Argentina's Leading Economic Index, which seeks to anticipate turning points in the economic cycle, declined 0.58% in January 2026, after increasing 1.24% in December. Leading Economic Index in Argentina averaged 0.18 percent from 1993 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 14.91 percent in May of 2020 and a record low of -10.23 percent in March of 2020. source: Universidad Torcuato di Tella

Leading Economic Index Argentina increased 5.97 percent in October of 2025 over the same month in the previous year.

Leading Economic Index Argentina increased 5.97 percent in October of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. Leading Economic Index in Argentina is expected to be 1.10 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Argentina Leading Economic Index is projected to trend around 1.50 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-01-21 05:30 PM
Leading Indicator MoM
Dec 1.24% -3.58% 2.5%
2026-02-19 05:25 PM
Leading Indicator MoM
Jan 0.58% 1.24% 1.8%
2026-03-19 05:30 PM
Leading Indicator MoM
Feb 0.58%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Capacity Utilization 53.80 57.70 percent Dec 2025
Car Production 20998.00 26468.00 Units Jan 2026
Car Registrations 34333.00 51335.00 Units Jan 2026
Changes in Inventories 15991.00 -2259.00 ARS Million Sep 2025
Corruption Index 36.00 37.00 Points Dec 2025
Corruption Rank 104.00 99.00 Dec 2025
Industrial Production YoY -3.90 -8.70 percent Dec 2025
Industrial Production Mom -0.10 -0.80 percent Dec 2025
Leading Indicator MoM 1.24 -3.58 percent Dec 2025


Argentina Leading Economic Index
In Argentina, the Leading Index (ILCIF) anticipates turning points in economic activity throughout the cycle. The index is composed by ten selected series according to their compliance, temporal consistency, economic rationality, representativeness and availability. These series are the following: stock market index of Buenos Aires, Merval Argentina, approved building plans, cement dispatches, bankruptcies, authorized contracts of property transactions, consumer confidence index, M2 Money Supply, metallurgical industry, use of intermediate goods. The index has a base value of 100 as of January of 1993.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
1.24 -3.58 14.91 -10.23 1993 - 2025 percent Monthly
2004=100, SA