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Argentina Inflation Holds Steady in February, Above Forecast
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The consumer price index (CPI) in Argentina stood last February at 33.1% year-on-year, its fourth consecutive acceleration.
The government of Javier Milei expected a slowdown in inflation, but the economic reality turned its back. The consumer price index recorded an increase of 2.9% in February — the same number as the previous month — according to the official data that were known on Thursday. Monthly inflation shows an upward trend in Argentina for nine months and, since October, it also accelerates the year-on-year: it accumulates an increase of 33.1% in the last…
Inflation in January 2026 was 2.9 per cent, with a rise of 5.9 per cent in the year, according to the National Statistics Institute.
The monthly index came in above market expectations, which projected inflation of 2.7% in February.
The Indec reported on Thursday that the year-on-year variation of the CPI was 33.1%; the indicator accumulated a rise of 5.9% in the first two-month period of 2026
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