SANTIAGO(Reuters) – Chile’s economic activity soared a record 14.1% in April, the central bank said on Tuesday, boosted by a low basis for comparison versus the previous year and amid early signs of recovery from months of coronavirus-induced stagnation.
The bank’s monthly IMACEC economic activity index encompasses about 90% of the economy tallied in gross domestic product figures.
(Reporting by Fabian Cambero; writing by Dave Sherwood; Editing by Andrew Heavens)