According to the entity, among these results of the indicator (which shows the behavior of investment in fixed assets in the short term), expenditures in construction rose 21.2 percent and in machinery and equipment, six percent, during the first month of the year.

At a monthly rate and with seasonally adjusted figures, gross fixed capital formation increased 0.1 percent in real terms.

By component, spending on construction increased 0.3 percent and on machinery and equipment -of domestic and imported origin- decreased 0.2 percent, last January and with seasonally adjusted data.

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