Bogotá Economic Bulletin: Retail Sales, Manufacturing, and Inflation Data

Banco de la Republica Colombia (English)

Published March 24th, 2026

Detected March 26th, 2026

Summary

The Banco de la República has published its Bogotá economic bulletin for the fourth quarter of 2025. The report indicates positive year-over-year performance in key economic activities, with retail sales growth exceeding the national average and manufacturing showing slight growth. Inflation declined but remained above the national average, while unemployment and informality decreased.

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The Banco de la República's Regional Economic Bulletin for Bogotá in the fourth quarter of 2025 highlights positive economic trends in the region. Retail sales experienced significant year-over-year growth, driven by increased consumption of durable goods, food, beverages, and vehicles, surpassing national averages. Manufacturing also saw slight growth, supported by chemicals, pharmaceuticals, textiles, and food and beverages, with improved industrial confidence despite some constraints.

While inflation in Bogotá declined, it remained above the national average. However, unemployment and informality rates decreased. The construction sector showed less deterioration, with an increase in new housing sales and continued progress on infrastructure works like the metro system. The report provides a snapshot of the region's economic performance during the specified quarter.

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Regional Economic Bulletin: Bogotá, fourth quarter of 2025

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Download (only in Spanish) Keep in mind 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.

AUTHORS AND/OR EDITORS Sección de Economías Regionales Ramírez-Rodríguez, Carolina Escobar-Velásquez, Diana Carolina Bermeo-Soto, Juan Carlos Calderón-Camacho, Pedro Pablo Chitán-Caes, Andrés Felipe Suárez-Medina, Carlos Alberto During the fourth quarter of 2025, the main economic activities in the Bogotá-Cundinamarca region showed a positive year-over-year performance. Domestic demand maintained its dynamic, reflecting the increase in retail sales and imports of consumer goods, with hybrid and electric vehicles and technology products standing out. Manufacturing registered slight growth, despite the increase in imports of inputs destined for production, which was not fully reflected in this activity. As for the construction sector, civil works in the city continued to progress; however, the areas under construction within building projects continued to contract, although at a slower pace. In Bogotá, inflation declined slightly and remained above the national average, while unemployment and informality decreased.

Publication Date:

Tuesday, 24 of March 2026

Real retail sales grew in the region and surpassed the national average, although they slowed down. Higher income, the appreciation of the Colombian peso, and improved credit conditions boosted the consumption of durable goods. Sales of food and beverages led this positive performance, followed by the automotive sector due to higher sales of hybrid and electric vehicles.

Regional manufacturing grew slightly, above the national average, supported by chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and textiles in Bogotá and by food and beverages in Cundinamarca. This dynamism was driven by greater external demand and product launches ahead of the holiday season. Industrial confidence improved due to higher output expectations and lower inventory levels, although constrained by weak order volumes.

The region showed less deterioration in the built area indicator. New housing sales increased, supported by local government subsidy programs. In Bogotá, infrastructure works advanced with interventions related to the construction of the metro system.