Chilean economy grows 5.4 pct in 2nd quarter

SANTIAGO, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- The Chilean economy grew 5.4 percent year on year in the second quarter of 2022, lower than the corrected growth of 7.4 percent in the first quarter, the Central Bank of Chile announced Thursday.

According to the bank's Quarterly National Accounts report, the country's domestic demand increased by 8.7 percent, although it showed a slowdown from the previous period.

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