martin escribió:El INDEC acaba de reconocer por primera vez en su historia, desde que está intervenido por Moreno,1% de inflación. La verdad que pensé que iban a blanquear un 0,9% pero por fín blanquearon un 1%.
UPDATE 2-Argentina says inflation accelerated as economy cooled - RTRS
15-Jan-2013 17:32
• December's inflation inches higher to 1.0 percent
• INDEC says annual reading 10.8 pct vs 9.5 pct 2011
• Private estimates put inflation at 25 pct despite slowdown
"The economy is showing clear signs of stagflation," Goldman Sachs economist Alberto Ramos wrote in a briefing note.
"Inflationary pressures are so deeply entrenched that Argentina has now surpassed Venezuela as the country with the highest rate of inflation in the region," he added.
While Tuesday's data reflects an acceleration from the 9.5 percent rise in consumer prices reported in 2011, it is unlikely to ease skepticism over inflation data published by the INDEC national statistics agency.
President Cristina Fernandez is under pressure from the International Monetary Fund to improve Argentina's widely discredited inflation data. The IMF is set to meet late this month to discuss Argentina's progress. (Full Story)
INDEC said December's consumer inflation was 1.0 percent ARCPI=ECI, slightly higher than in previous months. That compares with a 2.2 percent estimate by private economists, according to the median in a Reuters poll ARECI06.
The poll of six economists gave a median outlook for full-year inflation of 24.8 percent, with estimates ranging from 23.1 percent to 27.0 percent.
Economic activity is expected to pick up somewhat this year in Argentina, and few analysts expect price pressures to cool as the government gears up for a mid-term election scheduled for October.
"It's hard to think inflation will ease given loose fiscal and monetary policy during an election year," said Nicolas Bridger, an analyst at the Prefinex consulting firm in Buenos Aires.
