Real investment in Argentina increased by 29.3% year-on-year in February.

Investment in Argentina experienced an impressive 29.3% increase year-over-year during the month of February, marking a notable recovery after the challenges of 2023. This increase was calculated in terms of physical volume, highlighting the genuine expansion of economic activity.

The investment volume reached 7.371 billion dollars in February, with key sectors such as machinery and construction showing positive data.

Investment in machinery and equipment, especially in imported capital goods, grew an astounding 60.9%, driven by an 89.9% increase in the entry of imported machines. Investment in domestic equipment also accompanied this growth, with a rise of 26.9%.

Another relevant data point is the construction sector, which managed to reverse 16 consecutive months of decline and achieved a 1.9% increase in the annual measurement. This rebound confirms that the country continues to leave behind the worst indices inherited from Kirchnerism, with the accumulated data from the first two months of the year showing a 3.8% advance.

With these data, it is demonstrated that investment is not only recovering the levels prior to the Alberto Fernandez crisis in 2023, but also generating expectations of genuine growth.

While analysts point to a possible effect from the advancement of imports due to expectations of currency unification, the increase will continue after a successful negotiation with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that achieves predictability and stability in the foreign exchange market.

In this context, data from the General Activity Indicator (IGA-OJF) of the consultancy OJF y Asociados reveal that the Argentine economy continues to advance, with a monthly growth of 1% in February 2025 and an impressive 7.5% year-over-year, the best data since May 2022.

This advance is the sixth consecutive month of growth, a clear sign that Javier Milei's policies are leading the country toward a consolidation of economic reactivation.

Sectors such as financial intermediation, wholesale trade, and mining continue to lead growth, with the oil and gas sector being key. These areas continue to be the engines sustaining the recovery, while the increase in real wages and the drastic reduction of inflation forecast a favorable outlook for the coming months.