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Argentina Nears Recession After Output Shrank More Than Expected
- May economic activity contracted at fastest pace since 2020
- Economy expected to contract this year, as well as in 2024
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Argentina’s economy contracted more than expected in May, taking the economy to the brink of its sixth recession in a decade.
Economic activity declined 5.5% from a year ago, the deepest contraction since 2020 and exceeding the 3.4% median forecast of economists surveyed by Bloomberg. The economy shrank 0.1% in May from a month earlier, according to government data published Tuesday.