In December 2023, manufacturing production experienced a significant decrease of 10.9% compared to December 2022. This result is mainly explained by the lower activity in the primary industry (-29.3%), particularly due to reduced anchovy fishing for Indirect Human Consumption during the second fishing season in the North-Central zone of 2023, which was affected by adverse weather conditions. Likewise, the non-primary industry registered a slight drop (-2.6%) due to low demand from the construction sector.