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Argentina Retail Splits as Bulk Sales Slump and E‑Commerce Surges, Mexico Inflation Slows to 3.49%

A softer August inflation print in Mexico reinforces market bets on further, gradual rate cuts by Banxico.

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Paneles con los resultados de los valores del Ibex 35.
(250722) -- BUENOS AIRES, 22 julio, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Una mujer observa los cortes de carne vacuna exhibidos en un supermercado, en la ciudad de Buenos Aires, capital de Argentina, el 22 de julio de 2025. El consumo de carne vacuna por habitante en Argentina registró un aumento de 5,2 por ciento interanual en junio, mostrando una fuerte recuperación tras los niveles mínimos en décadas alcanzados en 2024, informó el lunes la Cámara de la Industria y Comercio de Carnes y Derivados del país. (Xinhua/Martín Zabala) (mz) (jg) (ra) (ce)

Overview

  • Argentina’s INDEC reported June wholesale autoservicios fell 1.8% month over month to the lowest seasonally adjusted level since 2017 and dropped 8.4% year over year.
  • Shopping‑centre purchases posted their first annual decline in eight months at 4.5%, while supermarket sales edged up 0.2% month over month and 0.8% year over year but remain flat since March.
  • Payment patterns in supermarkets show 15.6% of sales in cash, 27.2% by debit, 45.7% by credit and 11.6% via other methods such as QR and transfers, with “other” gaining share, INDEC data indicate.
  • Argentina’s e‑commerce revenue jumped 79% year over year in H1 2025 with orders up 46%, CACE/Kantar found, as nine in ten firms offered installment financing and cross‑border buying was led by Mercado Libre (33%), Alibaba/AliExpress (15%), Amazon (13%), Temu (10%) and Shein (8%).
  • In Mexico, INEGI said wholesale trade revenues fell 2.3% month over month in June, marking four straight declines that analysts link to higher import costs and U.S. tariff uncertainty, while headline inflation printed 3.49% in early August with core at 4.21%, a result below forecasts that supports expectations of gradual easing by Banxico.