Argentina's monthly inflation eases to 1.7 percent in August, its lowest in 14 months

10 September 2026

Argentina's consumer price inflation slowed to 1.7 percent in August 2026, the lowest monthly level in 14 months, the INDEC national statistics bureau reported.
July's figure had been 2.1 percent.
Prices are 33.5 percent higher than a year earlier and 21.3 percent higher so far in 2026.
Core inflation was 1.8 percent, regulated prices rose 2.2 percent and seasonal prices fell 0.9 percent.
Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels rose most at 2.8 percent, followed by education at 2.5 percent; clothing and footwear fell 0.6 percent.