News of indec

Unemployment dropped to 9.6% in second quarter

Today 02:27 Among men, unemployment affected nine percent of the economically active population in the second quarter, with the figure rising to 10.4 percent for women.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Inflation slowed to 2.5% in August, but still expected to clear 48% this year

17-09-2021 10:39 Prices have increased 32.3% so far in 2021, according to official data, and by 51.4% over last 12 months.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Monthly inflation cools more than expected to 2.5%

14-09-2021 17:21 Consumer prices rose 2.5 percent in August from a month earlier, the lowest level since July 2020.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Economic activity grew 9.7% in first half of 2021

20-08-2021 02:28 INDEC forecast sees 2.5% growth in June from the previous month. In annual comparisons, 13 of 15 industry sectors grew year-on-year.

BLOOMBERG

Argentina's economy rebounded more than expected in reopening

20-08-2021 01:25 Argentina’s economy expanded more than expected in June as the government relaxed lockdown measures and ended an export dispute with beef producers

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Inflation exceeds government's annual target, just seven months into year

13-08-2021 03:21 Inflation in Argentina slowed for a fourth consecutive month in July, but still rose 3%, above expectations. Prices have risen 29.1% since January, and by 51.8% over the past 12 months.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Inflation cools as government slows peso depreciation

12-08-2021 18:49 Inflation in Argentina cooled for the fourth consecutive month in July, as the government tightened its grip on the daily depreciation of the peso.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

INDEC: Economic activity in May fell 2% from previous month

21-07-2021 22:00 Argentina's economy grew 13.6% in May year-on-year, but declined 2% on the previous month, reports INDEC.

BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS

Economy posts sharpest decline in a year in May

21-07-2021 18:17 Argentina’s economy posted its worst decline in a year in May as the government implemented another strict lockdown and a temporary ban on beef exports cooled the business climate.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Foreign tourist numbers down 90% in first five months of year

16-07-2021 00:42 Barely 6,800 tourists entered the country in May, while there were 30,000 residents travelling in the opposite direction.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

INDEC: Prices have risen by 50.2% over last 12 months

15-07-2021 17:56 Inflation in June reached 3.2%, according to government data, meaning prices have risen by 25.4% in the last six months in Argentina.

BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS

Inflation slows for third month to below forecast

15-07-2021 17:27 From a year ago, inflation reached 50.2%, the highest annual rate since early 2020, according to government data.

WORK IN ARGENTINA

INDEC: Women in Argentina earned 25% less than men over past year

03-07-2021 13:35 Not only did women earn less but there were less women earning, while male employment remained stable.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Economic activity dropped 1.2% in April from previous month

30-06-2021 09:17 Argentina’s economy contracted more than expected in April 2021, thanks in most part to restrictions and conditions imposed by the coronavirus pandemic.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Unemployment dropped slightly to 10.2% in first quarter

26-06-2021 00:11 GDP grew 2.6% from the previous quarter, higher than economists expectations of a 2.3% increase.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

GDP grew at fastest pace since 2018 in first quarter

23-06-2021 16:41 GDP grew 2.6% from the previous quarter, higher than economists expectations of a 2.3% increase. From a year ago, Argentina’s economy grew 2.6% in the first quarter of 2021, its fastest pace in three years.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Inflation slowed to 3.3% in May, says INDEC

16-06-2021 19:49 Inflation in Argentina slowed to 3.3 percent in May, the lowest monthly rate registered since December last year.

Bloomberg

Argentina’s inflation cools more than expected in May

16-06-2021 18:16 Argentina‘s inflation slowed more than expected in May as the government reintroduced a temporary lockdown to combat the pandemic and seasonal prices provided some respite.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Economy unexpectedly shrank for second straight month in March

21-05-2021 01:40 Argentina’s economy shrank for the second straight month in March as accelerating inflation diminished wage gains.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Inflation continues to rise: prices increased 4.1% in April

14-05-2021 01:47 INDEC’s Consumer Price Index shows cost of living jumped 4.1% in April and 17.6% in the first four months of the year.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Argentina’s economy snaps growth streak, contracting in February

22-04-2021 23:52 Economic activity fell one percent in February from January, snapping a nine-month growth streak following a historic plunge triggered by the coronavirus pandemic.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Argentina records highest inflation rate in 18 months: 4.8%

15-04-2021 17:35 Inflation in March reached 4.8% – the highest figure since September 2019. Prices have jumped 12.4% in first three months of year, 42.6% over last 12 months.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Inflation in Argentina speeds up, prompting government crackdown

15-04-2021 09:44 Argentina’s inflation accelerated last month at the fastest pace since President Alberto Fernández took office in late 2019, experts believe, prompting the government to tighten its unorthodox controls over companies.

