In February, Indec reported Argentina’s wholesale inflation hit 329.1% year-on-year, with prices up 29.9% in the first two months. This uptick reflects a slowdown from December and January’s highs, with February’s prices climbing by 10.2%. Indec’s findings show that “electrical machines and apparatus” faced the sharpest rise at 413.3%. “Refined petroleum products” and “fishery products” […]
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