23.07.202614:32:43UTC+00Argentina Consumer Sentiment Deteriorates in July

Argentina's consumer confidence index fell 4.8% month-over-month to 40.67 points in July 2026, with all sub-indexes remaining in negative territory as sentiment weakened. The index for current conditions slipped 1.2% to 34.2, driven by an 8.5% drop in assessments of the country's economic situation, to 46.7, and a 3.9% decline in perceptions of personal finances, to 39.98. Confidence related to current purchases of durable goods and real estate eased 0.5% to 35.33.

Sentiment deteriorated more sharply among lower-income households (-11.5%) than among higher-income households (-1.5%), although the latter reported a 3.5% improvement in confidence regarding purchases of durable goods and real estate. Regionally, Greater Buenos Aires (-6.35%) and the City of Buenos Aires (-6.24%) registered the steepest declines, while the rest of the country recorded the highest confidence level at 45.55.

Expectations regarding future conditions also weakened, falling 7.2% to 47.14, leaving them 11.4% below last year's projections.