Argentina Awaits Inflation Data, 2% Expected
The reading matched Bloomberg’s survey and kept monthly inflation below 2% for a second straight month.
- On Tuesday, Argentina’s national statistics institute, INDEC, is scheduled to publish September consumer price data at 16:00 Buenos Aires time, with analysts expecting monthly inflation to near 2.0%.
- Data from August showed inflation at 1.7%, the lowest level in 14 months. This print serves as a critical baseline to assess whether the latest figure indicates a lasting reversal in the disinflationary path.
- Polymarket and Kalshi data reflect investor uncertainty. Polymarket shows a 60.5% probability for inflation between 1.9% and 2.1%, while Kalshi prices an outcome above 1.8% at 61% for the month.
- Curbing inflation remains the primary focus for President Javier Milei, who has prioritized the issue since taking office three years ago. However, Central Bank economists anticipate further contraction in the third quarter.
- The economy is expected to post 1.5% overall growth this year, with annual price increases projected to cool to 30.0% by year-end.
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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
Monthly inflation in Argentina reached 1.9% in September, an acceleration in relation to the 1.7% high recorded in August, according to data released this Tuesday (13) by the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (Indic). In 12 months, prices accumulated high of 33.4%, slightly below the 33.5% recorded in the period closed in August. In the accumulated of the first nine months of 2026, inflation reached 23.6%. The group with the highest …
Inflation in September 2026 was 1.9 per cent, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INDEC), amassing 23.6 per cent so far this year.
The INDEC will release the September inflation data this Thursday.
Indec will spread the CPI tomorrow; it would be around 1.9%, slightly above the previous month
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