The Aggregate Index Of Competitive Pressure (AICP) is an instrument developed by the Competition Council and was presented for the first time in the council’s 2013 report regarding the evolution of competition in key economic sectors.
The index measures the inclination toward competition of some industries, indicating how close the analyzed industries are to an ideal situation which fully eases the free competition. Consequently, the index does not aim to measure the actual level of competition in reality, because a potential antitrust behavior can only be detected within the investigations carried out by the antitrust authority.
The architecture, car parts distribution, vehicle distribution, medicine manufacturing and public sanitation services, whose index exceeds 46%, make up the group of industries most inclined toward a free competition.