Basic Baskets Rose 1.7% in September and Fell Below Inflation
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One type family needed $1.63 million to avoid being poor; the variation was higher than the CPI, after three consecutive months of adjustment above the average price rise
The cost of basic baskets rose by 1.7% per month, down from inflation. However, households felt the impact on their income and $738,690 was needed to cover the minimum diet and avoid indigence, according to Indec.
Both the total basic basket and the food basket, which define the poverty and indigence thresholds, increased below monthly inflation. Read more
The National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (Indec) reported that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) of September 2026 was 1.9% on Tuesday, October 13. At the same time, they announced that baskets increased below inflation. How much a family needed to avoid being poor last month....
The statistical organism specified that the threshold defining indigence reached $738,690. Both measurements rose 1.7% in the ninth month of the year, so they were below inflation, which was 1.9%.
A family of two adults and two children needed a monthly income of $1,632,505 in order not to be considered poor in September 2026, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INDEC). In order not to be below the poverty line, the same household required $738,690. In the case of a single person, the reference amounts were $528,319 to exceed the poverty line and $239,058 to cover the cost of the food basket. The figu…
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