Overview
- Private weekly surveys show vegetables, fruits and meats leading early-January increases, with LCG, Analytica and Eco Go reporting 0.5%–0.8% weekly gains in foods.
- Those readings point to a January CPI near 2.0%–2.5%, with Eco Go estimating 2.3% and Analytica 2.5%, while Invecq projects roughly 2.6%.
- Consultancies broadly see 2026 inflation around 20%–25%, indicating a gradual slowdown that falls short of the official target.
- The government delayed the new segmentation of electricity, gas and bottled-gas subsidies to February, shifting billing effects to March and postponing CPI impact.
- INDEC will release January inflation on February 10 using a revised methodology that increases the weight of rents and services and reduces food and clothing.