Inflation and Methodology: the Suspension of the New Cpi Puts the Focus on Food Measurement by February 2026

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Inflation in February will again stand out as an unresolved problem of economic policy, following Marco Lavagna's departure from the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (Indec) following the Government's decision to postpone the update of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) measurement formula.In food, where the biggest increases occurred in recent months, there were no signs of a slowdown.The weekly price survey of the LCG consultant in su…

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The price dynamics in Argentina continue to show a downward resistance that challenges official projections. During the first half of February, private surveys confirm that the food and beverage sector maintains a worrying inertia, in a context marked by the departure of Marco Lavagna from the INDEC and the decision of the...