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How to read Argentina's economic indicators
Lower inflation does not automatically mean lower poverty. Reporting periods, measures and source dates explain why Argentina's economic indicators can point in different directions.
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Argentina's April inflation slows to 2.6%, ending a long monthly rise
INDEC's April figure broke a run of months without a decline in the monthly inflation rate. Annual inflation still stood at 32.4%, and the price of a basic household basket kept rising.
Source: Página/12 reporting INDEC figures, 14 May 2026
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Two years into Milei’s presidency, inflation falls but daily costs still bite
A fresh inflation reading after the president’s second anniversary showed much slower annual price growth but stubborn monthly increases. Lower measured poverty and a new labour bill framed the next test.
Source: MercoPress, November inflation, 11 Dec 2025
Argentina's poverty rate falls to 38.1% after early austerity shock
INDEC's figures for the second half of 2024 showed a steep fall in urban poverty from the first half, but millions still lived below the line and economists warned that incomes remained fragile.
Source: Reuters, 31 Mar 2025
Poverty reaches 52.9% in Argentina in the first half of 2024
INDEC's September release captured the human cost of Argentina's economic shock: more than half of people in surveyed urban areas fell below the poverty line during Milei's first six months.
Source: Buenos Aires Herald, 26 Sep 2024
