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Argentina’s December Data Show Food Prices Outpacing Inflation, Raising Poverty Line

Sharp increases in fruit, beef reported by INDEC pushed basic-basket costs higher for households.

Conoce qué comestibles encarecen las compras semanales en Estados Unidos (Foto: Imagen generada por IA para Freepik)
El costo de vida en el país cerró el año último con una marcada dispersión de precios en los artículos de consumo masivo (Carlos Ventura/Crónica/Archivo).
Las frutas y verduras fueron el rubro en el que más impactó la inflación.
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Overview

  • Food and non‑alcoholic beverages rose 3.1% in December 2025 versus a 2.8% overall CPI, putting annual rates at 32.2% and 31.5% respectively, according to INDEC.
  • Price surges were led by lemon (+31.2%) and apple (+16.4%) along with beef cuts such as asado (+13.5%), cuadril (+10.4%) and nalga (+9.9%), while tomato fell 33.7%, onion 3.0% and potato 1.1%.
  • Rising food costs lifted poverty thresholds: a family of four required ARS 1,308,713 to avoid poverty and ARS 589,510 to avoid indigence, with the CBA at ARS 190,780 per person and the CBT at ARS 423,532.
  • The food category had the largest incidence on the cost of living, weighing most on lower‑income households that devote a bigger share of income to groceries.
  • In a broader context, U.S. data showed grocery prices up 0.7% month over month in December with annual CPI at 2.7%, underscoring continued pressure on food budgets internationally.