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Country factfile

Area

2,777,815 km²

Population

40,538,000

Demographic and economic indicators

	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Population aged 65+: January 1st ('000)	3,949.39	4,011.85	4,076.81	4,144.74	4,216.10
Population density (people per sq km)	14.16	14.30	14.44	14.59	14.74
GDP measured at purchasing power parity (million international $)	419,510.25	469,805.46	524,165.16	511,034.11	491,265.96
Real GDP growth (% growth)	9.18	8.47	8.65	6.76	-2.52
Inflation (% growth)	9.64	10.90	8.83	8.58	5.58
Consumer expenditure (US$ million)	109,720.98	123,499.88	150,190.96	184,984.63	182,240.59
Annual gross income (US$ million)	130,100.84	146,385.08	176,759.91	215,142.22	209,072.87
Annual disposable income (US$ million)	119,738.84	134,726.11	162,681.70	197,866.86	192,944.67

Source

• World Economic Factbook
• International Marketing Data and Statistics
• Future Demographic

Lifestyle indicators

	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Consumer expenditure on food (US$ million)	19,427.5	21,539.9	26,267.5	32,441.4	31,914.7
Internet users ('000)	6,863.47	8,183.66	10,246.45	11,212.15	12,472.45
New registrations of passenger cars ('000)	377.23	432.93	400.00	353.60
Consumer electronics (Peso million)	1,655.14	2,086.58	2,617.89	3,268.88
Dog and cat food (Peso million)	669.05	729.24	789.77	840.90	879.90

Source

• World Income Distribution
• Who Buys What
• World Consumer Spending
• World Consumer Lifestyles Databook

Market sizes

	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Soft drinks (million litres)	7,839	8,065	8,308	8,572	8,857
Soft drinks (Peso million)	8,477	8,729	9,000	9,293	9,611
Tobacco (Peso million)	7,374	8,115	8,267	8,530	8,760
Cosmetics and toiletries (Peso million)	4,433	4,621	4,822	5,037	5,268
Tourism receipts (US$ million)	2,729	3,344	4,314	4,596	4,546

Source

• Consumer Latin America

Business information sources

• Banco Central de la República Argentina
  (Central Bank of the Republic of Argentina) ( www.bcra.gov.ar )
• Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC)
  (National Institute of Statistics and Census) ( www.indec.mecon.ar )
• Ministerio de Economía y Producción (MECON)
  (Ministry of Economy and Production) ( www.mecon.gov.ar )
• Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Internacional y Culto
  (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade) ( www.mrecic.gov.ar )