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GDP growth moderates in Q3 on fading base effect

Economic growth lost steam in the third quarter, with GDP expanding 11.9% on an annual basis (Q2: +17.9% year-on-year).

Household spending increased 12.1% in the third quarter, which was below the second quarter's 20.4% expansion. Meanwhile, fixed investment growth fell to 21.2% in Q3, marking the worst reading since Q4 2020 (Q2: +77.4% yoy). Public spending, meanwhile, grew at the fastest pace in over a decade, expanding 11.5% (Q2: +8.9% yoy).

Growth in exports of goods and services improved to 18.8% year-on-year in the third quarter (Q2: +6.3% yoy). Conversely, growth in imports of goods and services moderated to 26.2% in Q3 (Q2: +36.8% yoy).

On a seasonally-adjusted quarter-on-quarter basis, economic growth improved to 4.1% in Q3, contrasting the previous period's 0.9% contraction. Q3's reading marked the strongest expansion since Q4 2020.

Sergio Armella, economist at Goldman Sachs, remains fairly positive on the outlook for 2021 overall:

“New Covid infections have been low since September and more than 80% of the population has now received at least one vaccine dose (close to 70% are fully vaccinated) which should provide a favorable environment for activity going forward. Overall, we expect GDP growth to reach 9.9% in 2021 vs -9.9% in 2020.”

LatinFocus Consensus panelists see the economy growing 2.8% in 2022, which is up 0.2 percentage points from last month’s estimate, and 2.2% in 2023.

Argentina - GDP Data

2015   2016   2017   2018   2019  
Economic Growth (GDP, annual variation in %)2.7  -2.1  2.7  -2.5  -2.2  

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Argentina GDP
Note: Annual variation of gross domestic product (GDP) in %.
Source: National Statistical Institute (INDEC) and FocusEconomics calculations.

Argentina Facts

Value Change Date
Bond Yield6.690.15 %Dec 17
Exchange Rate59.880.45 %Dec 30

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