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Buenos Aires inflation rises to 1.9% in October

Accelerating consumer prices in the capital city signal persistent inflation ahead of the 2027 presidential vote, a concern for bond and equity investors.

Photo: The Rio Times

What happened

Inflation in the City of Buenos Aires reached 1.9% in October 2026, its second consecutive month of acceleration. el-fondo.com Consumer prices rose 0.1 percentage points compared with September, according to the statistics institute Idecba. el-fondo.com Seasonal prices accelerated by 1 percentage point to 3.3%, while regulated prices rose 1.8%. el-fondo.com Core inflation rose 0.1 percentage points to 1.8% in the month, and food and non-alcoholic beverages climbed 2.2%. el-fondo.com

Around it

Annual inflation reached 32.5% and the cumulative increase for 2026 is 26.1%. el-fondo.com Inflation has stopped falling just as the country enters the year before the presidential election, due in October 2027. The Rio Times Economists in the central bank's expectations survey had expected 1.8% for October. The Rio Times

What comes next

The official national figure for October is due on Thursday, 12 November. The Rio Times

Sources

  1. el-fondo.comBuenos Aires inflation rises to 1.9% in October
  2. The Rio TimesArgentina Inflation Stalls Before Vote Year

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