News of manufacturing

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

Economy grew 10.3% year-on-year in first 11 months of 2021

25-01-2022 19:03 GDP rose 10.3% year-on-year between January and November 2021, reveals national statistics bureau.

BLOOMBERG

Argentina’s economy expanded more than expected in November

25-01-2022 18:29 Economic activity rose 1.7% from October, the fastest pace since June and above analysts’ expectations for a 0.9% expansion.

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Economy beats forecast despite political woes

23-11-2021 19:03 Argentina’s economy expanded more than expected in September as tourism, manufacturing and construction picked up.

Environment

Chile's desert dumping ground for fast fashion leftovers

09-11-2021 09:59 A mountain of discarded clothing including Christmas sweaters and ski boots cuts a strange sight in Chile's Atacama, the driest desert in the world, which is increasingly suffering from pollution created by fast fashion.

Covid-19 vaccines

Argentine firm begins work on Covid vaccine based on mRNA tech

28-09-2021 09:50 Sinergium Biotech to produce vaccines against Covid-19 for Latin American countries based on mRNA technology, similar to that employed by Pfizer and Moderna in their shots.

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

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.

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Argentina's industry posts worst drop since beginning of pandemic

07-07-2021 22:01 Manufacturing sector posts worst decline in more than a year, reinforcing analysts' view that the economy contracted in the second quarter.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Vehicle production revs up in Argentina

06-07-2021 23:05 A total of 193,580 vehicles were manufactured in Argentina in the first half of the year – 123.9 percent more than in the same period last year.

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.

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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.