Chile - Industrial Production

For Chile, an industrial production index (IPI) and components thereof (mining, manufacturing, electric and other utilities), monthly from 2003.

Active:

• Classification: CIIU 4 (localization of UN ISIC Rev. 4)
• Measurement: Fixed-base index relative to 2018 (Index 2018=100)
• Adjustments:
  • Seasonally adjusted (SA)
  • Not seasonally adjusted (NSA)
• Native frequency: Monthly
• Start date:
  • SA - 2009m1
  • NSA - uniformly 2018m1

Predecessors:

• 2014=100 - 2009m1 or 2014m1 to 2023m10 ("_14")
• 2009=100 - 2012m1 to 2016m12 ("_09")
• 2002=100 - 2003m1 to 2011m12 ("02")

Global concept aliases:

• IP.ICHL

The Index of Industrial Production and Sales Physics (IPVF) is an economic indicator which aim is to measure the monthly development of the productive activity undertaken by the industries for the Category D Tab Industries Manufacturers from the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC), Revision 4 United Nations. 

The cyclical nature the rate and timing of its publication, with a lag of 28 days, make it in a key indicator for the calculations of the Monthly Index of Activity Economic (IMACEC) and the Quarterly National Accounts made by the Bank Central de Chile. The index also gives accurate expectations of employers. 

Moody's Analytics supplements

For two of the component indexes, we back-extend (mining to 1957m1, manufacturing to 1958m1) and construct SA counterparts.

Further reading

At the source:

• Source Methodology (dead link)

At IMF (SDDS Plus):

• Production index (Jan 2025)
• Production indices - Global production index (Jan 2025)

• Sep 2005 - Initial version.
• Mar 2012 - Rebased to 2009.
• Feb 2017 - Rebased to 2014.
• 16 Feb 2024, Phillip Thorne - Rebased to 2018: Properties, Moody's Analytics supplements, Further reading.