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Argentina Food Prices Reaccelerate, Topping 2% in Latest Four-Week Readings

Fresh private trackers point to concentrated increases in staples despite a steadier peso.

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En la segunda semana de octubre, los precios de los alimentos y bebidas subieron un 1,4%.
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Overview

  • LCG measured a 2.3% monthly rise in food and beverages over the latest four-week span, with Econoviews at 2.4%.
  • In the second week of October, LCG reported a 1.4% weekly jump led by vegetables (+3.8%) and beverages (+2.7%), while roughly 80% of items saw no price change.
  • Eco Go found a 0.9% increase in the first week of October for food and beverages and recalculated its October inflation projection to 2.6%.
  • Analytica flagged regional spikes, including 4–9% increases in sunflower oil in Buenos Aires and sugar surges up to 8.6% in Misiones and 4.6% in La Pampa.
  • INDEC will publish September CPI on October 14, with BCRA’s REM pointing to roughly 2% for the month and UMET’s workers’ index showing a 2.2% rise, the highest since April.