A press release details that by sectors the monthly variation was as follows: Construction decreased 2.1 percent, and Generation, transmission, distribution and commercialization of electric power, water supply and natural gas through pipelines to the final consumer, 1.9.

Meanwhile, Manufacturing Industries decreased 1.2 percent and Mining, 1.0 percent.

The report shows that the indicator fell 2.4 percent at an annual rate, reflecting a 7.1 percent decrease in Construction, 6.2 percent in Mining, and 0.3 percent in Manufacturing Industries.

At the same time, Generation, transmission, distribution, and commercialization of electric power, water supply, and natural gas piped to the final consumer advanced 1.8 percent.

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