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IndecArgentine economic activity expands in September for 25th straight month
Argentina's economy grew 7.7% in September from a year earlier, the government said on Friday, beating market expectations and marking the 25th straight month of growth.
Argentine congress October ‘inflation index’: 1.49%, double the official rate
Argentine lawmakers announced Monday the so-called Congressional ‘inflation index” for October which they estimated at 1.49% and is well over double the official Indec index released last week, 0.6%.
Argentine official October inflation 0.6%; the congressional index, 1.6%
Argentina's official inflation was reported at 0.6% in October, breaking with 18 straight months of consumer prices reported at either 0.7 or 0.8%, the government reported on Friday.
Argentine September official inflation 0.8%, less than half private estimates
September inflation in Argentina climbed 0.8%, less than half the estimate from private consultants, according to the latest report from the discredited Statistics and Census Institute, Indec. In nine months accumulated inflation reached 7.3% and compared to a year ago, 9.9%.
Argentine ‘Congress inflation’ in August reached 1.89%, double the official index
Argentine opposition members of the Lower House released on Thursday the dissident inflation rate (‘Congress index’) for October. The index, which was set at 1.89%, is based on reports delivered by some private consultants, which differ substantially from that release by the INDEC Statistics Bureau Agency.
IMF insists Argentina must improve measuring inflation method
Nicolas Eyzaguirre, the IMF director for Latin America, stated that Argentina must apply “major measures” to improve its method of measuring the inflation.
Argentina’ industrial output growth slowed down in August, says Indec
Argentina's industrial output growth slowed in August to 5.2% year-on-year, while month-on-month economic activity contracted in July for the first time in 13 months, the government said on Friday.
IMF chief wants “constructive dialogue” with Argentina but warns about stats
The head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, said on Thursday that she wants a “constructive dialogue” with Argentina, while at the same time warned that she is not willing to make any “concessions” in terms of the quality of official data the IMF receives from member countries.
IMF will use private and provincial data to gauge Argentine economy
The International Monetary Fund will use estimates from the private sector and provincial governments to measure economic growth and inflation in Argentina, underscoring the IMF distrust of official data.
Argentina’s economy expanded 9.1% in the second quarter, according to Indec
Argentina's economy grew 9.1% in the second quarter from a year earlier, the national statistics agency, Indec, reported Friday.
