Regional Economic Bulletin (BER in Spanish): Bogotá, Third Quarter of 2023
The Regional Economic Bulletin is published by the Regional Economies Section of the Technical and Economic Information Department at Banco de la República. The views and potential errors are the sole responsibility of the authors and do not compromise Banco de la República or its Board of Directors.
The Regional Economic Bulletin (BER) is a quarterly publication produced since 2003, whose purpose is to provide the economic agents and the general public with periodic, reliable, and timely information on the evolution of the main variables of the economic activity in the regions of the country, following the own classification of Banco de la República (the Central Bank of Colombia).
In the third quarter, the Bogotá region (Bogotá and Cundinamarca) continued to show a low performance in the annual comparative due to the weakening of domestic demand, persistent inflation, and high financial costs. Industry and commerce contracted due to the high annual comparison basis, the slower pace of household consumption, and the drawdown of inventories. Construction activity recorded a sharp fall in approved licenses, offset by the delivery of apartments and the gradual progress of civil works. Domestic air transportation also declined after having achieved high post-pandemic growth. In line with this, imports for construction, industry, and transportation fell, particularly in foreign trade. In turn, the unemployment rate improved while inflation declined, although it remained at high levels.
Regional Economic Bulletin published to date (since 2025)
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