Overview
- Idecba reported a 2.7% monthly increase in December and a 31.8% cumulative inflation for 2025 in CABA.
- The updated canastas set the indigence line at $726,569, the poverty line at $1,346,876, and the middle-class floor at $2,128,462 for a four-person owner household, with the middle-class range capped at $6,811,078.
- Media calculations using average rents indicate a renting family needs incomes above roughly $3.2 million per month to reach middle-class status.
- Transport rose 5.5% on fuel and fare adjustments and food increased 2.4% with meats up 7.4%, while housing-related costs advanced 2.1% on rent and building expenses.
- Contracts that adjust by IPCBA will incorporate the December reading into rent increases that take effect in February 2026.