14/08/2012 | Argentina

UIA: Industrial output drops 6.1% in June

The industrial output dropped 6.1 percent in June compared to the volume registered during the same month last year, the Argentine Industrial Union (UIA) reported.

17/08/2012 | Argentina

Economy remains stagnant in June, Indec

The economy remained flat in June compared to the volume registered in June 2011, according to the Indec national statistics bureau.

25/07/2012 | Argentina

Shopping mall sales soar 15.4% in June

Shopping mall sales registered a 15.4 percent increase in June against the volume reported the same month in 2011, according to the Indec national statistics bureau.

26/07/2012 | Argentina

Supermarket sales climb 11.8% in June

Supermarket sales rose 11.8 percent in June compared to the volume registered during the same month last year, according to the Indec national statistics bureau.

27/07/2012 | Argentina

Industrial output drops 1.1% in first semester

The industrial output accumulated a 1.1 percent drop during the first semester of the year against the same period in 2011, according to the Indec national statistics bureau.

05/07/2012 | Argentina

Foreign tourism drops 4.7% in May

The amount of tourists that arrived in Argentina during May dropped 4.7 percent compared to the same month in 2011 and totalled 196,681 people, according to the Indec national statistics bureau.

17/07/2012 | Argentina

UIA: Industrial output plummets 5.1% in May

The industrial output registered a 5.1 percent drop in May compared to the same period in 2011, according to the Argentine Industrial Union (UIA).

20/07/2012 | Argentina

Economy drops 0.5% in May, Indec

The economy dropped 0.5 percent in May in comparison to the volume registered during the same month of 2011, Indec national statistics bureau reported.

26/06/2012 | Argentina

Shopping mall sales climb 10.1% in May

Shopping mall sales increased 10.1 percent in May in comparison to the volumen registered during the same month of 2011, Indec national statistics bureau reported.

27/06/2012 | Argentina

Supermarket sales climb 13.1% in May, Indec

Supermarket sales increased 13.1 percent in May year on year, Indec national statistics bureau reported. Sales increased 27.2 percent in the first five months of the year.

29/06/2012 | Argentina

Construction plunges 8.8% in May

The Construction Activity Synthetic Index (ISAC) dropped 8.8 percent in May, in comparison to the volume registered during the same month of 2011, Indec national statistics bureau reported

21/06/2012 | Argentina

Trade surplus drops 7% in May

Trade surplus dropped 7 percent in May and reached 1,517 billion dollars, Indec national statistics bureau reported.

22/06/2012 | Argentina

Industrial output drops 4.5% in May, Indec

Industrial output dropped 4.5 percent in May in comparison to the volume registered during the same month of 2011, Indec national statistics bureau reported.

25/06/2012 | Argentina

Primary surplus in May fell close to 24%

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.

04/06/2012 | Argentina

Tax revenue climbs 20.5% in May

The tax revenue soared 20.5 percent in May, reaching to 61.026 billion pesos compared to the volume registered in the same month last year, Treasury Secretary Juan Carlos Pezoa stated.

11/06/2012 | Argentina

'Congress Index:' Inflation hits 1.7% in May

Opposition lawmakers unveiled the inflation index based on the analysis of nine private agencies, which in May reached 1.71 percent.

13/06/2012 | Argentina

Inflation hits 0.8% in May, Indec

The inflation has reached 0.9 percent in May against the previous month and has accumulated a 9.9 percent increase year-on-year, according to the Indec national statistics bureau.

22/04/2012 | Argentina

Lower House to debate YPF bill on May 3

The YPF expropriation bill which President Fernández de Kirchner sent to Congress this week is expected to finally be voted (and passed by a wide margin) by the Lower House on May 3. The bill calls for the expropriation of a 51 percent of YPF’s shares, currently owned by Spanish oil company Repsol.

28/04/2012 | Argentina

BA Province Gov't authorises private school tuition hike

The Buenos Aires Province government authorised tuition fee hikes in private schools, and said that they could be implemented as of May.

10/05/2012 | Argentina

Gov't may sanction Claro over service interruption

The Government warned that it would sanction mobile phone network Claro in response to a service interruption that “many users” in the City and surrounding areas experience for several hours on Wednesday.

04/10/2011 | Argentina

Judge Yalj's decision on Sobrero still unknown

San Martín Federal Judge Juan Manuel Yalj, confirmed today that the decision on whether to release railway union leader Rubén Sobrero or not, after he was arrested on arson charges had not yet been made, but it would be resolved today. Sobrero was accused of being involved in the Sarmiento train arson case which took place in May.  

