Group 1 - The core viewpoint of the article highlights that Colombia's industrial production index for July increased by 2.9% year-on-year, driven primarily by the manufacturing sector and the electricity and gas supply industry [1] - The manufacturing sector showed the largest increase, contributing 5.8% to the overall growth, which is an improvement of 3.7 percentage points compared to the previous month [1] - In the cumulative performance for the first seven months of the year, two out of four sectors experienced negative growth: mining and quarrying decreased by 7.7%, and water collection, treatment, and distribution fell by 0.7% [1] Group 2 - In contrast, the electricity and gas supply sector grew by 0.9%, while the manufacturing sector recorded a growth of 1.9% during the same period [1]