Tag: Indec

• Saturday, August 20th 2011 - 06:28 UTC

  Argentine economy steams ahead at an annual rate of 8.2% in June

  

  Argentina's economy grew by a wide margin in June on the back of a consumer spending spree and solid demand for the country's grains and manufactured goods overseas, according to the national statistics office, Indec.

• Thursday, August 18th 2011 - 06:47 UTC

  Positive rating outlook for Argentina although warnings on inflation effects

  

  The Fitch rating agency decided to maintain a positive rating outlook for Argentina, although it warned about the effects of inflation.

• Tuesday, August 16th 2011 - 06:09 UTC

  July official inflation in Argentina 0.8%; private estimates, 1.62%

  

  Argentina's official inflation was up to 0.8% in July, the government reported on Monday, but private analysts said the real rate was about double that.

• Tuesday, August 9th 2011 - 22:17 UTC

  Argentina’s Congress ‘inflation index’ for July, 1.62%, doubles the official rate

  

  Argentina’s “Congress inflation index” reached 1.62% in July, confirming well over 23% for the last twelve months according to the latest release from the Lower House.

• Tuesday, August 2nd 2011 - 07:14 UTC

  Salaries in Argentina averaged a 27.6% increase in the last twelve months

  

  Salaries in Argentina averaged an increase of 27.6% in the last twelve months to June, boosted mainly by agreements in the private sector, reported Monday the country’s National Statistics Institute, Indec.

• Monday, July 25th 2011 - 12:25 UTC

  Argentina’s trade surplus shrinking under a strong influx of imports

  

  Argentina's trade surplus fell 22% on the year in June. Trade surplus last month 1.02 billion dollars, down from a revised 1.31 billion in June 2010, according to the national statistics agency, Indec.

• Tuesday, July 19th 2011 - 05:59 UTC

  Argentine economic activity expands 8.1% in May; 8.9% in five months

  

  Economic activity in Argentina expanded 8.1% in May over a year ago and 8.9% in the first five months of the year according to the country’s Statistics and Census Office, Indec.

• Friday, July 15th 2011 - 06:21 UTC

  Argentines would like to buy at “official” inflation and be paid in real inflation

  

  According to Argentina’s statistics office Indec consumer inflation was 0.7% pushed mostly by the cost of clothing. However private economic consulting offices estimate the index was double the official announcement.

• Friday, July 15th 2011 - 06:13 UTC

  Argentine central bank purchases 500m dollars to stop appreciation of the Peso

  

  The Argentine Central bank has purchased so far this week 500 million US dollars to ensure that the country’s exporters retain a favourable exchange rate and importers are not that tempted to buy foreign goods.

• Thursday, July 14th 2011 - 22:18 UTC

  IMF assessing quality of Argentina’s economic data reporting

  

  IMF said on Wednesday that it is assessing the quality of Argentina's reporting on economic data based on a report presented by the fund’s management which recently visited the country member.