• TRM (USD/COP)COP 3,235.59 +1.65% +COP 52.60Colombia's official exchange rate (Financial Superintendence), valid Nov 4 to Nov 4
  • EuroCOP 3,617.08 +1.72% +COP 61.02Reference: TRM crossed with the European Central Bank rate of Nov 3; not the market quote
  • Mexican pesoCOP 173.98 +3.35% +COP 5.64Reference: TRM crossed with the European Central Bank rate of Nov 3; not the market quote

Colombia's economy went from 4.28% growth in May to a 0.04% contraction in August, according to Dane's ISE

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Dane's Economic Monitoring Indicator (ISE) shows Colombia's economy went from growing 4.28% in May to a 0.04% contraction in August 2026, after growing 3.43% in June and 1.06% in July. On a seasonally adjusted basis, the ISE fell 3.11% from July. Experts attribute part of the August result to the August 10 earthquake, which affected 16 departments and more than 400 municipalities, and to the start of public spending adjustment. Unemployment rose to 9.4%.

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  • The ISE went from 4.28% growth in May to a 0.04% contraction in August 2026.
  • Growth was 3.43% in June and 1.06% in July, in a progressive slowdown.
  • The ISE fell 3.11% from July on a seasonally adjusted basis.
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