Society Argentina is the world's most pet-rich country 24-09-2023 16:25 According to various surveys carried out to date, the vast majority of Argentines have at least one pet in their homes. by Dante Gabriel Bogani Sandez
ECONOMIC INDICATORS UCA report: Poverty rate would be 50% without welfare support 03-09-2023 10:24 New report from the Catholic University of Argentina’s Social Debt Observatory concludes poverty affects 38.9% of the population; Those under 17 most affected; Without child benefit and welfare support payments from the government, half of Argentina would be poor.
Brazil's economy Lula to tap ally to run Brazil statistics agency, raising concerns of its future 27-07-2023 12:21 Lula's appointment of economist Marcio Pochmann to head Brazil's IBGE statistics agency raises credibility concerns due to his controversial left-wing views and past budget cuts affecting data accuracy.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS INDEC: 1.2 million in Argentina live in ‘critically overcrowded’ homes 10-05-2023 22:56 Government data reveals that more than one million people in Argentina are living in “critically overcrowded” households.
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 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 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 Argentina's unemployment rate fell to 8.2% in third quarter 21-12-2021 18:43 Year-on-year unemployment in Argentina fell by 3.5 percentage points in the third quarter of 2021 to 8.2 percent, according to official data.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Inflation slowed to 2.5% in November, reveals INDEC 14-12-2021 22:56 Price increases slowed from previous month yet have risen 45.4% since January and by 51.2% over the last year, according to official data.