andi president Bruce Mac Master said the figures show stagnation and that the sector has yet to take off. Employed personnel dropped 0.4%.
Dane released the Monthly Manufacturing Survey with Territorial Focus (Emmet) results for February, showing a 1.4% rise in real production, though real sales dropped 2.5% and employed personnel fell 0.4% from February 2025.
Andi president Bruce Mac Master stated that "for the first bimestre of the year, the industry recorded relative stagnation in production at 0.5% and a sales drop of 1.6%". He added that February's production barely offsets last year's decline and sales have shown negative rates for four months.
Of 39 activities, 20 had positive production variations contributing 4.4 percentage points, while 19 were negative, subtracting 3.0 points. Sharpest declines were in coffee husking (-38.5%), cacao and confectionery processing (-21.9%), and basic iron and steel industries (-20.5%). Gains were led by automobile manufacturing (+26%), other transport equipment (+22%), and vehicle parts (+16%).
Territorially, six of 14 departmental domains saw increases, with Santander (+7.6%), Cundinamarca (+7.3%), and Risaralda (+4.1%) leading. Valle de Aburrá contributed +2.8%.
The Industrial Production Index (Ipi) was flat at 0.0%, boosted by manufacturing (+1.4%) but weighed down by mining (-6.9%). Year-to-date, manufacturing production grew 0.5% and Ipi 0.2%.
