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Economic Indicators for Argentina

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Retail Sales YoY	23	13.4	33.1	12.7	%
Consumer Confidence	41.8	40.23	42.71	40.23
Economic Activity YoY	-1.4	3.1	3.1	-1.4	%
Balance of Trade	2187	2115	2194	3	B
Inflation Rate MoM	1.7	2.1	2.1	1.7	%
Inflation Rate YoY	33.5	33.8	33.8	33.2	%
Industrial Production YoY	-4.9	2.1	2.1	-5.6	%
Current Account	2214	-1651	2214	-1651	B
Budget Balance	1990	2960	2960	-697
Unemployment Rate	7.9	7.8	7.9	7.8	%
GDP Growth Rate YoY	2	2.3	2.3	2	%
GDP Growth Rate QoQ	-0.6	0.7	0.7	-0.6	%
Leading Indicator MoM	-0.27	-0.72	-0.27	-0.72
Thomson Reuters IPSOS PCSI	37.85	38.97	41.77	37.85
Tax Revenue	20508	22965	22965	20017
CPI YoY	34	33.5	34	33.4	%
CPI MoM	2.1	1.9	2.1	1.9
Lending interest rate (%)	95.89	95.89	95.89	10.56	%
GDP (current US$)	640591410663.88	640591410663.88	643628393281.36	385740508436.97	B
Labor force, total	21532713	21532713	21532713	18469612
Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force with advanced education)	2.49	2.49	4.72	2.49	%
Real interest rate (%)	-16.23	-16.23	12.1	-16.23	%
Population, total	46654581	46654581	46654581	40788453
Current account balance (% of GDP)	-3.27	-3.27	1.36	-5.16	B
GDP growth (annual %)	-1.55	-1.55	10.72	-9.9	B
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate)	6.14	6.14	11.46	6.14	%
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)	12.75	12.75	18.93	10.71	B
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)	13.89	13.89	16.76	11.78	B
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)	1.88	1.88	2.35	1.88	%
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)	3.34	3.34	5.02	3.2
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)	128.21	128.21	135.06	108.48
Physicians (per 1,000 people)	3.9	3.9	4.07	3.9
Armed forces personnel, total	103000	103000	105650	103000
Human Capital Index (HCI) (scale 0-1)	0.6	0.6	0.62	0.59
Time required to start a business (days)	11.5	11.5	24.5	11
Time required to build a warehouse (days)	318	318	366.5	318
New businesses registered (number)	5667	5667	6209	4699