Argentine inflation 25.4% in last twelve months according to private estimates
Argentine opposition lawmakers presented November's inflation rate, or ‘Congressional rate’ based in the analysis of nine private agencies, which showed a 1.81% advance against the previous month, accumulating 25.4% in the last twelve months, “the highest in 18 months”.
As every month lawmakers Ricardo Gil Lavedra, Juan Pedro Tunessi, Paula Bertol, Pablo Tonelli, Patricia Bullrich, Eduardo Amadeo and Carlos Brown, members of the Freedom of Expression committee offered a press conference at the Lower House, where they reported the inflation index, an average from private consultants who are exposed to court actions and fines by the Secretary of Domestic Commerce if they make them public.
“This is the highest rate registered in the last eighteen months. The inflation is in the heart of the main issues of the government,” Gil Lavedra stated.
He added that the slowing down of the economy has not been countered by a drop in the inflation rate, ‘rather the contrary’ which means loss of competitiveness, soaring ‘Argentine cost’ and social conflicts such as not elevating the floor for income and other taxes.
Earlier this week opposition lawmakers and organized labour union leader Hugo Moyano called on the government to discuss in Congress modifications to the income tax.
The Argentine government stats office Indec is expected to announce any moment its November inflation index which most probably will be less than half the Congressional index as has happened sustainedly during the whole year.
In the last two years the controversial Indec inflation rate has been below one percent, while the Congressional index has more than doubled and in some months has soared over 2%.
The official inflation and GDP indexes are questioned by the IMF and World Bank and locally unions and courts refer to the so called Congressional index, ignoring Indec.
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you are the number one Argentinian plonker on this site.
Don't like the frowst? Get out of the Kuche.
God Save The queen
God Bless The Great British Falkland Islands
Of course the deaths of children puts inflation into perspective. It also puts into perspective any other economic or business news story.
It is also irrelevant to this story, and pretty much any other economic or business news story.
Perhaps there are more suitable places for you to pass on your condolences to their families, and perhaps a more appropriate way to do it.
However, as you have chosen this particular story on which to voice your view, perhaps you might share your considered view in the topic of the thread.
Why is this independent view of Argentinas inflation so different from the official figures. Which are correct?
Thats a blessing we would be here all evening with so much depressing news coming out of Argentina, still NICE to see CHILE doing well
well done!!
no wonder Crustina wants rid of these private estimates, if all they are going to do is air the realistic inflation.
how much is the basic daily food basket these days i heard Crustina threatened the supermarkets to lower prices to match INDECs fantasy inflation, has it worked???
Argentina Inflation 25.4%
Argentina Domestic Violence Deaths Up 40%
126 women died as a result of domestic violence in 6 months. So macho, so proud bravos.
Does that not put “inflation” in a bit of perspective?
Your numbers are a lie, a figment.
Dying from hunger in food-exporting Argentina
At least 10 indigenous children have died from malnutrition in north-west Argentina this year. How could this be happening in one of the world's biggest food-exporting countries? BBC Mundo's Vladimir
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-12973543
Domestic violence
www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=360379&CategoryId=14093
Genocide of Indigenous Peoples
www.care2.com/news/member/597720583/632415
Starvation of children
www.michaeljournal.org/argentina.htm
It's easy to see why the Falkland Islanders want nothing to do with this South American hell hole.
Face of Edward Devenney being added on Mount Rushmore
cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/4/2011/11/7e8cb3cf660741fc1a453bd9b4fe313f.jpeg
Allow me to use the same logic as Yankeeboy to rationalize the mass shooting at an indian reservation three days and three mass shootings ago:
Many of the people at these reservations don't do anything to provide for themselves. This is particularly true of this Toba reservation. Or is it any coincidence that all “alledged” reports of malnutrition occur within the same reservation in the same area? Why does this not occur in the Huarpe reservations in Mendoza? In the Tehuelche reservations in the south?
The funnies shit of Alexei, SUYJ, and andy is that then they artlessly make the clumsy attempt to state that what happens at this reservation occurs across ALL of Argentina... in other words, we all are all starving with distended stomachs, everywhere, and with flies gathering around our mouths.
Nice to see Argentina burning a hole in your spleens, antis.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_convicted_of_treason#United_States
Long term decline in crime has ended
www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/oct/20/uk-crime-figures-fall-halted
Violent crime on the rise
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/7619379/Serious-violent-crime-rising.html
Austerity fuels criminality
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2072841/Britain-grip-austerity-crime-wave-rise-thirds-burglaries-parts-country.html
Knife-point robberies rise 10%
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16626558
Hate crimes on the rise
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19589602
Police cuts leads to crime rise
www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/crime-rates-muggings-and-robberies-rise-800115
Police racism up 100% in one decade
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/police-in-denial-over-rise-in-racism-complaints-7717639.html
UK all time record in the red 21 billion
www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/sep/27/uk-gdp-economy-data-second-quarter
I must be missing something here as to relevance, the article is about Argentine inflation. Your comparing it to the deaths of children? Inflation problems may be fixable a child's death is not.
