Argentina Retail Sales Growth Rises the Most in 5 Months

2026-03-20 19:22 By Felipe Alarcon 1 min. read

Argentina’s retail sales rose 20.7% year-on-year in January 2026 to ARS 512,721.5 million, accelerating from a 16.1% increase in December and marking the sharpest increase since August.

At current prices, the strongest gains were recorded in amoblamientos, decoración y textiles para el hogar 44.0%, patio de comidas, alimentos y kioscos 35.4%, perfumería y farmacia 34.3% and librería y papelería 29.3%.

Sales in the City of Buenos Aires grew 23.8% to ARS 139,315.2 million, while Greater Buenos Aires posted a 21.8% rise to ARS 308,450.9 million.

At constant prices, however, retail sales fell 0.1% year-on-year to ARS 5,676.8 million.



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Argentina Retail Sales Growth Rises the Most in 5 Months
Argentina’s retail sales rose 20.7% year-on-year in January 2026 to ARS 512,721.5 million, accelerating from a 16.1% increase in December and marking the sharpest increase since August. At current prices, the strongest gains were recorded in amoblamientos, decoración y textiles para el hogar 44.0%, patio de comidas, alimentos y kioscos 35.4%, perfumería y farmacia 34.3% and librería y papelería 29.3%. Sales in the City of Buenos Aires grew 23.8% to ARS 139,315.2 million, while Greater Buenos Aires posted a 21.8% rise to ARS 308,450.9 million. At constant prices, however, retail sales fell 0.1% year-on-year to ARS 5,676.8 million.
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