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[–] [email protected] 39 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Note that this is monthly, not yearly as is usually reported for other countries. Argentinian inflation is not the same beast we're dealing with in most of the rest of the world. The yearly number is closer to 200% as reported by the article.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

The article does say it is the inflation for the month of October. It literally says MONTHLY inflation.

The 200% is the YOY inflation, inter annual.

For context, 2023 we ended with 211% yearly inflation rate

It's evident that YoY inflation curve is going to overlap with this year's inflation.

YoY inflation reached its peak at about 289% and it's now at 193%, once we leave the 2023 inflation curve behind, that number won't matter anymore

For anyone interested, the current yearly inflation is at 107%

107%<211%

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Inflation per month has decreased but also Argentina economy shrank by 1.7 percent and officially in a recession.

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/argentina-economy-shrinks-17-q2-extending-recession-2024-09-18/

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

That's old information. With July, August and September data, we are out of the economic recession now.

It's a very modest growth, but it's there, without price controls, without printing money likey no tomorrow and more important, without 211% inflation over our shoulders

We also have a good growth forecast of between 4% to 6% for next year. Things are improving slowly but surely

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago (4 children)

I'm curious to see how this will affect him, American voters didn't care about the inflation rate they cared about inflation prices. How will Argentina voters react? Argentina better at informing their electorate as to the reality of situations? If they were I doubt he'd be in office.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You can't compare inflation in Argentina and America.

It's like being hot and being on fire.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It's like being a global empire versus just trying to survive in the global south.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Argentina was once one of the richest countries in the world.

There are four kinds of countries: developed, underdeveloped, Japan, and Argentina.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago

American's were used to living in a low inflation environment. Argentinians have been living in a high inflation environment for decades.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I think Argentines are very suitable for giving lectures about inflation, rather than being dis(or mis)informed about it, given the circumstances

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

You'd be surprised.. people here are still surprised that food priced keep rising even tho inflation is less each month

I mean maybe people intuitively understand that when you press your breaks, the car won't stop instantly

And apply that analogy to that of inflation rato slowing, but always positive until full stop

But not all people, even less the opposite party

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

What do you mean by “inflation prices”?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

Some people expect prices to go down when inflation is “fixed” but that doesn’t happen.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

Yeah, when you have full control of the economic levers of the state, you can make inflation whatever you want it to be... What that means for citizens and business owners is something else entirely.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago

Full Control? His party is minority on all the State houses AND the Economic Agent INDEC has for President someone designated by the opposition since YEARS ago

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Good to see Argentina is heading on the right track.

Listening to Lemmy you'd think some guy with years of formal education in economics knows nothing about the economy.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

I don't like the guy's political postures or his constant guzzling of Western cock but got to give credit where credit is due.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

After All, Why Not? Why Shouldn't I Keep It?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Yeah bro is an absolute madlad, that's what we like about him