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Argentina’s socioeconomic statistics: Still lying after all these years. 

Covering up the true rate of inflation has knock-on effects on other statistics. Take poverty. The government says only 4.7% of the urban population is poor. Oddly, the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean has an even lower number, at 4.3%. But the Catholic University of Argentina calculates that, going by the true cost of living, the correct figure is 27%.