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Montevideo, November 17th 2024 - 16:18 UTC

Tag: National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec)

  • Friday, October 11th 2024 - 09:30 UTC

    Argentine inflation stands at 3.5% in September

    Thursday's figures represented a slowdown from August's 4.2%, the Indec said

    Argentina's National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec) announced Thursday that September's Consumer Price Index (CPI)stood at 3.5% for a yoy total of 209%. So far in 2024, inflation reached 101.6%, with housing, utilities, and fuels accounting for the largest increases. Thursday's figures represented a slowdown from August's 4.2%. The Core CPI, which records inflation excluding seasonal and regulated prices, stood at 3.3%.

  • Friday, September 27th 2024 - 14:50 UTC

    More than half of Argentines have fallen into poverty

    “Argentina has been torn to pieces and rebuilding it takes time,” Adorni also mentioned

    According to a report from the National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec), released Thursday, poverty in Argentina rose to 52.9% in the first half of 2024, affecting nearly around 25 million people, while indigence stood at 18.1% (8.5 million). These figures represented a significant setback from the 41.7% (19.5 million people) poverty rate from the second half of 2023. The Indigence Index measures people whose income is not even enough to buy the minimum amount of food for subsistence.

  • Friday, September 20th 2024 - 09:34 UTC

    Unemployment keeps growing in Argentina

    Consumption was also reported to have decreased significantly

    According to a report from Argentina's National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec), unemployment in the South American country reached 7.6 % in the second quarter of 2024. The figures were consistent with the 7.7% recorded in the previous trimester but represented a sharp interannual deterioration from the 6.2% during the same period of 2023.

  • Wednesday, September 11th 2024 - 23:02 UTC

    Argentina: Indec says inflation in August reached 4.2%

    Minister Caputo's projections that the CPI would stand below 4% were not met

    Argentina's Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the month of August went up 4.2%, the National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec) announced Wednesday. The new figure represented a setback from July's 4% and a 236.7% interannual increase. So far in 2024, inflation reached 94.8%.

  • Wednesday, August 14th 2024 - 21:03 UTC

    Argentina: Inflation in July reaches 4%, Indec says

    Below par were “Communications” (3.5%), “Miscellaneous Goods and Services,” and “Household Equipment and Maintenance” (3.5% each), Indec's report showed

    Argentina's Consumer Price Index (CPI) went up 4% in July, the National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec) announced Wednesday in Buenos Aires. Thus, interannual inflation stood at 263.4%. So far in 2024, prices rose by 87%.

  • Thursday, August 8th 2024 - 09:11 UTC

    Former CFK Trade Secretary handed down 3-yr sentence

    “After 14 years the Judiciary says Indec's public statistics are correct,” Moreno underlined

    Former Argentine Domestic Trade Secretary Guillermo Moreno was sentenced to three years in jail and imposed a six-year disenfranchisement. According to local media, he was found guilty of rigging the data published by the National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec) between 2006 and 2007 under then-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK).

  • Saturday, July 13th 2024 - 08:02 UTC

    Indec says Argentina's CPI in June reached 4.6%

    In this scenario, the “blue” dollar hit a new all-time high

    The Consumer Price Index (CPI) reached 4.6% last month in Argentina for a year-on-year 271.5%, according to a National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec) survey released Friday. These figures also yielded a 79.8% increase in the first semester of 2024.

  • Wednesday, June 19th 2024 - 20:14 UTC

    Argentina: Milei reckons June's inflation to rebound

    Failing to reach a zero fiscal deficit is also the consequence of politicians delaying the approval of the so-called Bases Law, Milei argued

    Argentine President Javier Milei admitted that his country's process of curbing inflation would be making “a pause” from the 4.2% the National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec) announced for May this year. In addition to a rebound in the decline, there will be no zero deficit, the Libertarian leader also admitted.