The Brazilian began the third quarter of the year with positive performance. According to the OMI Economic Performance Index of PMES (Iode-PMES), the segment recorded a 1.7% increase in financial movements in July 2025 compared to the same month of 2024. The sector had already advanced 3.7% in June/25. Results impacted mainly by the return of consumer confidence and the slowdown of inflation.
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“The advancement observed in June and July shows that SMEs begin to gain breath again, especially in the industry and service sectors. The reduction of inflation and the warm labor market have sustained the income of families, which is reflected in the increase in real revenues. Still, the high level of interest follows as an important brake for a more intense resumption,” says Felipe Beraldi, economist and manager of omie indicators and economic studies.
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Better performance
The industry led a survey up 8.3%in July, in actual revenues compared to the same period of the year before being driven by 17 of 23 monitored subsectors, including beverages, machinery and equipment and pulp/paper. The service sector maintained a positive result in July, with growth of 2.4% in the annual base. Already commerce (- 4.1%) and infrastructure (- 7.0%) follow in the trajectory of fall in the period.
“In the coming months, we should see the SMEs consolidating a growth scenario, but in moderate pace. The data point to a positive trajectory, but still distant from the dynamism we observed in 2024,” explains the economist.
