Buenos Aires, February 13 (NA) – The National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INDEC) released new figures on the cost of living for Argentines for January, the first month of 2026. According to information from the Argentine News Agency, the figures measured by INDEC for the child-rearing basket during January 2026, by age, were above $400,000 and below $700,000 per child. The school supply basket increased by 42.8% and exceeded $230,000 in the City. What are the INDEC data on the child-rearing basket for a child in January? Official INDEC data on the Child-rearing basket during January 2026. Photo: NA Agency (INDEC). The monthly valuation of the child-rearing basket for early childhood, childhood, and adolescence, according to INDEC, for the month of January 2026: a family needed at least $476,230 to cover benefits, services, and care for their child. Child-rearing costs in January by age according to INDEC. Under 1 year old: $476,230. Infants from 1 to 3 years old: $567,124. Children from 4 to 5 years old: $483,497. Children and adolescents from 6 to 12 years old: $607,848. How was each amount composed according to INDEC data for each age group in raising a child for a family in January 2026? Regarding the values, INDEC makes the clarification that: “totals by sum may not coincide due to rounding in partial figures”. Under 1 year old: Goods and services: $154,079. Care cost: $322,151. Total: $476,230. Infants from 1 to 3 years old: Goods and services: $198,152. Care cost: $368,162. Total: $567,124. Children from 4 to 5 years old: Goods and services: $253,390. Care cost: $230,108. Total: $483,497. Children and adolescents from 6 to 12 years old: Goods and services: $314,331. Care cost: $293,517. Total: $607,848. The data that INDEC presents on the valuation of the child-rearing basket for early childhood, childhood, and adolescence are prepared in accordance with the guidelines of the document “Cost of consumption and care for early childhood, childhood, and adolescence”. It is a methodological approximation of the National Directorate of Economy, Equality, and Gender of the Ministry of Economy of the Nation (2023).
