Tag: Congressional index

• Wednesday, October 16th 2013 - 08:16 UTC

  Official September inflation in Argentina 0.8%, less than half the so called Congress index

  

  The Argentine government official Consumer Prices Index climbed 0.8% in September over August and reached 7.4% in the first nine months of the year, according to the National Stats Institute, Indec.

• Thursday, September 12th 2013 - 01:20 UTC

  Argentina inflation in August according to congressional index: 2.11%

  

  Inflation in Argentina during August climbed 2.11% and 25.2% in the last twelve months according to the release from the Congress Freedom of expression commission. The so called Congressional index is an average of private consultants that have been intimidated from making public their estimates by the government of President Cristina Fernandez.

• Thursday, August 15th 2013 - 03:37 UTC

  Argentina July inflation 2.55% and 24.9% in twelve months, says congressional index

  

  Argentina’s inflation according to the ‘congressional index’ reached 2.55% in July and 24.9% in the last twelve months was announced on Wednesday by members from the opposition in the Lower House.

• Thursday, April 25th 2013 - 06:07 UTC

  ‘Official poverty’ in Argentina 2.5 million people; private estimate: 11 million

  

  The rate of poverty in Argentina dropped to 5.4% last year and indigence was down to 1.5%, according to data released by the controversial government’s stats office, Indec. A person ceases to be indigent in Argentina if he can feed on 6 Pesos daily, which based on the official rate is just over one dollar but in the parallel market 75 US cents.

• Saturday, February 16th 2013 - 20:39 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez inflation index for January less than half private estimates

  

  Official inflation in Argentina increased 1.1% in January compared to the previous month, Indec national statistics bureau reported on Friday. The hike in prices was led by transport as train and bus fares increased by 6.1%. The annualized rate jumped to 11.1%.

• Wednesday, January 16th 2013 - 06:17 UTC

  Last year’s official inflation in Argentina: 10.8%, less than half private estimates

  

  Official inflation in Argentina was 1% in December ending the twelve months at 10.8%, which is less than half private agencies average estimate regularly released as the Congressional index, which was 2.1% and 25.6%, respectively.

• Saturday, December 15th 2012 - 06:33 UTC

  Argentina’s official November inflation 0.9%; half the 1.81% congressional index

  

  Argentina's official inflation was 0.9% in November, rising slightly from October's 0.8% rate, the government stats office Indec said on Friday.

• Friday, March 9th 2012 - 03:12 UTC

  Argentine ‘non official’ February inflation: 1.65% and 22.75% in twelve months

  

  February inflation in Argentina according to an average of private agencies which is released monthly by members of the Congressional opposition was 1.65%, climbing to 22.75% in the last twelve months. The official Indec inflation is scheduled to be released next March 13.

• Saturday, February 11th 2012 - 02:15 UTC

  Argentine government and private sector coincide inflation is climbing, and fast

  

  Argentina’s consumer prices inflation reached 0.9% in January, accumulating 9.7% in the last twelve months according to the official Indec national statistics bureau. The index is less than half the private estimate or “Congress index”, 1.9%.

• Friday, January 13th 2012 - 20:15 UTC

  Non-official Argentine inflation hits 1.9% in December and 22.81% in 2011

  

  Argentine opposition lawmakers presented December’s consumer inflation index based in the analysis of nine private agencies, which showed a 1.9% increase over the previous month and totalling 22.81% for the twelve months of 2011, roughly double the official index.