How far will the dollar and inflation reach by the end of the year, according to the consulting companies surveyed by the central bank?

the Inflation in November will reach 2.3% This is according to the average of consulting companies participating in the Market Expectations Survey (REM) prepared by the Central Bank. This indicator is +0.4 points compared to the previous REM. For the last month of 2025, headline inflation is expected to reach 2.1% (+0.1 basis point compared to previous REM) continuing the monthly downward trajectory extending until May 2026 until it reaches 1.5%.

The year will end with Inflation 30.4% (+0.8 points above previous REM), while L It is expected to reach 19.6% in 2026.

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Regarding the exchange rate, the average REM consulting firm expects this The dollar price will be located in $1,473 in December. The top 10 analysts expect the dollar to be worth $1,481 in December.

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Level of activity and unemployment

In a November survey, the REM analyst group estimated that in the third quarter of the year seasonally adjusted GDP would have grown by 0.5% compared to the second quarter of 2025, reflecting the decline expected until the ex-REM (+1.0 basis points compared to the ex-REM). In the fourth quarter, an increase of 0.8% is expected.

GDP will close in 2025 with an increase of 4.4%. With a downward correction of +0.5 points compared to October.

Advisors expect this Unemployment will reach 7.5% In the third quarter and decreases to 7.2% for the last period of 2025.

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With regard to foreign trade, REM estimates a surplus of $8,527 millions, Due to exports worth 85,667 million US dollars and imports worth 77,140 million US dollars.

Finally, the primary financial outcome forecast for the national non-financial public sector made by participants in the regional market movement was a surplus of $12.9 trillion by 2025 (-359 billion compared to previous REM). The average of the top 10 expects a primary surplus of $13.2 trillion. No participant expects the primary surplus to be less than $10 trillion this year.

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