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Montevideo, August 1st 2026 - 17:23 UTC

Tag: Indec

  • Tuesday, July 21st 2026 - 01:05 UTC

    Argentina's June trade surplus rises 149% year-on-year on stronger exports

    The June surplus, however, marked a 36.4% drop from May's figure, which had been a record $3.450 billion

    Argentina posted a trade surplus of $2.194 billion in June, a 149.6% increase from the same month in 2025, driven by growth in exports, the National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec) reported on Monday.

  • Wednesday, April 15th 2026 - 10:23 UTC

    Milei blames opposition and Iran war for 3.4% inflation and calls for patience

    Milei called on citizens to be “patient” and rejected proposals to ease monetary policy

    Argentine President Javier Milei devoted his speech on Tuesday at the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) summit to addressing the March inflation figure released hours earlier by statistics agency INDEC: a monthly 3.4%, the highest reading in a year and the tenth consecutive month of acceleration since the 1.5% recorded in May 2025.

  • Monday, February 23rd 2026 - 04:48 UTC

    IMF flags risks of outdated inflation metrics in fast-changing economies

    The debate has gained momentum in Argentina after the government indefinitely postponed a new CPI methodology, a decision exposed following the resignation of INDEC chief Marco Lavagna

    The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is urging countries to modernize how they measure inflation and other key indicators, integrating point-of-sale and online data to reduce “blind spots” that, the institution argues, are widening as the economy becomes more digital and traditional surveys lose accuracy.

  • Tuesday, February 10th 2026 - 21:14 UTC

    Argentina: January inflation hits 2.9% and 12-month rate reaches 32.4%, INDEC says

    The data release comes amid controversy over the government’s decision to delay a planned overhaul of the CPI methodology

    Argentina’s inflation came in at 2.9% in January, taking the 12-month rate to 32.4%, according to the national statistics agency INDEC. The reading marked an acceleration of 0.1 percentage points from December.

  • Wednesday, February 4th 2026 - 02:51 UTC

    Argentine shares slide in New York as country risk climbs above 500 points

    The sharpest moves came in Wall Street, where Argentine ADRs fell as much as 33%

    Argentine stocks and hard-currency bonds fell on Tuesday, hit by a risk-off turn in global markets and fresh domestic uncertainty tied to the stalled overhaul of inflation measurement following Marco Lavagna’s departure from INDEC.

  • Friday, September 19th 2025 - 09:37 UTC

    Argentina records 21st straight trade surplus

    Imports grew at a faster pace than exports, so if the trend persists, a negative balance would be on the radar

    Argentina's trade surplus last month was US$1.402 billion, which was way higher than expectations. According to the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (Indec), this marks the 21st consecutive month of a trade surplus for the country.

  • Thursday, May 15th 2025 - 10:24 UTC

    Argentina: Indec says April's inflation stood at 2.8%

    Milei said Caputo was the best Economy Minister in history

    Argentina's Consumer Price Index (CPI) reached 2.8% in April 2025, the National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec) reported Wednesday in Buenos Aires, much to President Javier Milei's content and the bafflement of the population coping with an unmatching reality.

  • Friday, February 14th 2025 - 10:37 UTC

    Argentina: Indec says January's inflation stood at 2.2%

    Milei's Libertarian government seeks to further reduce inflation through exchange rate control, wage policies, and fiscal anchors

    Argentina's inflation in January 2025 stood at 2.2%, down from 2.7% in December, the National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec) said in a report released Thursday, which also showed yoy values of 84.5%. January's was the lowest Consumer Price Index (CPI) since July 2020 - 1.9% amid the Covid-19 pandemic - and also the best under Javier Milei, who took office on Dec. 10, 2023. The President's best previous CPI was in November 2024 at 2.4%.

  • Wednesday, February 12th 2025 - 08:54 UTC

    US dollar not lagging, says Caputo

    “With Javier Milei we have the best relationship that an Economy Minister has ever had with a President,” Caputo said

    Argentina's Economy Minister Luis 'Toto' Caputo insisted Tuesday that the US dollar was not lagging against the peso and also mentioned that a new deal with the Monetary Fund (IMF) was just details away from being finalized. He made those remarks and negative results hit the local stock markets, and the country-risk index regained its upward trend following President Javier Milei's statements that a devaluation was not in sight and that the government did not intend to modify the current pensions law.

  • Wednesday, January 15th 2025 - 10:29 UTC

    Indec announces Argentina's inflation in 2024 reached 117.8%

    December's It was the lowest monthly rate since July 2020 amid strict Covid-19 lockdowns, when inflation reached 1.9%

    Argentina's Consumer Price Index (CPI) went up 2.7% in December 2024 for an accumulated 117.8% last year, the National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec) said Tuesday in a report released in Buenos Aires. It was the lowest monthly rate since July 2020 amid strict Covid-19 lockdowns, when inflation reached 1.9%.

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