Tag: Congress inflation index

• Monday, October 15th 2012 - 18:54 UTC

  “Angry Indec” video game to make Argentine more furious about prices

  

  An Argentine video game allows players to compare the prices used by the National Statistics and Census Institute, Indec, to measure inflation with those consumers say they pay, a pastime that has caused angry reactions among players when they see the gap.

• Friday, October 12th 2012 - 06:06 UTC

  Argentina inflation in nine months of 2012 reached 18%, says “Congress index”

  

  Argentine opposition lawmakers presented on Thursday September’s ‘Congress inflation index’ based in the analysis of nine private agencies, which showed a 1.93% increase against the previous month and 18% in the first nine months of 2012.

• Wednesday, September 19th 2012 - 05:20 UTC

  Argentina inflation expectations 30% and 20 percentage points above official index

  

  Argentina's 12-month inflation expectations held steady for a seventh consecutive month at 30% in September, according to the median estimate in a survey published by the Torcuato Di Tella University, UTDT. However after three steady months expectations eased with the average response sliding to 34.9% from 39.8% in August.

• Wednesday, August 22nd 2012 - 05:12 UTC

  Argentina consumers’ 12-month inflation expectations reach 39.8%

  

  Argentine consumers’ inflation expectations for the next twelve months reached a record of 39.8% climbing for the third month running, according to the latest release from the University of Torcuato Di Tella.

• Friday, August 10th 2012 - 07:21 UTC

  Argentine private agencies July inflation 1.76% and 24.13% in twelve months

  

  Argentine opposition lawmakers presented on Thursday July’s inflation index based in the analysis of nine private agencies, which showed a 1.76% increase against the previous month and doubles the official index from the government of President Cristina Fernandez.

• Saturday, July 14th 2012 - 01:22 UTC

  Argentina has three annual inflation estimates: 9.9%; 23.96% and 30%

  

  Argentina's government reported Friday that consumer prices rose by 0.7% in June. The estimate, published by national statistics agency, Indec, indicates that in the first half of 2012 inflation reached 5.1% and 9.9% in the last twelve months.

• Friday, May 11th 2012 - 03:49 UTC

  Argentine April inflation 2.16% and 23.45% in 12 months according to ‘Congress-index’

  

  April inflation in Argentina averaged 2.16% accumulating 23.45% in the last twelve months, --more than double the official index-- according to the monthly release from opposition members of Congress based on information from private economic consultants.

• Thursday, February 9th 2012 - 07:40 UTC

  Argentine ‘Congress index’ shows January inflation reached 1.9%

  

  Argentine congress members announced on Wednesday that the inflation index for January based on an average of private sector estimates reached 1.9%, similar to the previous month of December.

• Saturday, December 17th 2011 - 03:24 UTC

  Argentine ‘official’ November inflation reached 0.6% and 8.6% in eleven months

  

  The consumer price index in Argentina during the month of November increased 0.6% according to the official stats office Indec, which is less than half the percentage released by private estimates through the so called Congress inflation index.

• Thursday, October 13th 2011 - 23:23 UTC

  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.