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Argentina releases first inflation data following statistics overhaul
Prices for transportation, food and housing drive up inflation
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Argentina's statistical agency, Indec, has released its first official inflation data following an overhaul in how the data is produced. Prices rose 4.2% in May, the agency announced on June 15.
For weeks analysts have speculated annual inflation is hovering around 40%, with an expected 3.8% month-on-month figure for May.
Professor Steve Hanke, economist at the Johns Hopkins University and founder of the Troubled Currencies Project believes the figure should "not surprise anyone".
"From 2013
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