Reviewed archive · August 24, 2026
Ecuador's monthly activity indicator rose 2% in first-half 2026
Originally published August 24, 2026 · Reviewed September 25, 2026
Ecuador's Central Bank reported that its monthly economic activity indicator, IMAEc, was 2.0% higher in January–June 2026 than in the same period of 2025. The June reading alone was 2.2% above June 2025. These are historical IMAEc results, not a final full-year growth rate.
Within the first-half figure, the bank reported increases of 2.6% in services, 3.8% in manufacturing, 3.4% in construction and 2.1% in commerce. The first-half sector percentages should not be confused with the separate June-on-June readings, which were 2.6%, 4.2%, 3.9% and 4.0%, respectively.
The June detail was uneven: oil and mining activity declined 3.4% from a year earlier, while agriculture, livestock, forestry and fishing fell 1.5%. Gains in services, manufacturing, commerce and construction outweighed those contractions in the monthly aggregate. This is why the 2.0% headline does not mean every industry expanded.
IMAEc is a short-term measure intended to track activity before quarterly GDP figures are available. It should not be described as the official GDP growth rate for the first half, and later statistical releases may revise the picture. The bank's underlying publication is the appropriate source for methodological detail.
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