11/10/2011 | Argentina

Cabinet Chief bids severe punishment for culprits of Sarmiento train fires

While pinpointing exactly who was responsible for setting the Sarmiento trains alight in May remained a little uncertain, Cabinet Chief Aníbal Fernández, earlier maintained that once the Judiciary finds those responsible for setting the trains on fire, they should be “severely punished.”

11/11/2011 | Argentina

Train arson: Judge announces lack of evidence on Sobrero

San Martín Judge Juan Manuel Yalj, announced that there was a lack of evidence linking railway unionist Rubén "Pollo" Sobrero to the train arson case, where several trains on the Sarmiento line were intentionally burned down last May.

15/07/2011 | Argentina

Foreign tourism climbs 7.7% in May

The amount of tourists that arrived in Argentina during May increased 7.7 percent compared to the same month in 2010 and totalled 206,413 people, according to the Indec national statistics bureau.

29/07/2011 | Argentina

Construction grows 8.8% in june

The construction sector increased 8.8 percent in June year-on-year, and dropped 4.4 percent compared to the volume registered in May, according to the Indec national statistics bureau.

19/08/2011 | Argentina

Economy grows 8.2% in June

The monthly economic activity index (EMAE) grew 8.2 percent in June compared to the same month last year, according to the Indec national statistics bureau.

30/06/2011 | Argentina

Construction sector grows 14% May

Construction sector grew 14 percent in May compared to the volume registered in the same month last year, Indec national statistics bureau reported.

01/07/2011 | Argentina

Salaries soar 2.9% in May

The Wage Index General Level soared 2.9 percent in May compared to the volume reported the previous month, the Indec national statistics bureau stated.

14/07/2011 | Argentina

Inflation hits 0.7% in June, Indec

Inflation reached 0.7 percent in June compared to the previous month, and 9.7 percent year-on-year, according to the Indec national statistics bureau.

23/06/2011 | Argentina

Fiscal surplus reaches $3.14B

Economy Minister Amado Boudou reported that the fiscal surplus grew 4.2 percent and totalled 3.140 billion pesos in May year-on-year, and that the financial result in the National Public Sector’s accounts reached 1.879 billion pesos.

27/06/2011 | Argentina

Supermarket sales increase 10.3% in May, Indec

Supermarket sales increased 10.6 percent in May, according to a report by Indec national statistics bureau.

28/06/2011 | Argentina

Supermarket sales increase 14% in May

Supermarket sales grew 14 percent in May compared to the same month last year, the Indec national statistics bureau reported.

16/06/2011 | Argentina

Ferreres: Industrial output climbs 6.2% in May

The industrial output climbed 6.2 percent in May year-on-year, although it fell 1 percent compared to the previous month, the private consultant agency Orlando Ferreres & Asociados reported.

17/06/2011 | Argentina

Industrial activity soars 9% in May

The industrial activity grew 9 percent during May year-on-year, and 1 percent compared to the previous month, according to the Indec national statistics bureau.

23/06/2011 | Argentina

Trade surplus plunges 12.8% in May

The trade surplus dropped 12.8 percent compared to the same month in 2010 and reached 1.68 billion dollars, according to the Indec national statistics bureau.

15/06/2011 | Argentina

Inflation hits 0.7 in May, Indec says

Inflation reached 0.7 percent in May compared to the volume reported in the previous month, the Indec national statistics bureau announced. The official volume reported, however, is lower than the one presented on Tuesday by opposition lawmakers, which they assured reached 1.5 percent.

15/06/2011 | Argentina

Basic food basket hits $1,300 in May

A standard family with two children required a minimum income of 1,307.19 pesos in order to achieve the Total Basic Basket (CBT) during May, according to the Indec national statistics bureau.

15/06/2011 | Argentina

CFK announces economy grew 9.9% in first quarter

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced that the economy grew 9.9 percent in the first quarter of the year compared to the volume reported in the same period last year.

25/05/2011 | Argentina

Thousands attend May 25th celebrations

01/06/2011 | Argentina

Tax collection in May reaches 50.64B pesos, revenue agency confirms

Tax collection reached an historical record in May with 50.64 billion, with a 28.3 percent increase in comparison with the same month of 2010, Finance Secretary Juan Carlos Pezoa and AFIP revenue agency head Ricardo Etchegaray confirmed, after President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's announcement.

01/06/2011 | Argentina

Salaries increase 1.8% in April, Indec says

Salaries increased 1.8 percent in April, according to a report by the National Statistics Bureau Indec.

15/04/2012 | Latin America

US says Colombia trade deal kicks off in May

The US-Colombia free trade agreement will enter into force next month, far earlier than expected, as a result of what the Obama administration called "historic" progress for Colombian worker protections and human rights.