Argentina’s economic activity grew by 1.9% in January interannually and 0.4% compared to December 2025, according to the government’s statistics institute, the INDEC. With a 25.1% growth, the agriculture, livestock, hunting, and forestry sector had the greatest positive impact on the index’s year-over-year change, followed by mining and quarrying, which saw a 9.6% increase. The sector that recorded the highest interannual increase was fishing, which grew by 50.8%. The three divisions that saw the steepest drops were wholesale, retail trade, and repairs (-3.2%); electricity, gas and water (-3%); and manufacturing industry (-2.6%). “This figure is lower than the forecast in the Central Bank’s market expectations survey (+3.4%),” he concluded.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald March 26, 2026 21:59 UTC