{
  "id": 4391856,
  "title": "Argentina Inflation Down to 33.8%: Why the Last Mile Is the Hardest",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/argentina-inflation-down-to-33-8-why-the-last-mile-is-the-hardest",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-30T08:19:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/argentina-inflation-last-mile-single-digits-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Argentina's inflation rate fell to 33.8% in July 2026, a significant drop from a peak of 211% at the end of 2023. This achievement comes amid a significant decline in poverty, falling to 28.2% in late 2025, the lowest since 2018. However, the last mile of disinflation proves the hardest. While monthly inflation has fallen to a low of 2.1% in July, it has since risen again, and formal private-sector wages have not recovered to pre-Milei levels.",
  "summary": "ARGENTINA · ECONOMY Key Facts —What happened: Argentina inflation stands at 33.8% a year, down from 211% when Javier Milei took office. —The stall: Monthly inflation ticked back up to 2.1% in July, far from the “zero-comma” readings promised for 2026. —The good news: Poverty fell to 28.2% in late 2025, the lowest reading since […] The post Argentina Inflation Down to 33.8%: Why the Last Mile Is…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}