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The BBVA Research Manufacturing Multidimensional Indicator grew 2.3% YoY in May, reaching an average annual growth rate of 2.4% during the first five months of the year, 4.4 percentage points above the figure recorded in the same period of 2025.

The IMM BBVA Research grew 2.9% YoY in April, remaining in positive territory for the eighth consecutive month; considering the April figure, the IMM BBVA Research’s average year-to-date growth rate stands at 2.5%.

The BBVA Research Multidimensional Manufacturing Indicator grew 4.0% YoY in February, moderating the dynamism observed in the first month of the year, although remaining in positive territory for the sixth consecutive month.

The BBVA Research Multidimensional Manufacturing Indicator (MMI BBVA Research) grew 5.0% YoY in January, the highest figure since October 2022, pointing to a recovery in the sector this year.

The BBVA Research Multidimensional Manufacturing Indicator (BBVA Research MMI) fell (-)3.0% YoY in August, the largest contraction since January.

The BBVA Research Multidimensional Manufacturing Indicator grew 1.2% YoY in July, 0.9 pp above the figure registered the previous month (0.3% YoY); considering the July data, the year-over-year variation of the BBVA Research MMI reaches an average of (-)0.2% in the first seven months of the year (vs -1.5% in 2024).

The BBVA Research Multidimensional Manufacturing Indicator grew 2.0% YoY in May, bringing the average year-over-year growth variance for the first five months of the year to 5.0% (vs. 1.0% in the same period last year).