“accumilating 25.4% in 12 months” what was it 12 months ago, zero? surely whatever the estimate was, this should be added to the 25.4% figure to give a more accurate estimate.
Lets get this straight, fellow Argentine's are starving to death in your food exporting country and you dont give a fuck,well for the life of me I cant understand why the Falklanders are not falling overthemelves to be a part of your world
Why do you think CFK is lying about it? Who is she fooling?
Let's get this straight as well: you are using supposedly starving Argentines (there is no such situation in the country, the story is the same one from 2 or 5 years ago), for your spiteful and political purposes.
Now you understand why I call Europeans what I do. To use the starvation of children (or even the scenario) to score debate points. Execrable.
Worst of all, you all five minutes ago were oppugning me of doing the same thing with the mass shooting.
So not only did you do what I was accused of doing, you are hypocrites about it too. Well, what great character and probity you have displayed.
Prices doubling every 3 years. What kind of interest rates can you get on your savings?
I mentioned the mass shooting of 5 people in an indian reservation. Yankeeboy's response, verbatim:
“1st obviously if there is a yohoo link there is converge..
2nd
You are right, I don't care anything about Indian reservations. After 150 yrs if those lazy drunks can't assimilate with the rest of the USA it is their own problem.
If people want to wallow in their filth it is their business.
I feel the same about Argentinians/Venezuelans/Bolivians/Ecuadorians.”
reply #37 at:
en.mercopress.com/2012/12/11/supreme-court-unanimously-rejects-cristina-fernandez-extraordinary-appeal
Well... stick up your junta. “I don't care anything about indian reservations... those lazy drunks”.
So not only have I proven the duplicity of you Brits in accusing argies of not caring for the indian reservations, but you yourselves were caught in using the story of dying children to score debate points... when 5 minutes prior you were all in high dudgeon over that very same “iniquity”.
What a complete and utter confuting of your meek argumentation. Two killed with one bullet.
Sepulchral silence. When confronted with the direct quote of an American “cousin” expressing the very attitude you Brits so indignantly accuse argies of having. Silence.
Or change the subject, like our jester andy65.
WHY don't you adress my evidence at 37 about indian treatement in a former British colony?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-16082489
2nd
You are right, I don't care anything about Indian reservations. After 150 yrs if those lazy drunks can't assimilate with the rest of the USA it is their own problem.
If people want to wallow in their filth it is their business.
I feel the same about Argentinians/Venezuelans/Bolivians/Ecuadorians.”
--Yankeeboy
It doesn't seem to be related to the reality other than it's a reality that CFK is cooking the books.
Apodyopsis of demagogic leaders? Well, that is more infomation that we needed to know.
And none of you have yet to respond how does the attitudes of Americans towards indian reservations differ from those in Argentina.
I offer my sincere condolences to the families, to President Obama, Governor Malloy and the American people. The thoughts of the British people are with you all at this very difficult time.”
Unlike Nostrolldamus The 2nd who tried to make cheap shots from this tradgedy
And none of you have yet to respond how does the attitudes of Americans towards indian reservations differ from those in Argentina.
no ones answered becouse no one cares what you say!
I have all summer you idiots school is out that is why I'm here
now i understand why youre comments are so childish, and why its not possible to have an adult discussion with you, hmm
And, pray, what does the tragic event in Connecticut have to do with the lies of la Cretina?
Thank you for admitting you are all nothing but a bunch of racists, who clearly and patently make use of flagitious double-standards and hyperbole in your vain efforts to depict Argentina as a place it transparently is not... by ignoring the fact that all the misfortunes raised occur just as often if not more so in the rest of the world.
probably the janitor!!! lol
#53 thank you andy65. We recieived an email from HQ at work as we have a distribution center in that area. It seems co-workers (unknown to me) may have had children at that school. Such a tragedy.
As tragic as that is the article is about argentina's runaway inflation.
Something you can never say as an Argentine you have ever been use to
You believe in democracy just as much as the Pontiff believes in Atheism.
Scram.
Actually Chile is following the example of Belle Epoque Argentina, from the 1870s to 1950, when we traded with the entire world regardless of their tariffs or quotas, had completely open immigration borders, allowed virtually unrestricted capital flows, and the Argentine peso was completely exchangeable at all ports of call in the world.
That served us well then, but it won't serve us well now. If it serves Chile or Peru, fine. If it serves Brazil and Uruguay to sign trade treaties fine. They are they and us are us.
That's that.
“Projecting” again I see. It's always “interesting” to read your posts. I say “Interesting” in the same way a biologist would watch fungus growing in a lab experiment. I am amazed that you carry so much hate and bile towards yourself, it's a wonder you can sit up straight.
and there again at 63. WOW!!!! You really don't like what KFC has done to your country do you? It must be so hard, trapped in a contradiction like you are..........
“rgentine inflation 25.4% in last twelve months according to private estimates”
So then, back on topic........what do you think about this??
To be a claque is bad enough. But to auto-claque??? Man you are stooping quite nether.
About the inflation figures,
I don't discuss domestic affairs with foreigners.
“Agitprop of one's one volition is no sounder than agitprop from a Monarch”.
All the same.
