ECONOMIC INDICATORS Economy grew 5.2% in 2022, second straight year of growth 23-03-2023 16:49 Improvement in GDP was consumer-led (up 9.4%) with exports up 5.7%, new INDEC report reveals.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Argentina's economy contracts by most since pandemic to end 2022 22-03-2023 16:41 Argentina's economy contracted less than expected at the end of last year, with GDP down 1.5% in the fourth quarter of 2022 compared to the previous three-month period.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS INDEC: Prices jumped 6.6% in February, inflation 102.5% over last year 14-03-2023 16:13 Consumer prices jumped 6.6% in February, pushing Argentina’s inflation rate over the last 12 months into the dreaded three digits, according to government data.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Not even a World Cup win can save Argentina’s economy from decline 24-02-2023 10:08 Economy contracted more than expected in December even after the country won its much-celebrated third World Cup title, lending weight to view that recession lies ahead later this year.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Annual inflation rate hits 98.8%, surpassing expectations 14-02-2023 17:13 Prices gained 6% from December, the second straight month of faster increases, according to government data published Tuesday.
CENSUS 2022 RESULTS Census data update shows Argentina’s population is 46 million 31-01-2023 23:14 INDEC shares fresh data from last May’s census, showing national headcount of 46,044,703 – 1.2 million lower than previous estimate. According to statistics bureau, 51.76% of the population is female and 48.22% male.
Inflation Rises Inflation hit 94.8% in 2022, highest rate in 32 years 12-01-2023 17:34 INDEC reveals that prices increased by 5.1% in December, continuing the general downward trend but accelerating slightly from the preceding month.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Inflation spiked to three-decade high of 95% in 2022 12-01-2023 16:56 Rising annual inflation, which is expected to exceed 100% in the coming months, has once again become the dominant theme in Argentina.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS UCA report puts poverty rate at 43.1% 06-12-2022 14:07 More than 17 million people in the country are poor, according to the latest report by the influential Social Debt Observatory of the UCA Catholic university; Figure would rise to 50% without existing state assistance, concludes study.
BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS Argentina's economy contracted in September after currency policy 24-11-2022 01:49 Economic growth has shown resilience this year despite expectations of a recession following political turmoil in July that resulted in the ouster of three economy ministers in four weeks.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Economic activity fell in September, ending five-month run of growth 24-11-2022 01:45 INDEC national statistics bureau reports activity fell 0.3% in September from the previous month, ending a streak of five consecutive months of growth. Annually, the economy expanded 4.8% in the same month of the previous year .
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Prices have risen by 88% over last 12 months, reveals INDEC 15-11-2022 17:06 Inflation was 6.3% in October, according to national statistics bureau; Price hikes stand at 76.6% since the turn of the year, with 2022 likely to end with a rate in triple digits.
BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS Argentina’s annual inflation spikes to 88%, topping G20 countries 15-11-2022 17:00 Consumer prices rose 88% in October from a year ago, surpassing Turkey’s 85.5% rate for the highest among Group of 20 nations.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Economy grew in August despite political crisis 20-10-2022 17:17 Economy expanded 0.4% in August compared to July; From a year ago, the economy grew 6.4%, according to government data.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Inflation in September hit 6.2%, prices up 83% over past year 14-10-2022 18:51 No respite from runaway price hikes: inflation in September reached 6.2%, with cost of living over the last 12 months up 83%. Private economists forecast an annual 2022 rate of more than 100%.
BLOOMBERG - ANALYSIS Argentina’s yearly inflation surged to 83% in September 14-10-2022 18:49 Annual inflation surged to a new 30-year high in September as policymakers struggle to tame some of the world’s fastest consumer price increases.
Poverty in Argentina Around 5.5 million children in Argentina living in poverty 29-09-2022 02:11 Child poverty affected 50.9% of Argentina’s population in the first half of 2022, according to the Permanent Household Survey (EPH) by the INDEC national statistics bureau.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Poverty reached 36.5% in the first half of 2022 29-09-2022 02:05 According to government data, almost four out of every 10 people in Argentina are considered poor; More than half of children aged up to 14 years old live in poverty, with 5.3 million nationwide in extreme poverty.
BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS Poverty remains above pre-pandemic level in early 2022 29-09-2022 02:00 Argentina's poverty rate remained above pre-pandemic levels in the first half of this year as high inflation eroded benefits of country's economic recovery.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Unemployment dropped to 6.9% in second quarter, says INDEC 22-09-2022 18:38 Unemployment fell to 6.9% in the second quarter from 9.6% in the same period last year, according to official data, in large part due to the coronavirus pandemic.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Inflation woes continue: prices up 7% in August 15-09-2022 23:52 Food and non-alcoholic beverages see highest spikes as purchasing-power continues to plummet; Prices have risen 56.4% since January with annual projections now nearing 100%.
BLOOMBERG - ANALYSIS Inflation hits 79% ahead of likely rate hike 15-09-2022 15:20 Annual inflation in Argentina surged to 78.5 percent in August, almost certainly cementing another Central Bank interest rate hike as early as this week.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Food and fuel price rises put pressure on August inflation figure 03-09-2022 15:34 Most analysts and consultancy firms expect price rises totalled at least 6% last month, with some anticipating a monthly rate that’s closer to 7%.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Economy grew 6.3% in the first half of 2022, says INDEC 23-08-2022 17:34 Activity in June expanded 1.1% from a month earlier, well above economists' expectations of a 0.2% decline.
