Demand for electricity, gas and water registered its biggest drop in 16 months in July

Demand for electricity, gas and water registered its biggest drop in 16 months in July

At the same time, there were slight decreases of 0.1% in passenger transport and telephony, and a slight rise of 0.7% in freight transport by rail and commercial air navigation.

At the other extreme, garbage collection (+ 5.2%), the use of tolls (+ 11.9%) and mail service (+ 24.2%) grew.

In annual terms, the ISSP showed an increase of 7.7% in July, similar to that of the two previous months. The services that increased the most compared to July 2020 were those related to transport (cargo, passengers, and tolls).

“From a statistical point of view, the effect of COVID-19 may affect the Argentine time series since March 2020 in the form of structural changes. For this reason, while these measures last, the adjustments will be preliminary. Once Once this atypical situation has been overcome, a comprehensive review of the options for seasonal adjustments of all series will be carried out, “they clarified in the INDEC.

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