Basic basket: a family needed $596,823 in January to not be poor. An increase of 20.4% was recorded compared to December.
Meanwhile, $285,561 is needed to avoid falling into poverty. The Government estimated ten days ago that after the December devaluation and the jump in inflation to 25.5% - the highest in 30 years -, poverty was already around 50% of the population. The number, which has not been recorded for two decades, appears in the letter of intent presented by Argentina for the International Monetary Fund staff report.