Inflation Rate in Argentina decreased to 33.50 percent in August from 33.80 percent in July of 2026. Inflation Rate in Argentina averaged 187.30 percent from 1944 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 20262.80 percent in March of 1990 and a record low of -7.00 percent in February of 1954. source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC)

Inflation Rate in Argentina is expected to be 34.00 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Argentina Inflation Rate is projected to trend around 27.00 percent in 2027 and 18.00 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-08-13 07:20 PM
Inflation Rate YoY
Jul 33.8% 33.5% 33.5% 33.9%
2026-09-10 07:00 PM
Inflation Rate YoY
Aug 33.5% 33.8% 33.6% 33.8%
2026-10-13 07:00 PM
Inflation Rate YoY
Sep 33.7% 34.0%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Price Index CPI 12276.77 12076.39 points Aug 2026
Core Consumer Prices 12445.80 12224.36 points Aug 2026
Core Inflation Rate 31.90 32.20 percent Aug 2026
Core Inflation Rate MoM 1.80 1.80 percent Aug 2026
CPI Clothing 8218.76 8272.28 points Aug 2026
CPI Education 11519.72 11235.67 points Aug 2026
CPI Food 13121.25 12907.51 points Aug 2026
CPI Health 13863.05 13536.83 points Aug 2026
CPI Housing Utilities 13885.49 13505.36 points Aug 2026
CPI Recreation and Culture 11084.10 11085.75 points Aug 2026
CPI Restaurants and Hotels 15196.18 14923.82 points Aug 2026
CPI Transportation 12965.12 12767.66 points Aug 2026
Export Prices 206.60 192.20 points Jun 2026
Food Inflation 34.90 34.50 percent Aug 2026
GDP Deflator 142197.20 134641.10 points Jun 2026
Import Prices 142.30 129.80 points Jun 2026
Inflation Rate YoY 33.50 33.80 percent Aug 2026
Inflation Rate MoM 1.70 2.10 percent Aug 2026
Producer Prices 16258.50 15898.50 points Aug 2026
Producer Prices Change 29.70 31.30 percent Aug 2026


Argentina Inflation Rate
The most important categories in the CPI basket in the Great Buenos Aires area are food and beverages (23 percent of the total weight), transport (12 percent) and restaurants and hotels (11 percent). Housing and utilities (11 percent); health (9 percent);clothing and footwear (9 percent); recreation and culture (8 percent); household maintenance and equipment (6 percent); miscellaneous goods and services (4 percent); alcoholic beverages and tobacco (3 percent); education (3 percent); and communication (3 percent) for the remaining. The CPI index has a base of 100 as of December of 2016 and covers the Buenos Aires metropolitan area and its 24 districts.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
33.50 33.80 20262.80 -7.00 1944 - 2026 percent Monthly
2016=100