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Chile’s economic activity (CLACTI=ECI) soared a record 14.1% in April, the central bank said on Tuesday, boosted by a low basis for comparison versus the previous year and amid early signs of recovery from months of coronavirus-induced stagnation.

The bank’s monthly IMACEC economic activity index encompasses about 90% of the economy tallied in gross domestic product figures.

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