date:Jul 18, 2013
on consumer prices is a concern for President Christina Fernandez, as candidates from her branch of the Peronist party campaign ahead of the October election. The success rate of those candidates will determine if the clout that she enjoys in Congress will continue over the next two years. She was re-elected in 2011 on promises of increasing government's role in the economy.
Argentina already has one of the highest inflation rates in the world. Private analysts put consumer price increases at