IBC-Br advances 0.20% in January 2026, according to the Central Bank.

THE Economic Activity Index (IBC-Br), published on Monday morning (16) by Central Bank and is considered a signal of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), advanced 0.80% in January 2026 compared to the previous month, against market expectations of a 0.85% increase. In December 2025, a decrease of 0.20% was recorded. Individually, the Agriculture It contracted by 1.5% in the first month of the year, while Industry advanced 0.4% and the Services grew 0.8%. In the quarter ended in January 2026 compared to the quarter ended in October 2025IBC-Br presented increase of 0.8%Over the last 12 months, the indicator advanced 2.3%.

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