Tag: Indec index

• Wednesday, January 15th 2014 - 18:50 UTC

  Argentine annual inflation: 28.38%, according to the Congressional index

  

  Argentine annual inflation for 2013 was 28.38% after soaring 3.38% in the month of December alone, according to the Congressional consumer price index, which is a survey that takes the average of several consultancy firms.

• Friday, December 27th 2013 - 04:52 UTC

  Inflation in Argentine provinces expected to reach over 30% at the end of 2013

  

  Consumer prices in the Argentine province of San Luis climbed 2.9% in November over October, 27.8% over December 2012 and 29.3% in the last twelve months, according to the provincial stats office. San Luis is ruled by dissidents from the ruling Peronist coalition headed by President Cristina Fernandez.

• Thursday, December 26th 2013 - 23:54 UTC

  Argentina’s socioeconomic statistics: still lying after all these years, says The Economist

  

  For years the IMF turned a blind eye as Argentina doctored its inflation index and plumped up its numbers for economic growth. Then last February the fund steeled itself and censured the country, warning it to improve its statistics by September or face potential suspension or expulsion. This threat was unprecedented in the fund’s history.

• Friday, November 22nd 2013 - 03:46 UTC

  “Argentina is on fire because of inflation” says leading businessman

  

  Fiat Argentina CEO Cristiano Rattazzi said that “Argentina is on fire because of inflation” and called on the newly appointed cabinet chief Jorge Capitanich and Economy minister Axel Kicillof “to work hard to bring inflation down”.

• Monday, November 18th 2013 - 22:25 UTC

  Argentina's annual economic activity grew 4.7% in September, says Indec

  

  Argentina's economic activity grew 4.7% in September compared with the same month last year, according to the government's much questioned stats office, INDEC. Market expectations were in the range of 3.9%.

• Thursday, November 14th 2013 - 07:38 UTC

  IMF to review Argentina's 'new' stats on inflation and GDP, next 9 December

  

  The International Monetary Fund said Wednesday it will review Argentina's progress on improving its economic statistics in December, after censuring the country last February for supplying poor data.

• Thursday, November 14th 2013 - 07:23 UTC

  October inflation in Argentina reaches 2% and 25.86% in last twelve months

  

  Inflation in Argentina according to the so called Congressional index during the month of October reached 2% and 25.86% in the last twelve months, it was reported by opposition lawmakers.

• Saturday, November 9th 2013 - 03:27 UTC

  IMF holding constructive talks with Argentina on inflation and GDP data

  

  International Monetary Fund announced it was holding “constructive” talks with Argentina about addressing flawed economic data that led to an unprecedented IMF censure of a member country.

• Wednesday, October 23rd 2013 - 16:24 UTC

  Argentine consumers expect Inflation in the next twelve months to average 31.3%

  

  Expected inflation in Argentina for the next twelve months is on average 31.3% according to the monthly survey from the Torcuato Di Tella University, UTDT. However the monthly expectation dropped 1.6 percentage points compared to September in all regions of Argentina.

• 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.