EDITORIAL

Poverty is our worst expense

03-04-2021 09:03 This relentlessly surging poverty worries all of us and naturally worries the government too – or does it?

NEW REPORT

Argentines have US$250 billion stashed outside financial system, says INDEC

03-04-2021 08:47 Deposits in bank accounts abroad,safety deposit boxes at home or hidden "under the mattress," shares, bonds all contribute to this total.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Wages continue to lose out to inflation, pushing poverty up

03-04-2021 08:43 Salaries rose 29.6% in 12 months up until February, while prices rose 38.5 percent over the same period.

AS I SEE IT

Some lessons in elementary Chinese

03-04-2021 08:24 Unfortunately for many millions of people, Argentina has long been programmed to get poorer and the Kirchnerite government is clearly determined to ensure the slide downhill continues.

by James Neilson

Poverty

Pandemic and economic crisis pushes poverty rate up to 42%

31-03-2021 19:50 More than four in 10 Argentines were living in poverty in the second half of 2020, INDEC national statistics bureau reveals – the highest level since 2004.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Economic activity up 1.9% in January on previous month

30-03-2021 20:24 Economic activity fell 2% from January 2020, but rose 1.9% when compared to December last year the fastest pace in four months.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Unemployment rose to 11% in the fourth quarter of 2020

25-03-2021 18:24 Argentina's unemployment rate rose to 11 percent in the fourth quarter of 2020, rising 2.1 percentage points from a year earlier.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Official: Argentina's economy shrank 9.9% in 2020, confirms INDEC

23-03-2021 21:26 Economy shrank by 9.9% in 2020 year-on-year due to the coronavirus pandemic – its worst fall in almost 20 years.

FOUND IN LUJÁN

Missing seven-year-old found ‘safe and well’ after three-day search

20-03-2021 08:01 Maia, missing since Monday, found safely in Luján with captor after massive search effort. Disappearance of seven-year-old highlights number of families living in poverty in Argentina.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Inflation data casts shadow over government’s target

13-03-2021 09:07 Price increases slowed slightly in February from previous month, but Alberto Fernández administration’s 2021 target of 29% already looks out of reach.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

INDEC: Inflation in February hit 3.6%

11-03-2021 17:48 Prices in Argentina have risen by 40.7% over the last 12 months, and by 7.8% in the first two months of 2021, according to government data.

BLOOMBERG

Argentina CPI-linked bonds fall on possible change to basket

09-03-2021 13:48 Argentina’s inflation-linked bonds fell Monday as the country’s statistics agency, INDEC, plans to modify the basket it uses to measure inflation.

EDITORIAL

Message in a syringe

27-02-2021 08:59 With President Alberto Fernández set to open the ordinary sessions of Congress with a state-of-the-nation address, the usual buzz of anticipation is conspicuous by its absence.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

INDEC estimates economy contracted 10% in 2020

25-02-2021 17:35 Bureau’s Monthly Estimator of Economic Activity (EMAE), published Wednesday, revealed the economy fell by 2.2% in December.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Argentina’s economy recovery slowed to a crawl in December

24-02-2021 17:52 Economic growth month-over-month slowed to a crawl of 0.9% growth in December, down from 1.4% in November.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Inflation continues to rise: Prices were up 4% in January

12-02-2021 01:00 INDEC national statistics bureau says prices rose by 4% in January, equal to December's rate.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Economic activity fell 3.7% in November year-on-year

27-01-2021 10:35 INDEC says activity contracted by 10.6% in first 11 months of 2020, but registered a 1.4 percent rise in November from previous month.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

INDEC reveals inflation reached 36.1% in 2020

14-01-2021 19:44 Argentina registered cumulative inflation of 36.1% in 2020, with product prices rising fast in the final months of the year.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Economy posts sixth straight month of growth post Covid-Plunge

26-12-2020 10:25 Argentina’s economy continued to recover slowly from its historic Covid-19 plunge earlier this year, posting the sixth straight month of growth.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Economic activity contracted 7.4% in October year-on-year

24-12-2020 02:47 Economic activity contracted by 11.3% in the first 10 months of 2020, compared to the previous year, the INDEC national statistics bureau reports.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Economic activity shrank 6.9% in September year-on-year

24-11-2020 19:12 New data from INDEC national statistics bureau shows economic activity has declined 11.9% since the turn of the year.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Inflation reached 3.8% in October, highest monthly rate of year

12-11-2020 17:05 Prices in Argentina have risen by 26.9% since turn of the year, reveals INDEC national statistics bureau.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

INDEC: Inflation 2.8% in September, 22.3% this year so far

14-10-2020 18:22 Consumer prices rose 2.8% in September, with the biggest increases in clothing and footwear and alcoholic beverages and tobacco.

