On Thursday, the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INDEC) will publish the index of inflation december and The annual figure for 2022 will finally be closed, which according to estimates would be around 95%.
private analysts They consider that the last month of the year will close above 5%while in the Ministry of Economy they hope that the inflation is below that number and they aspire to lower it to 60% for all of 2023.
If the numbers put forward by economists are confirmed, the inflation of 2022 will be the highest since 1991 at the end of hyperinflation. In the Treasury Palace they design, at this time, a battery of measures and agreements with different sectors to meet its projection of cutting 35 percentage points this year.
The minister of EconomySergio Massa, anticipated that the idea is prepare short goals to slow down price increases, at a rate of 1 point less every two and a half months. If so, in April the CPI should be at 3%.
The decrease in the inflationary race experienced in the last two months of 2022 prevented the year from closing with a CPI above three figures. Some consultancies dedicated to price monitoring, They assure that the number that will be known on Thursday will be above 5%well beyond the expectations of Sergio Massa’s economic team.
