From Buenos Aires Times · · 50s
Economic activity down 1.7% year-on-year in August
Argentina's economic activity fell 1.7% year-on-year in August, the sharpest decline since 2025.
In brief
Argentina's economic activity fell 1.7% year-on-year in August, the sharpest decline since 2025. Argentina's economic activity dropped 1.7% year-on-year in August, the worst monthly decline since 2025. Originally reported by Buenos Aires Times.
August economic activity
Economic activity contracted by 1.7 percent in August compared with the same month of 2025.
Sharpest monthly decline
The fall was the steepest year-on-year monthly decline recorded so far in 2026.
Year-on-year growth
Overall economic activity remains in positive territory over the first eight months of the year, rising 1.2 percent compared with the January-August period of last year.
Sector performance
Manufacturing and trade recorded the largest monthly contractions, shrinking by 3.2 percent and 3.5 percent, respectively.
The big picture
Argentina's economic activity dropped 1.7% year-on-year in August, the worst monthly decline since 2025.
