Indec

The trouble with that, economists claim, is that the institute, known by its Spanish acronym Indec, publishes bogus data that vastly underestimate increases in consumer prices.

In Argentina, a Different Sort of Inflation Fight Taos Turner 2011

Statistics Institute, known as Indec, may be an obstacle, he said.

BusinessWeek.com -- 2010

The census is being carried out by the National Statistics Office, known as Indec by its

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Statistics Institute, known as Indec, may be an obstacle, he said.

BusinessWeek.com -- 2010

Almost overnight, Indec's estimates started to diverge from those in the private sector.

Argentine Consulting Firm Stops Publishing Inflation Estimates Taos Turner 2011

Indec's data have never been better, according to Norberto Itzcovich , who oversees Indec's consumer price index.

Argentine Consulting Firm Stops Publishing Inflation Estimates Taos Turner 2011

A handful of current and former Indec employees, as well as some officials at the Economy Ministry, have acknowledged in private that Indec has been fudging its inflation data.

Argentine Consulting Firm Stops Publishing Inflation Estimates Taos Turner 2011

Some critics say the government may have reorganized Indec in a bid to lower Argentina's payments on inflation-indexed bonds.

Argentine Consulting Firm Stops Publishing Inflation Estimates Taos Turner 2011

Consumer prices rose 10% in February from a year ago, according to the national statistics agency, Indec.

Argentine Consulting Firm Stops Publishing Inflation Estimates Taos Turner 2011

The credibility of Indec's economic data, especially for inflation, has been questioned ever since former President Nestor Kirchner replaced its longtime civil servants with political appointees in early 2007.

Argentine Consulting Firm Stops Publishing Inflation Estimates Taos Turner 2011