Argentina Inflation Ticked Up to 2.1% in July, Ending a Three-Month Slowdown

Argentina's monthly inflation ticked up to 2.1% in July 2026, according to the official statistics agency INDEC, ending three straight months of slowing prices. The reading came in slightly above the roughly 2.0% economists had expected, interrupting a clean downward trend that had eased from 2.6% in April to 1.9% in June. Prices were up 33.8% over the past year and 19.3% so far in 2026. Recreation and culture rose most, but food did the most damage to household budgets. Here is what the number…