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Q: He won the dollar to inflation?

In the last 12 months (to 31 Oct 2026) cumulative inflation was 33.16% and the blue dollar changed +8.30%: in real terms, it lost to inflation (-18.67%).

In the last 12 months (to 31/10/2026) cumulative inflation was 33,16% and the blue dollar changed +8,30%: in real terms, it lost to inflation (-18,67%).

Dollar change and cumulative inflation

Period	Inflation	Official	Blue	MEP	CCL
1 month 30/09/2026 → 31/10/2026	+2,20%	+1,30% real -0,88% No	+0,32% real -1,84% No	+1,70% real -0,49% No	+2,74% real +0,53% Yes
3 months 31/07/2026 → 31/10/2026	+5,91%	+3,31% real -2,46% No	+0,32% real -5,28% No	+3,48% real -2,30% No	+5,25% real -0,62% No
6 months 30/04/2026 → 31/10/2026	+12,50%	+10,25% real -2,01% No	+11,79% real -0,64% No	+8,73% real -3,35% No	+11,00% real -1,33% No
1 year 31/10/2025 → 31/10/2026	+33,16%	+5,76% real -20,58% No	+8,30% real -18,67% No	+5,34% real -20,90% No	+10,63% real -16,92% No
2 years 31/10/2024 → 31/10/2026	+74,74%	+54,23% real -11,74% No	+31,51% real -24,74% No	+39,54% real -20,14% No	+43,20% real -18,05% No
3 years 31/10/2023 → 31/10/2026	+412,03%	+323,22% real -17,34% No	+70,11% real -66,78% No	+85,12% real -63,85% No	+95,26% real -61,87% No
5 years 31/10/2021 → 31/10/2026	+2.232,35%	+1.385,71% real -36,30% No	+690,40% real -66,11% No	+778,81% real -62,32% No	+824,88% real -60,35% No
10 years 31/10/2016 → 31/10/2026	+13.004,19%	+10.300,00% real -20,64% No	+9.681,25% real -25,36% No	—	+10.746,96% real -17,23% No

"Real" = the more (or less) purchasing power in pesos he gave you the dollar: (1 + dollar change) / (1 + inflation) 1. "Yes" = he beat inflation.

Methodology

Inflation: monthly change in INDEC's CPI, published by argentinadatos.com (latest data point: 31/10/2026). We compound it by multiplying (1 + each month's inflation).

Dollar: ask rate on the last day of the base month and the month of the last inflation data (daily series of argentinadatos.com This is why the period ends in the last month with published inflation, not today.

It is a comparison in pesos: shows whether to buy dollars at the beginning of the period preserved the purchasing power. It does not include commissions, interest or taxes. It is not an investment recommendation.

See also: $vs UVA · historical comparison.

Frequently asked questions

He won the dollar to inflation?

In the last 12 months (to 31/10/2026) cumulative inflation was 33,16% and the blue dollar changed +8,30%: in real terms, it lost to inflation (-18,67%).

How is the actual variation calculated?

You divide (1 + dollar change) by (1 + cumulative inflation) and subtract 1. If positive, the dollar beat inflation over that period.

Where does inflation come from?

The monthly CPI of INDEC, taken from argentinadatos.com. It is updated only when the INDEC to publish a new data.

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