FX.co ★ Argentina Factory Output Extends Decline

Argentina’s manufacturing output contracted 3.2% year over year in August 2026, following a 4.9% decline in July. Output fell in 11 of the 16 manufacturing divisions.

The sharpest contractions were recorded in:

• Machinery and equipment (-24.0%)
• Other equipment, appliances and instruments (-20.6%)
• Apparel, leather and footwear (-14.7%)
• Tobacco products (-14.3%)
• Motor vehicles, bodies, trailers and auto parts (-8.8%)
• Textile products (-9.4%)
• Metal products (-9.6%)
• Rubber and plastic products (-7.0%)
• Non-metallic mineral products (-6.8%)
• Furniture, mattresses and other manufacturing industries (-5.1%)
• Food and beverages (-0.2%)

These declines were partially offset by gains in:

• Other transport equipment (12.1%)
• Petroleum refining, coke and nuclear fuel (4.7%)
• Chemicals and chemical products (4.0%)
• Basic metals (3.3%)
• Wood, paper, publishing and printing (2.3%)

On a month-over-month basis, the overall manufacturing index rose 1.9%.