In March 2024, Argentina’s industrial sector faced a sharp decline, plummeting 21.2% from the same month the previous year. This significant drop, reported by the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INDEC), marks one of the steepest declines since the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the industry in May 2020. The downturn was not isolated but part […]
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