BLOOMBERG - ANALYSIS Inflation surges past 70% on political turmoil 11-08-2022 16:46 Consumer prices rose 71% in July from a year ago, the highest level in about 30 years, according to government data published Thursday.
RUNAWAY PRICE HIKES Analysts estimate inflation could surpass 90% this year 10-08-2022 23:09 Annual inflation moves ever closer to three digits amid widespread changes at Argentina’s Economy Ministry.
ECONOMIC CRISIS Inflation hits 64% year-on-year, analysts fear worse yet to come 14-07-2022 19:05 No respite from price hikes in Argentina: Inflation hit 5.3% in June, increases totalled 36.2% in first half of this year.
BLOOMBERG - ANALYSIS Inflation hit 30-year high ahead of Guzmán's exit 14-07-2022 18:11 Consumer prices in Argentina rose at the fastest pace in more than three decades in June, with worse expected after the economy minister quit this month.
UNDECLARED WEALTH INDEC: Argentines have more than US$360 billion in undeclared wealth 01-07-2022 11:04 INDEC puts a number on the colossal fortune Argentines are hiding from the tax authorities – according to the bureau, more than US$360 billion is stashed overseas or under mattresses, either in banknotes or invested in foreign funds and currencies.
BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS Argentina's GDP growth slowed in first quarter as exports shrank 23-06-2022 23:22 Argentina's economy grew less than expected in the first quarter as the agricultural sector contracted and exports fell.
PRICE OF POVERTY Family needs almost 100,000 pesos a month not to be poor 23-06-2022 14:29 A typical family in Argentina needed to earn almost 100,000 pesos in May not to qualify as living in poverty, according to INDEC.
ANALYSIS Argentina’s annual inflation reaches 61% as investors worry 14-06-2022 18:08 Price gains reach almost 61% in annual terms as investors worry about the government’s ability to pay its local debt.
Census 2022 Provisional Census 2022 count reveals Argentina's population is 47.3 million 19-05-2022 21:40 According to provisional results from the National Census 2022, released Thursday by INDEC, Argentina's population is made up of 47,327,407 people, with women making up the majority.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Economy contracted more than expected in March, says INDEC 19-05-2022 17:58 Economic activity in Argentina grew 4.8% year-on-year in March, though it contracted 0.7% from the previous month.
National census 2022 ‘Exceeded all expectations’ – Authorities hail 2022 National Census 18-05-2022 23:54 More than 23.8 million people complete once-in-a-decade survey online, reveals official; 2022 census the first to include new questions on gender and ethnicity.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Inflation continues to bite as INDEC reveals 6% jump in April 12-05-2022 23:44 Price increases totalled 23.1% in the first quarter, with prices hiked 58% over the last 12 months, according to official data.
CENSUS 2022 Argentina prepares to embark upon national census after two-year pandemic delay 10-05-2022 15:29 Next Wednesday, May 18, Argentina will all but shut down as tens of thousands of census workers get to work surveying the national population. This year’s mammoth undertaking is different to that of 12 years ago, though – for the first time, citizens and residents have been asked to fill out their details online in advance.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Economy grew 9.1% year-on-year in February, says INDEC 22-04-2022 00:00 Argentina's economy regained momentum in February, growing at its fastest pace for several months.
BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS Argentina’s inflation surged to 20-year high in March 13-04-2022 21:07 Consumer prices in Argentina rose 6.7% in March, up 55.1% over past year; Rift between top two political leaders hampers inflation fight.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS INDEC reveals prices jumped 6.7% in March 13-04-2022 16:08 Consumer prices in Argentina rose 6.7% in March – the highest monthly rate in nearly six years, official data reveals.
PRICE HIKES Guzmán admits Argentina's March inflation figure will exceed 6% 12-04-2022 13:52 Economy Minister Martín Guzmán admits that March inflation figure will definitely be greater than six percent.
PRICE HIKES Inflation fears grow as Feletti takes aim at Guzmán 08-04-2022 23:51 Report by UMET university warns that prices rose 6.8% in March, with hikes affecting lower-income workers the most.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Poverty fell to 37.3% in the second half of 2021 31-03-2022 15:55 Just over 37% of the population were living in poverty in the second half of 2021 – a drop of three points compared to the first half of the year, according to official data.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Economy grew 5.4% in January year-on-year, but fell from previous month 30-03-2022 13:41 Argentina's economy grew 5.42% in January year-on-year, but fell 0.5% compared to last December, according to government data.
economy Economy shrank in January after strong finish to 2021 29-03-2022 17:14 Economic activity in January fell 0.5% from the previous month; Results signal a slowdown in growth ahead of finalising of IMF debt deal.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS INDEC: Unemployment dropped to 7% in fourth quarter of 2021 24-03-2022 15:54 National statistics bureau reports lowest joblessness rate since 2016 and highest employment rate in five years.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Prices jumped 4.7% in February, compounding inflation concerns 18-03-2022 08:13 Inflation over the last 12 months now totals 52.3%, with prices up by 8.8% in just the first two months of the year.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Inflation quickens more than expected in new challenge 15-03-2022 21:42 Argentina’s inflation accelerated in February at its fastest pace in nearly a year, surpassing forecasts and challenging the government’s targets for this year.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Argentina's manufacturing, construction shrink to start 2022 10-03-2022 19:46 Industrial production contracted 5.5% in January from previous month. Construction activity declined 3.9% in the same period.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS GDP grew 10.3% in 2021 after three years of decline 25-02-2022 14:51 National statistics bureau confirms Argentina’s gross domestic product rose 10.3% in 2021 – first year of growth since 2017.