Argentina Logs Second Straight Month Under 2% Inflation — What It Means
The reading kept monthly inflation below 2% for a second month as housing and education costs remained the main drivers, economists said.
- On Tuesday, October 13, 2026, the national statistics bureau, INDEC, published consumer-price data showing 1.9% monthly inflation and an annual rate of 33.4%. This release arrived after a long weekend.
- August's 1.7% reading preceded the September outcome, which matched median analyst forecasts from a survey. This slight acceleration from the August low suggests that disinflationary momentum remains uneven.
- Led by utilities and education, price increases remained elevated last month, with food costs also staying just above the monthly average.
- President Javier Milei continues his focus on disinflation, aiming to cool annual price increases toward 30.0% by the end of the year. This objective remains the administration's top economic priority since taking office.
- Economic projections from the Central Bank suggest inflation will hover between 1.6% and 1.8% through March 2027, even as economists anticipate a potential technical recession in the third quarter.
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The increase in consumer prices was greater than 1.7% of August and accumulated 23.6% in the first nine months of the year. Ultraliberal President Javier Milei set himself the objective of controlling inflation. Since assuming in 2023, Milei implemented an austerity plan to contain the chronic fiscal deficit and managed to lower the price index from three digits to 33.4% year-on-year in September. Along with the fall in inflation, the Internatio…
The price dynamics of the local economy differ greatly from those of the rest of the region. The numbers that put the CPI measured by the Indec into perspective
Consumer prices rise by 1.9% in September, with an annual variation of 33.4%
Buenos Aires, 13 Oct (EFE).- The consumer price index (CPI) in Argentina stood last September at 33.4% year-on-year, showing a minimal slowdown with respect to the rate of 33.5% last August, reported Tuesday the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (Indec).In the ninth month of [...] The entry Consumer prices in Argentina slow to 33.4% year-on-year in September was first published in HolaNews.
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