S. Real industry revenues increased by 4.7 % in the first quarter of 2025 Before the fourth quarter of last year, according to the industrial indicators issued by the National Union of Industry (CNI) on Friday (09).
The positive result occurs even after Corporate bills in the sector decrease by 2.4 % in March. Compared to the first quarter of 2024, the index grew by 10.8 %.
According to the research, Production hours decreased by 1.6 % in March. The fall of the fall most of the increase in February of 1.9 %.
In addition, and The index ended the first third by 1.1 % higher From the level recorded in the fourth quarter of 2024 and 4.2 % higher than the result of the first quarter of the same year.
The research also shows that Use the installed capacity (UCI) It continued stable and remains 78.9 %, taking into account the chain free of seasonal effects.
The average UCI in the first three months is 0.1 Celsius (PP) less than the average of the previous quarter, which is 0.6 PP less than the first third of last year.
According to CNI’s economic analysis director, Marcelo Azifido, UCI recession may be associated with It is located in the demand for industrial products.
“This distinguishes the dynamic loss, which we notice since the end of last year. This movement can also be verified in the decline in revenues and March production,” he said.
The survey also shows that industrial workers registered in March and that it ended the first quarter of 2025, an increase of 0.8 % compared to the previous quarter. Compared to the first three months of 2024, the increase was 2.7 %.
Industrial employment came from a 17 -The sequence of growth without interruptionWith small but consistent differences. In the first two months, the labor growth rhythm was great and is now stable. “
“However, it is still too early to refer to whether the end of this long cycle or if it is repeated in the coming months, but this is the warning, especially when analyzing other variables that were mostly negative from February to March,” said Azifido.
Me and The salary and the average income of industrial workers The first three months of the year closed a decrease. After a decrease of 2.8 % in March, the land salary decreased by 1.9 % in the first quarter, compared to the previous quarter.
The average return, in turn, decreased by 2.6 % from February to March. the The average real income decreased by 3.1 % in the first quarter of 2025 In light of the last quarter of 2024, compared to the first quarter of 2024, the decrease was 3.9 %.
