The inflation rose 0.8 percent compared to the volume registered in the previous month, according to the Indec national statistics bureau.
Construction activity grew 5.2 percent in March compared to the volume reported during the same month last year, according to the Indec national statistis bureau.
Salaries gained 28.8 percent in March compared to the same month last year, while it accumulated a 3.9 percent increase during the first quarter of 2012, according to the Indec national statistics bureau.
Trade surplus reached 4 billion dollars during the first third of the year, President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced during a ceremony at the Government House
Shopping mall sales slightly climbed in March, reaching to 2.7 percent year-on-year, according to the Indec national statistics bureau.
Supermarket sales soared 11.2 percent in March compared to the volume registered during the same month in 2011, according to the Indec national statistics bureau.
The industrial output gained 1.8 percent in March compared to the same month last year, according to the Indec national statistics bureau.
Supermarket sales rose 17.7 percent in February compared to the same month last year, according to the Indec national statistics bureau.
The construction activity dropped 4.5 percent in February compared to the volume registered the same month last year, according to the Indec national statistics bureau.
The trade surplus doubled in March compared to the same month last year, boosted by the imports control to protect the local industry, according to the Indec national statistics bureau.
The amount of tourists that arrived in Argentina during January dropped 6.4 percent compared to the same month in 2011 and totalled 270,991 people, according to a government report.
The inflation reached 0.7 percent in February against the previous month, and accumulated a 1.7 percent increase in 2012 so far, according to the Indec national statistics bureau.
The Economy Ministry confirmed that the fiscal surplus reached $697.5 million pesos in the second month of the year.
Shopping mall sales registered a 13.4 percent increase in January year-on-year, according to the Indec national statistics bureau.
Supermarket sales soared 16.5 percent in January compared to the volume registered the same month last year, according to the Indec national statistics bureau.
The Construction Activity Synthetic Index (ISAC) registered a 4.7 percent increase in January compared to the volume reported in the same month last year.
Senator and former Cabinet Chief Aníbal Fernández blasted the opposition’s intention to modify the bill for the “law of laws” sent by the Executive branch and considered that “no one can tell the President (Cristina Fernández de Kirchner) how to govern.”
Argentine race driver Jorge Andrés Martínez Boero died after suffering a serious accident on board of his RR 450 Beta motorbike during the first stage of the Dakar Rally 2012 in the Buenos Aires province Atlantic seaside city of Necochea.
The trade surplus rose 7.2 percent and reached $550 million dollars in January compared to the volume registered the same month last year, according to the Indec national statistics bureau.
Next year Argentina will see a total of eighteen holidays after Congress passed a bill that will make next February 27 a one-time-only national holiday in order to celebrate the creation and first swearing-in of the Argentine flag.
Economist Daniel Marx was a guest on the Ambito de Debate TV show and assured that Argentina “should expect some slower growth in 2012,” since next year “will not be easy."
President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced that the 2012 Dakar Rally shall begin in the seaside resort of Mar del Plata. She also stated that domestic tourism during the Carnival holiday long weekend broke records, with 2.5 million people traveling along Argentina.
The national Government has paid the US$2.2 billion corresponding to payments of the 2012 Boden bonds with reserves of the Central Bank, President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced.
Economy Minister and Victory Front Vice-Presidential candidate Amado Boudou said that he hopes Congress will pass the 2012 budget “as soon as possible” because it provides the country with “a sense of certainty.”
A collection of Princess Diana's dresses will go on display at London's Kensington Palace next year, to coincide with the completion of a 12 million pound renovation to her former home.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy pledged in a grave New Year's message to find ways to pull the economy out of stagnation in the four months left before a presidential election and vowed no further public spending cuts.
Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, his popularity hammered by the euro zone's highest jobless rate, said he would not seek a third term in 2012 elections his Socialists are expected to lose.
If you are worried the world will end next year based on the Mayan calendar, relax: the end of time is still far off.
US President Barack Obama turned up the heat on his Republican foes as he portrayed himself as a champion of the middle class and laid out in the starkest terms yet the populist themes of his 2012 re-election bid.
