BUENOS AIRES Jan 25 Buenos Aires posted 26.9
percent annualized inflation in December and the San Luis
province had 31.6 percent, Argentina said on Monday, releasing
the regional data used as a reference point until a revamp of
its national statistics.
Argentina's national statistics lost credibility under the
administration of former President Cristina Fernandez, with
official inflation figures often half that of private estimates.
Under the new government, which took office last month, the
INDEC statistics office has suspended national data publication
until the overhaul.
The office has given no timeline for the release of
nationwide inflation numbers, saying it would in the interim use
consumer price data from Buenos Aires and San Luis as both
regions use similar and reliable methodology.
Prices rose 3.9 percent in December in Buenos Aires and 6.5
percent in San Luis, INDEC said in a statement.
(Reporting by Walter Bianchi and Sarah Marsh; Editing by
Richard Chang)