Índice de incerteza da política econômica fica em 252 pontos em março

A Fedesarrollo informou que seu Índice de Incerteza da Política Econômica (Ipec) ficou em 252 pontos em março, uma queda de 46 pontos em relação a fevereiro. O número marca 90 meses consecutivos acima da média histórica observada de 2000 a 2019.

O índice, que monitora a incerteza da política econômica na Colômbia por meio da contagem de termos relacionados em notícias da mídia, caiu de 298 pontos em fevereiro. O valor subiu 30 pontos em comparação a março do ano passado.

A cobertura noticiosa em março concentrou-se principalmente em política econômica, social e geopolítica com 44,6%, seguida por atividade econômica com 26,8% e outros temas com 12,5%. Em relação a fevereiro, a participação da atividade econômica aumentou 8,4 pontos percentuais, enquanto a segurança recuou 6,8 pontos.

Em comparação com março de 2024, a atividade econômica aumentou 17,4 pontos percentuais, e a política econômica, social e geopolítica contraiu 12,0 pontos. A Fedesarrollo divulga este indicador mensalmente com um foco setorial.

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