As Britain gears up for a big Olympic security exercise between May 2 and 9, Londoners are casting a cool eye at the multiple measures deemed necessary to protect the hundreds of thousands of people expected to visit Olympic venues.
No one would have dared to bet a few years ago that Argentine gymnast Valeria Pereyra would be competing at the 2012 Olympic Games but the late starter puts her place in London down to five years of sacrifice.
An extra 900,000 tickets for the London Olympic Games go on sale on Friday to previously unsuccessful applicants, with people who have missed out twice getting first priority.
Godoy Cruz defeated Uruguay's Peñarol, 2011 runner-up, 1-0 in its debut at the Libertadores de América Cup 2012 in the match for the Group 8.
Mayor Boris Johnson promised Londoners a "summer like no other" after sending a giant set of Olympic rings down the River Thames and announcing a programme of free cultural events throughout the Games.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter will meet Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Friday to clear the air following the recent spat over preparations for the 2014 World Cup, soccer's governing body said.
NBA All-Stars LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard are among the 20 players who will compete for selection for the US men's basketball Olympic team, USA Basketball said.
Vélez Sársfield began its way through the Libertadores de América Cup 2012 in Montevideo, where it thrashed Uruguay's Defensor Sporting 3-0 in the first match of the Group 7.
Brazil's Fluminense defeated Arsenal de Sarandí 1-0 in the match for the Group 4 of the Libertadores de América Cup 2012, also formed by Boca and Venezuela's Zamora.
Spaniard Marc Coma (KTM) left aside the negative results of Tuesday at the Rally Dakar 2012 with an important victory in the bike category at the fourth stage that covered 750 kilometres, from San Juan to Chilecito.
Spain’s bike driver Marc Coma (KTM) reached the first place at the Dakar Rally 2012 eighth stage 17 minutes and 20 seconds over French Cyril Despres (KTM) and is the new leader of the overall ranking.
Qatar’s car driver Nasser Al-Attiyah (Hummer), champion in 2011, has withdrawn from the Dakar Rally 2012 in the ninth stage between the Chilean cities of Antofagasta and Iquique due to mechanical problems, the organization reported.
McLaren will test their 2012 car for the first time at the Jerez circuit in southern Spain on Feb. 7, the Formula One team said. Red Bull, Ferrari announced they will also have their new cars ready test.
Nasser Al Attiyah, Qatar’s driver of a Hummer, won the second stage of the Rally Dakar 2012, followed by French Stéphane Peterhansel (Mini), who was left in the second place and climbed to the top of overall.
Spain’s Joan “Nani” Roma (Mini) won the third stage of the Rally Dakar 2012, from San Rafael to San Juan, before his teammate, Polish Krzysztof Holowczyc, who is the new leader in the cars category.
London began the final year countdown to the 2012 Olympics with a splash of water and a flash of gold as IOC president Jacques Rogge formally invited the world and its athletes to the Games next July.
England completed their Group G campaign undefeated with a 2-2 draw in Montenegro to qualify for Euro 2012 although a needless red card for Wayne Rooney and a last-minute equaliser for the hosts soured their mood.
London Olympic organisers have raised 527 million pounds ($812.24 million) from ticket sales so far and are on course to meet their targets, LOCOG chief executive Paul Deighton said.
A leading member of London's successful bid for the 2012 Olympic Games said the legacy promises made by Sebastian Coe would be reduced to rubble if Tottenham Hotspur take over the main stadium.
Brick Lane in London's East End was dubbed Curry Capital 2012 as part of a peace deal with angry locals after the Olympic marathons were re-routed away from the deprived area.
The 2012 London Olympics will be the most tested Games yet and 'doping cheats' should not bother attending, a World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) expert said on Thursday.
The acclaimed Hollywood epic "Titanic," will hit movie theaters worldwide in a 3D version next year, Hollywood studios and its director James Cameron said.
Iconic California surf band The Beach Boys will reunite in 2012 to release a new album and embark on a 50-date worldwide tour celebrating their 50th anniversary, the band said.