The Indec National Statistics Agency announced that poverty levels lowered in the second half of 2010, with 527,000 households below the poverty line (6.8%), which include a total of 2,475,000 people (9,9%).
Argentina’s primary surplus fell a 23.9 percent in May compared to the same month last year, totaling $2.3 billion pesos (US$529.3 million). In May, 2011, it reached $3.1 billion pesos, the Government said.