Argentina's industry faces difficulties in accessing foreign currency, paying suppliers and internal demand that contracts year after year. Textiles, leather and footwear, followed by cars and tires and then, chemicals and petrochemicals.
Among the hardest hit regions, the City of Buenos Aires leads the pack; behind them are the Buenos Aires suburbs, Mendoza and San Luis. There is no chapter on the industrial horizon to be excited about, according to the latest survey carried out by INDEC among businessmen.