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Boost for Milei as monthly inflation read dips below 2%

14-07-2026 17:19 Consumer prices rose 1.9% in June, the slowest monthly pace in 10 months, reports INDEC; Annual inflation remains high at 33.5%, prices up nearly 17% so far this year.

Economy contracted in April as uneven growth persists

29-06-2026 23:00 Economic activity fell 1.5% from March; From a year ago, gross domestic product proxy grew 1.6%.

Inflation slows to eight-month low in win for Milei

11-06-2026 17:00 Inflation slows to lowest level since September following a surge in March due to the Iran war-related energy shock.

Inflation slowed to monthly 2.1% in May, reports INDEC

11-06-2026 16:14 Second consecutive monthly slowdown; Consumer price hikes slowed by half a point compared to April; Inflation in first five months of year totals 14.7%.

Relief for Milei as inflation slows for first time in 11 months

14-05-2026 16:11 Run of negative headlines for Milei broken by INDEC data; Consumer prices rose 2.6% last month, a drop of 0.8 points from March, reveals bureau; Inflation now 32.4% over the last 12 months, CPI up 12.3% so far this year.

Milei government sees financial reasons to be cheerful

06-05-2026 22:45 President Javier Milei’s economic team sees a change in trend with external traction and lower interest rates. Experts and analysts speculate about sustainability of the model, income shock and Central Bank’s theory about a crisis of arrears.

by Eugenia Muzio

March inflation spike puts Milei on the defensive

15-04-2026 17:21 March figure was pushed up by transport and seasonal costs such as education; Milei urges patience and vows disinflation will resume.

Inflation picked up more than expected on energy shock

14-04-2026 17:35 Inflation picked up more than expected in March as prices at the pump rose sharply on the Iran war and as education costs surged.

Inequality eases slightly, but income gap remains stark

08-04-2026 10:36 Income inequality improved slightly towards end of 2025; INDEC data shows richest 10% still earn 13 times more than poorest, with sharp disparities in gender and informal employment persisting.

Poverty fell to lowest since 2018 under Milei

31-03-2026 19:05 Poverty in Argentina fell to the lowest level since the first half of 2018 in another victory for President Javier Milei.

Argentina posted higher-than-expected inflation ahead of Iran war shock

12-03-2026 17:17 Monthly and annual inflation readings both came in higher than expected in February, before the war in Iran put upward pressure on oil prices.

Utilities surge kept inflation at monthly 2.9% in February

12-03-2026 17:06 Prices up 5.9% since turn of the year, 33.1% over past year; Housing, utilities and fuels, food and non-alcoholic beverages, miscellaneous goods and services recorded highest increases last month.

Inflation sped up for fifth straight month in January

10-02-2026 16:38 Consumer prices rose 2.9% last month compared to December; From a year ago, the inflation rate rose to 32.4 percent, according to INDEC data.

City inflation accelerated to 3.1% in January, highest increase in 10 months

09-02-2026 13:05 Bad omen for Milei and national inflation rate due later this week; City's consumer price index has accelerated month by month since August 2025.

Business chamber says consumption up 2.5% last year

29-01-2026 17:31 Consumption rose in 2025 compared to the previous year, says Argentine Chamber of Commerce in report, although December spending dropped 1.4% from 2024.

Outbound trips by Argentines up 38% year-on-year

26-01-2026 19:04 Outbound tourism surges year-on-year Milei as arrivals fall and travel balance swings sharply negative; Argentina received 8.7 million visitors in 2025, down 19.7% from 2024, while 18.8 million residents travelled overseas.

31.5% – Argentina records lowest annual inflation since 2017, says INDEC

13-01-2026 16:21 Inflation in December was 2.8%, says INDEC, marking a slight acceleration from November and coming in above the expectations of private estimates. 

Report: Sharp drop in employees, employers in Milei’s first two years

23-12-2025 14:47 Between November 2023 and September 2025, almost 281,000 registered jobs were lost with over 20,000 companies closing down, according to CEPA report based on government data.

Study: Argentina has lowest minimum wage in dollars in Latin America

20-11-2025 15:50 Javier Milei’s pledge that “salaries in dollars will take off” after his election has run up against a harsher reality – real purchasing power is now lower than it was in 2001, finds study by CELAG think tank.

Report: 276,000 formal jobs lost in 21 months of Milei

18-11-2025 16:18 Report by CEPA think tank details 276,000 jobs lost since start of Milei administration in December 2023; Study finds 20,000 firms – or close to 30 companies a day – have closed their doors over same period; Public administration and construction lead the decline.