News of argentina economic data

The doors of Toto Caputo’s parallel realities

Today 11:14 Disassociation from reality has its impact on the markets and on politics.

Government denies interference after INDEC chief’s departure

Yesterday 21:49 Resignation of Marco Lavagna, head of the INDEC national statistics bureau, puts pressure on government and raises questions over measuring of inflation price hikes.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Milei shelves inflation revamp after statistics chief quits

02-02-2026 19:01 President Milei’s government says it’s holding off on using new methodology to measure inflation, just hours after Argentina’s chief statistician resigned from his post.

POLITICS & ECONOMY

Head of INDEC national statistics bureau resigns post

02-02-2026 17:33 Economist Marco Lavagna steps down from his role after more than six years at the helm, just days after the implementation of a methodology to manage inflation and unrest at bureau over pay freeze.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Argentina posts trade surplus for 2025, extending positive run

20-01-2026 17:58 Argentina recorded a surplus of US$11.3 billion last year, marking a second consecutive year in the black; Commercial balance made up of US$87.077 billion in exports versus US$75.791 billion in imports.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Economy contracted in May for third time in 2025

21-07-2025 16:52 Argentina’s economy contracted in May for the third time this year, according to government data.

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Argentina recorded record trade surplus in 2024

20-01-2025 22:48 Argentia recorded its biggest-ever trade surplus in 2024 – partly due to a drop in imports caused by recession.

ECONOMY – ANALYSIS

Milei lowers peso crawling peg to 1% after inflation stabilises

14-01-2025 16:43 Monthly inflation continues to run near a four-year low, opening the door for first change to currency policy in more than a year.

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Inflation slowdown continues, decelerating to 2.4% in November

11-12-2024 16:08 Data from the INDEC national statistics bureau shows consumer prices increased by 2.4% last month, below the expectation of analysts and markets.

by James Grainger

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70% of workers in Argentina were earning under 550,000 pesos a month in June

08-10-2024 11:17 Seven out of every 10 households were earning less than a million pesos a month in June, according to INDEC data.

ECONOMY – ANALYSIS

Poverty soars past 50% in Argentina as Milei austerity hits hard

26-09-2024 17:12 About 52.9% of Argentines were mired below the poverty line in the first half of the year, up from 41.7% in the second half of 2023.

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Argentina's economy posts best month under Milei despite cuts

20-07-2024 17:57 Economic activity rose 1.3% from April, the first month of growth since Milei’s term began in December.

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INDEC reports 5.1% Q1 slump in GDP, unemployment on rise

24-06-2024 20:58 Argentina's economy contracted by 5.1% in first quarter, says INDEC; Unemployment hit 7.7% as Milei government’s austerity measures began to kick in.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Economy slumped for fourth straight month in February

23-04-2024 20:18 Economic activity fell 3.2% in February from a year ago, a fourth straight monthly decline. On a monthly basis, activity declined 0.2%, according to government data.