A typical family of four He needed 1,257,329 pesos to avoid being poor in November 2025, the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (Indec) announced this Thursday. In addition, the organization announced that this family group, consisting of a couple and two children, needed 566,364 pesos to avoid being considered destitute.
According to the Indec report, in November 2025, the monthly fluctuation of the basic food basket (CBA) was 4.1%, while that of the total basic food basket (CBT) was 3.6%.
And he pointed out that the CBA and CBT recorded cumulative increases of 26.1% and 22.7%, respectively, over the year and resulted in annual fluctuations of 28.9% and 25.5%, respectively.
The report of the Basic basket As usual, this was announced in parallel with the inflation data for the same month of 2025, which this time was 2.5 percent.
In October the index I marked this so I wouldn’t be poor A typical family needed 1,213,798.81 pesos and to avoid falling into poverty it was 544,304 pesos. In both cases, increases of 3.1% were recorded compared to September.
Like the CPI, the national level basket measurement is based on the distribution of household expenditure collected by the INDEC in 2004/05. And by decision of the government, The measurement has not yet been carried out which should be based on the household survey which the organization carried out in 2017/2018. The change will only take place with the January 2026 index.
On Wednesday, the city of Buenos Aires announced that the inflation rate in the Buenos Aires area was 2.4% in November. Inflation in Buenos Aires shows higher percentages for items related to services because it is measured using a more current expenditure structure.
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A four-member household needed $1,257,329.03 to break above the poverty line in November 2025: 3.6% more month-on-month and 25.5% year-over-year https://t.co/lbGaYuWxdB pic.twitter.com/RzidYKGNF9— INDEC Argentina (@INDECArgentina) December 11, 2025
The latest basic market basket data known in this jurisdiction is from September, when a family of four needed 1,255,933.88 pesos (excluding rent) to avoid falling into poverty.
Meanwhile, the income of a typical family in the city of Buenos Aires had to be more than 1,997,377.70 pesos in September, even without paying for a house. And the same group needed 674,756.67 pesos to avoid being destitute.
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