Argentina Inflation implicit in the data of the Value Added Tax of GDP

by Eduardo Petazze
In the second quarter of 2013, inflation implicit in the Value Added Tax computed in the official
estimate of Argentina's GDP registered a growth of 40.56% Y/Y.
The following is an excerpt from the official data published
Argentina Value Added Tax, computed in GDP
VAT price
index
VAT million current prices 1993 prices
1993=100
2000
19,008.5
18,217.7
104.3
2001
16,233.3
16,773.6
96.8
2002
16,468.1
12,500.8
131.7
2003
22,021.6
14,051.8
156.7
2004
32,086.5
15,776.3
203.4
2005
38,276.0
18,042.8
212.1
2006
49,044.0
20,098.4
244.0
2007
65,124.4
22,252.1
292.7
2008
84,264.7
25,017.5
336.8
2009
90,843.1
25,911.1
350.6
2010
120,152.1
28,448.5
422.3
2011
157,333.3
32,195.9
488.7
2012
195,723.3
33,320.4
587.4
VAT price
index
VAT million current prices 1993 prices
1993=100
1H2008
79,686.6
24,409.2
326.5
1H2009
85,625.4
25,585.0
334.7
1H2010
109,048.2
27,429.1
397.6
1H2011
145,028.8
31,642.1
458.3
1H2012
178,850.6
33,217.2
538.4
1H2013
254,568.2
33,765.9
753.9
VAT price
index
VAT million current prices 1993 prices
1993=100
2012Q1
173,897.0
35,453.4
490.5
2012Q2
183,804.2
30,981.0
593.3
2012Q3
203,947.8
32,377.7
629.9
2012Q4
221,244.3
34,469.5
641.9
2013Q1
248,191.8
36,241.1
684.8
2013Q2
260,944.6
31,290.8
833.9

Y/Y
2.94%
-7.25%
36.12%
18.96%
29.78%
4.31%
15.03%
19.94%
15.09%
4.09%
20.47%
15.70%
20.20%
Y/Y
19.35%
2.51%
18.79%
15.29%
17.47%
40.02%
Y/Y
15.90%
19.43%
19.84%
25.68%
39.62%
40.56%