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Food and fuel price rises put pressure on August inflation figure

03-09-2022 15:34 Most analysts and consultancy firms expect price rises totalled at least 6% last month, with some anticipating a monthly rate that’s closer to 7%.

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Argentina's GDP growth slowed in first quarter as exports shrank

23-06-2022 23:22 Argentina's economy grew less than expected in the first quarter as the agricultural sector contracted and exports fell.

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GDP grew 10.3% in 2021 after three years of decline

25-02-2022 14:51 National statistics bureau confirms Argentina’s gross domestic product rose 10.3% in 2021 – first year of growth since 2017.

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UCA: 65% of children in Argentina living in poverty

08-12-2021 09:45 According to UCA’s Social Debt Observatory, 43.8% of the country’s population was considered poor as of last October, a drop of almost a point on the previous year’s total of 44.7%.

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Unemployment dropped slightly to 10.2% in first quarter

26-06-2021 00:11 GDP grew 2.6% from the previous quarter, higher than economists expectations of a 2.3% increase.

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GDP grew at fastest pace since 2018 in first quarter

23-06-2021 16:41 GDP grew 2.6% from the previous quarter, higher than economists expectations of a 2.3% increase. From a year ago, Argentina’s economy grew 2.6% in the first quarter of 2021, its fastest pace in three years.

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Economy unexpectedly shrank for second straight month in March

21-05-2021 01:40 Argentina’s economy shrank for the second straight month in March as accelerating inflation diminished wage gains.

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Argentina records highest inflation rate in 18 months: 4.8%

15-04-2021 17:35 Inflation in March reached 4.8% – the highest figure since September 2019. Prices have jumped 12.4% in first three months of year, 42.6% over last 12 months.

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Inflation in Argentina speeds up, prompting government crackdown

15-04-2021 09:44 Argentina’s inflation accelerated last month at the fastest pace since President Alberto Fernández took office in late 2019, experts believe, prompting the government to tighten its unorthodox controls over companies.