Real basic food basket (vs. prices)
The latest figure for real basic food basket (vs. prices) is ARS 1,910, for September 2026 (−5 from the previous month). Source: INDEC — Canastas básicas · deflactada por IPC. Updated October 14, 2026. Next release: November 12, 2026, 16:00 ART.
Basic food basket (CBA) per adult equivalent in Dec 2016 pesos (deflated by CPI): rises if the basket increases more than prices overall.
- Source
- INDEC — Canastas básicas · deflactada por IPC
- Period of the latest data point
- September 2026
- Release schedule
- INDEC official calendar
- Next release
- November 12, 2026, 16:00 ART
- Updated
- October 14, 2026
- Data
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Latest data
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| September 2026 | ARS 1,910 |
| August 2026 | ARS 1,915 |
| July 2026 | ARS 1,897 |
| June 2026 | ARS 1,888 |
| May 2026 | ARS 1,899 |
| April 2026 | ARS 1,894 |
| March 2026 | ARS 1,922 |
| February 2026 | ARS 1,945 |
| January 2026 | ARS 1,939 |
| December 2025 | ARS 1,885 |
| November 2025 | ARS 1,862 |
| October 2025 | ARS 1,834 |
| September 2025 | ARS 1,820 |
| August 2025 | ARS 1,832 |
| July 2025 | ARS 1,848 |
| June 2025 | ARS 1,849 |
| May 2025 | ARS 1,858 |
| April 2025 | ARS 1,893 |
| March 2025 | ARS 1,920 |
| February 2025 | ARS 1,881 |
| January 2025 | ARS 1,866 |
| December 2024 | ARS 1,890 |
| November 2024 | ARS 1,897 |
| October 2024 | ARS 1,923 |
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- Argentina extreme poverty rate: 7.5% (H1 2026)
- Argentina estimated poverty rate today (UTDT nowcast): 31.3% (March to August 2026)
- Argentina total basic basket, poverty line: ARS 528,319 (September 2026)
- Total basic basket, monthly change: 1.7% (September 2026)
- Total basic basket, year-over-year change: 38.7% (September 2026)
- Argentina basic food basket, extreme-poverty line: ARS 239,058 (September 2026)
- Basic food basket, monthly change: 1.7% (September 2026)
- Real total basic basket (vs. prices): ARS 4,222 (September 2026)
- Real total basic basket (vs. prices), monthly change: −0.2% (September 2026)
- Real basic food basket (vs. prices), monthly change: −0.2% (September 2026)
- Real total basic basket (vs. wages): 5,125.4 (July 2026)