BLOOMBERG

Economic recovery stalls with industry declining

08-10-2020 15:18 Industrial production fell 0.9% in August compared to July and 7.1% from the previous year, according to official data.

Global pandemic

Up to 150 million could join extreme poor, warns World Bank

07-10-2020 15:40 Up to 150 million people could slip into extreme poverty, living on less than US$1.90 a day, by late next year, says World Bank.

Poverty

Pandemic’s impact laid bare as poverty rises to 40.9%

30-09-2020 19:33 INDEC national statistics bureau says poverty rose to 40.9 percent in the first half of year, with more than 18 million people in Argentina considered poor.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Economic activity slumped 12.6% in first seven months of 2020

29-09-2020 00:23 New data from INDEC national statistics bureau shows economic activity fell 13.2 percent in July, compared to the same month of previous year.

News of indec

Unemployment dropped to 9.6% in second quarter

Inflation slowed to 2.5% in August, but still expected to clear 48% this year

Monthly inflation cools more than expected to 2.5%

Economic activity grew 9.7% in first half of 2021

Argentina's economy rebounded more than expected in reopening

Inflation exceeds government's annual target, just seven months into year

Inflation cools as government slows peso depreciation

INDEC: Economic activity in May fell 2% from previous month

Economy posts sharpest decline in a year in May

Foreign tourist numbers down 90% in first five months of year

INDEC: Prices have risen by 50.2% over last 12 months

Inflation slows for third month to below forecast

INDEC: Women in Argentina earned 25% less than men over past year

Economic activity dropped 1.2% in April from previous month

Unemployment dropped slightly to 10.2% in first quarter

GDP grew at fastest pace since 2018 in first quarter

Inflation slowed to 3.3% in May, says INDEC

Argentina’s inflation cools more than expected in May

Economy unexpectedly shrank for second straight month in March

Inflation continues to rise: prices increased 4.1% in April

Argentina’s economy snaps growth streak, contracting in February

Argentina records highest inflation rate in 18 months: 4.8%

Inflation in Argentina speeds up, prompting government crackdown

Poverty is our worst expense

Argentines have US$250 billion stashed outside financial system, says INDEC

Wages continue to lose out to inflation, pushing poverty up

Some lessons in elementary Chinese

Pandemic and economic crisis pushes poverty rate up to 42%

Economic activity up 1.9% in January on previous month

Unemployment rose to 11% in the fourth quarter of 2020

Official: Argentina's economy shrank 9.9% in 2020, confirms INDEC

Missing seven-year-old found ‘safe and well’ after three-day search

Inflation data casts shadow over government’s target

INDEC: Inflation in February hit 3.6%

Argentina CPI-linked bonds fall on possible change to basket

Message in a syringe

INDEC estimates economy contracted 10% in 2020

Argentina’s economy recovery slowed to a crawl in December

Inflation continues to rise: Prices were up 4% in January

Economic activity fell 3.7% in November year-on-year

INDEC reveals inflation reached 36.1% in 2020

Economy posts sixth straight month of growth post Covid-Plunge

Economic activity contracted 7.4% in October year-on-year

Economic activity shrank 6.9% in September year-on-year

Inflation reached 3.8% in October, highest monthly rate of year

INDEC: Inflation 2.8% in September, 22.3% this year so far

Economic recovery stalls with industry declining

Up to 150 million could join extreme poor, warns World Bank

Pandemic’s impact laid bare as poverty rises to 40.9%

Economic activity slumped 12.6% in first seven months of 2020

Details of the government's new Covid restrictions

Government unveils plan to ease Covid restrictions, reopen borders

Man who raped four daughters for decades sentenced to 50 years in jail

New shipments take Argentina past 67 million Covid-19 vaccine doses

Casa Rosada confirms First Lady Fabiola Yáñez is pregnant

Mohamed Alí Acuña, el docente que noqueó a Capitanich

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Encuesta: se desplomó la confianza en el gobierno y está un 20% por debajo de la peor cifra de Macri

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