US EditionThe Basic Basket Increased 4.1 per Cent and Raised the Poverty Line in January
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The Indec disseminated the values of the total basic basket (CBT) and confirmed that, during January 2026, a type home composed of two adults and two boys had to have $1,360,299 in order not to be considered poor in Argentina. The same report placed the indigence line (measured through the basic food basket (CBA)) at $623,990 for the same family group. In terms of the evolution of the indicators, the CBA recorded a monthly variation of 5.8% and …
A family of four needed 1,360,299 pesos to avoid falling into poverty in January 2026, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses. They also needed 623,990 pesos to avoid being considered indigent. The monthly variation in the basic food basket (CBA) was 5.8%, while the total basic basket (CBT) rose by 3.9%. In the year-on-year measurement report, the food basket increased by 37.6% and the total basket by 31.6%. For the first…
The threshold reached 5.8% in January, a very high rise over income. It exceeded 620,000 pesos and a family already needs to have two minimum wages in order not to fall into poverty. A family with four members needed 1,360,299 pesos in order not to be poor in January 2026, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (Indec). In addition, it specified 623,990 pesos in order not to be considered indigent. The monthly variation o…
A typical family needed $1,360,299 not to be poor and $623,990 not to fall into destitution, according to Indec after a monthly inflation of 2.9% was known. Read more
The cost of the Total Basic Basket (CBT), which brings together food, clothing and some services, which requires a family not to fall below the poverty line, rose by 5.8% during January. For that reason, a couple with two children aged 6 and 8 needed $1,360,298 to acquire it, according to what the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (Indec) reported today. Meanwhile, the cost of the Food Basic Basket (CBA), which is the minimum amount …
The National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INDEC) confirmed that the cost of living in order not to fall into economic marginality follows its upward trend above the general price index. In January 2026, a four-member household required $1,360,299 to cover the Total Basic Basket (CBT), which represents the minimum threshold for avoiding poverty in the country. The coldness of official numbers gives a critical breakdown for the pocket: In…
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