Overview

• Private consultancies’ weekly trackers point to an August CPI close to 2%, with firm estimates ranging roughly from 1.7% to 2.4%.
• Food and beverages show the strongest monthly increases, with estimates around 2.3% to 2.5% driving the overall pace.
• INDEC plans to release the official August inflation report on September 10, three days after the Buenos Aires legislative elections.
• The Milei administration has scheduled September increases for regulated services and costs including gas, electricity, water, transport, rents, private health plans, and school fees.
• Officials say July’s exchange-rate volatility fed only modestly into prices due to tighter liquidity conditions and cooling activity.