Utilities surge kept Argentina's inflation rate at monthly 2.9% in February

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Argentina's monthly inflation rate held at 2.9% in February, driven largely by surging utility costs, with annual inflation at 33.1%. The housing, utilities, and fuels category posted the steepest monthly increases alongside food and non-alcoholic beverages.

Prices up 5.9% since turn of the year, 33.1% over past year; Housing, utilities and fuels, food and non-alcoholic beverages, miscellaneous goods and services recorded highest increases last month. Leer más