ECONOMIC INDICATORS Inflation reached 3.8% in October, highest monthly rate of year 12-11-2020 17:05 Prices in Argentina have risen by 26.9% since turn of the year, reveals INDEC national statistics bureau.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Unemployment in Argentina rises to 16-year high of 13.1% 23-09-2020 19:37 Joblessness rose to 13.1% in the second quarter of the year, INDEC reveals, revealed Wednesday, pushed higher by economic turmoil and the coronavirus pandemic.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Argentina's GDP slumped 19.1% in second quarter of 2020 22-09-2020 17:30 INDEC says economy posted sharpest quarterly contraction in recent history, though still narrowly beating economists’ forecasts.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Stark economic data underlines pandemic's impact on Argentina's economy 21-08-2020 14:02 Economic activity slumped 12.9% in the first half of 2020 year-on-year, INDEC reveals. Yet rebound is beginning amid coronavirus lockdown.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Argentina's economy extends rebound from pandemic lows 21-08-2020 00:32 Economy continues to show early signs of recovery after a strict Covid-19 lockdown brought commerce to a dramatic halt.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Unemployment rate dropped to 8.9% in last quarter of 2019 27-03-2020 00:01 Argentina's unemployment rate fell in the fourth quarter of 2019, the INDEC national statistics bureau revealed Thursday, adding that underemployment rose.
Gender violence Femicide in Argentina every 23 hours in first two months of 2019 02-03-2020 12:26 In the first two months of 2020, 63 femicides occurred in Argentina. In 49% of them, the aggressor was in a relationship with the victim.
CRIME & SECURITY Homicide rate in Rosario, Santa Fe 'two or three times' national average 20-01-2020 16:24 Two largest cities in Santa Fe Province account for 17.6 and 13.1 murders per 100,000 people, respectively.
NATIONAL STATISTICS BUREAU Jorge Todesca: 'INDEC's independence was a firm commitment by Macri' 05-12-2019 08:00 Outgoing INDEC chief discusses the changes at the national statistics bureau under his term, his replacement Marco Lavagna and his relationship with his daugther Cecilia – who is an economic advisor to president-elect Alberto Fernández. by Patricia Valli
Transition 2019 Fernández lines up Marco Lavagna to head INDEC statistics bureau 27-11-2019 17:02 Lawmaker and son of the former economy minister Roberto Lavagna will lead the national statistics bureau, president-elect confirms.
NATIONAL STATISTICS BUREAU Government pushes bill to protect INDEC bureau from 'political pressures' 22-11-2019 10:48 Bill sent to Congress would turn bureau into independent and autonomous unit, amid fears Kirchnerite figures may intervene in institution after December 10.
OFFICIAL DATA INDEC chief: Bureau's independence would be lost under the opposition 28-08-2019 09:55 Jorge Todesca slams Peronist opposition in unprecedented letter, warning that Kirchnerite leaders may undermine the legitimacy and independence of the INDEC national statistics bureau.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Government boosted as official data shows inflation slowed to 3.4% in April 15-05-2019 17:31 Rate of price increases slows after accelerations in February and March. INDEC reveals prices have risen by 55.8% over last 12 months.