he National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (Indic) The Statistics Institute of Buenos Aires reported an amount Minimum income From family to upper middle class.
Data for October was released on Wednesday. Thus, the organization responsible for conducting the surveys partnered with Consumer Price Index (CPI) For the tenth month of the year, data on new social classes according to the salaries of each family.
Meanwhile, it has already been reported that Inflation in Buenos Aires It remained unchanged in September, reaching 2.2% for the tenth month of the year, and therefore higher than the 1.6% recorded in August.
This increase led to National level It can affect the values of the underlying bins and thus the thresholds income To belong to different social classes.
How much does a family need to be middle class in October?
According to the report “Poverty Lines and Consumer Baskets of the City of Buenos Aires”A typical family, consisting of two economically active adults and two minors, needs a monthly income of at least $1,628,924.53 to be considered eligible. middle class In October.
This calculation includes access to basic goods and services for living, as well as associated expenses Housing, health, education, transportation, clothing and entertainment. It is important to note that the report considers that the family owns their home and therefore does not include the cost of rent.
On the other hand, the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses issued a valuable update today, Wednesday Basic Food Basket (CBA) and Total Basic Basket (CBT)which are two main indicators for determining the necessary income according to the different social classes in Argentina.
This data is necessary to create Poverty linesand destitution and socioeconomic levels, including the minimum a family must earn to be considered upper middle class.
How much do I have to earn to be upper middle class in Argentina?
According to the data, a typical family consists of four members Upper middle class If your gross monthly income is four times the CBT value of the Consumer Basket System, extrapolate the formula used by the city to determine this range.
With the recent update, the minimum a family needs to be part of the upper middle class is $8,144,620 While this amount for October amounted to $7,989,508 in Buenos Aires.
On the other hand, the basic basket
Thus, the basic family basket witnessed an increase of 1.9%. According to IDECBA.
How much does it take to not be poor in Argentina?
IDECBA reported that during October 2025, there was a need for a model family $1,628,925 So that he is not considered poor. This value corresponds to the total basic basket (CBT), which includes food and other essential goods and services.
The basic food basket, which measures the poverty threshold, recorded a monthly variation of 1.9% in September.
The INDEC also sets a threshold for a family to be considered middle class. As for the tenth month of the year, this value amounted to $4,855,196 per month, which is equivalent to four times the value Basic basket total.
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