Being in denial is only to be expected.
72 Tito The Clown Troll
“Agitprop of one's one volition is no sounder than agitprop from a Monarch”.
Yes I know, he used to talk b*ll*cks as well.............
As for Nostradamus, your use of the horrible deaths in America to deflect from the issue at hand here is disgusting and callous. Argentina is having a major economic problem with inflation. I hope to god there is no tragedy in one month's time when the congressmen and women announce the inflation figures for next month. You have no leg to stand on as chronic inflation is a continuously serious concern. Stick to the facts at hand.
You may find it interesting, but I respect European monarchies in terms of the tradition and historical yoke they provide to their nations. I have nothing against that, over there.
Here, that is anathema to our core being. However, I don't like the presidential system and would reform the government to have a Tricameral Great Assembly of a Congress, Senate, and Parliament.
The Congress would be elected for 2 year terms directly by popular vote.
The Senate would be elected for 5 year terms by proportional appointment of the departeentos or partidos of each province.
The Parliament would be appointed by the Governor of the province for 4 year terms.
Eliminate the presidency and institute coalition ministers. Move the capital to southern La Pampa province, specifically to Lihuel Calel county and build a new capital at the northern shore of the Colorado River. Move the Capital Federal there.
www.visitingargentina.com/imagenes/mapas/mapa-de-la-pampa.jpg
“We might not like her but have some respect for your fellow man, or woman in this case”
Why? I was always taught that respect had to be earned, not just given. To my mind KFC / Ol' Turkey Neck / TMBOA / The Harpy has done NOTHING to earn ANY respect from anyone. Save the paid trolls on this site and her hitler youth movement “La Campora”
She has dragged her Country into economic collapse. Shouted, screamed, ranted and raved to every committee of the UN making her country an embarrassment on the world stage. She has bullied her nieghbours and used phyiscal violence to get what she wants .
This person does not deserve our respect. She can have our pity, as one might pity a sick horse, just before they take it to the glue factory, but no way does she deserve our respect.
Besides “childish name-calling and mockery” might not solve our worlds problems, but some of the one liners that agent999 et al come out with..... they will make you wet ourself
well......
LaNacion, Clarin employees demand more wage increases...
don't they ?
Get a grip!! Clarin are telling the truth!! A very rare animal in Argentina indeed and for that their voice is about to be silenced.
Happy 17th December!!!!!!!!!!
The Clarinet might say the truth
then
It should make own employees wages up at least ~ 25 %
No retard!!
“It should make own employees wages up at least ~ 25 %”
What SHOULD happen is that someone with at the very least, two brain cells to rub together, should get control of the run away inflation.
That way, they can make life more bearable for ordinary Argentinians!! God you have such a short memory. Remember Simon68??? what he said on another post??? about how the cost of living now outstrips his pension??? The ONLY thing keeping him out of the gutter is the fact that his wife is still working.
THAT is the cost of your Queen's economic model, that is the human price. And the story on here about those 16,000 living on the streets.
But you arn't interested in the “Ordinary Argentinian” are you? You feel nothing that your fellow countrymen have fallen on hard time because that mad b*tch has made life easy for a few and impossible for the rest...... Sorry, what was I thinking? I just remembered who I was talking too.......
.....
Back to argentina's 25.4% inflation
“This is the highest rate registered in the last eighteen months. The inflation is in the heart of the main issues of the government,” Gil Lavedra stated.
He added that the slowing down of the economy has not been countered by a drop in the inflation rate, ‘rather the contrary’ which means loss of competitiveness, soaring ‘Argentine cost’ and social conflicts such as not elevating the floor for income and other taxes.”
I have no idea who this guy is but he is the ONLY one who seems to have any idea of WTF is going on and should be made President immediately if AG want to avoid yet another default.
It would only be the cost of a pistol bullet, or maybe 30 to make sure the government get the real message.
In that fluffy fluffy cloudy dreamworld in which CFK and her cronies inhabit as they stash their dosh overseas whilst their citizens struggle.....
Next folks coming up in this latest episode of the Rhea's head stuck in the sand!!
CFK claims she is a qualified lawyer!
CFK claims she will fight to the last drop of her blood for the Malvinas.
CFK claims that the UN Charter doesn't exist.
CFK takes oil companies drilling around the Falklands to court. ........
And then wakes up with a hangover (from pesticide contaminated Argentine wine) to find out all these thoughts were inactable dreams, and that Argentina's inflation is really 25.4 %......................
the World's top protectionist country;
regarded as a pariah state by international money lenders;
a govnement agency called INDEC that lies about inflation and growth;
politicians that live in a fantasy World who spread lies about the Falklands.
That'll be Argentina.
From the Guardian 16.12.12
'Argentina faces IMF penalties over failure to meet inflation deadline. Sanctions such as exclusion from G20 could be imposed as country's inflation rate appears at odds with independent assessments.'
and
'Tomorrow we'll find out if Argentina is getting kicked out of the IMF. Tomorrow the IMF will release a report on Argentina's inflation that could truly turn the country into a pariah of the global economic communities.'
Bye, bye Argie-land
Wat
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