News of economic activity

Economy grew more than expected after Milei lifted controls

30-06-2025 17:51 Argentina’s economy grew more than expected in April, with economic activity up 1.9% on previous month.

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Argentina's economy grew more than expected in November

23-01-2025 17:42 Economic activity rose 0.9% from October, according to INDEC data.

ECONOMY – ANALYSIS

Milei lowers peso crawling peg to 1% after inflation stabilises

14-01-2025 16:43 Monthly inflation continues to run near a four-year low, opening the door for first change to currency policy in more than a year.

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Economy expanded faster than expected in October

24-12-2024 06:52 Argentina’s economy expanded more than expected in October, according to official data.

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Economy grew more than expected in July under Milei

25-09-2024 22:28 Argentina’s economy posted a larger-than-expected upturn in July, a promising sign for President Javier Milei.

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Economic activity increased 1.7% between June and July, says INDEC

25-09-2024 22:28 Economic activity increased 1.7% between June and July, according to the INDEC national statistics bureau. However, it fell 1.3% in the year-on-year comparison.

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Economic activity slumped 3.4% in first half of 2024, reports INDEC

19-09-2024 00:48 Recession deepens with 1.7 percent contraction in second quarter of the year; Economic activity down 3.4% overall in first half of 2024.

ECONOMY – ANALYSIS

Argentina's recession deepened as Milei shock therapy stung

19-09-2024 00:34 Economy sunk deeper into recession in second quarter as ripple effects from currency devaluation and austerity exacerbated a downturn.

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Economy contracted in June, recession grinds on

21-08-2024 23:36 Argentina’s economy unexpectedly contracted in June, shrinking for the fourth time in six months.

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Argentina's economy posts best month under Milei despite cuts

20-07-2024 17:57 Economic activity rose 1.3% from April, the first month of growth since Milei’s term began in December.

ANALYSIS

Argentina inflation snaps Milei’s five-month slowdown streak

12-07-2024 16:30 Argentina recorded the first monthly pick-up in inflation of the year, marking a slight reversal of the downward streak President Javier Milei has put in motion.

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Economy extended downturn in April amid Milei’s cuts

29-06-2024 13:09 Economy slumped slightly in April, marking four of the last five months in decline since President Javier Milei took office.

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Milei’s austerity plan pushed Argentina into recession in first quarter

24-06-2024 17:42 Gross domestic product fell 2.6% compared to the fourth quarter of 2023, according to official government data published Monday. Activity contracted 5.1% from a year earlier.

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Economic activity plunging amid austerity, confirms INDEC

23-05-2024 00:30 Bureau’s monthly estimate of economic activity records 8.4% drop for March; Industry and construction collapse, 5.3% slump in first quarter of 2024.

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Economy extends downturn amid Milei’s cuts

23-05-2024 00:07 Economy shrank 8.4% in March from a year ago. On a monthly basis, activity dropped 1.4%, according to government data published Wednesday.

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Industrial output, construction plunge amid recession

08-05-2024 21:41 Construction activity also plunged 42 percent in March, its worst annual decline since mid-2020 when the country was in a strict lockdown due to the pandemic.

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Economy slumped for fourth straight month in February

23-04-2024 20:18 Economic activity fell 3.2% in February from a year ago, a fourth straight monthly decline. On a monthly basis, activity declined 0.2%, according to government data.

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Economic activity in Argentina fell 1.6% in 2023, reveals INDEC

22-02-2024 20:36 Economic activity in Argentina dropped 1.6% last year with a 4.5% contraction in December compared to the last month of 2022.

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Argentina's economy shrank most since 2020 amid record drought

20-09-2023 08:52 Argentina's GDP shrank 2.8% in the second quarter of the year, more than the 2.5% contraction forecast by experts. From a year ago, activity contracted 4.9%.

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

OECD: Argentina to suffer steepest recession of G20 nations

19-09-2023 14:02 Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development says Argentina's GDP will contract by 2% this year, while suffering 118.6% inflation in 2023.