Regarding the economic growth rate, it reached 2.9% in the first quarter (a nominal growth rate of 5.1%) compared to 2.7% in the first quarter of 2025, and 2.8% in the second, third, and fourth quarters of the same year. This means that the economy has maintained a relatively stable growth path, but at the same time, it still needs higher growth rates if the goal is to accelerate job creation and raise income levels. Conversely, the sources of this growth show stronger performance in industry, which recorded a growth of 5.3%, agriculture at 6.8%, and electricity at 4.3% in the first quarter of 2026.
Remarkably, industrial and agricultural performance comes at a time when the economy is witnessing an improvement in foreign trade movement despite all external disruptions. National exports—an important increase at this timing—rose by 6.2% during the first six months of 2026, while total exports rose by 14.5% over the same period. These developments are important because increased exports mean a greater ability to generate foreign currencies, improve the capacity of productive sectors to expand, and raise the contribution of local production to economic activity.