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source: Universidad Torcuato Di Tella (UTDT)
url: https://www.utdt.edu/ver_contenido.php?id_contenido=2575&id_item_menu=4982
document_type: pdf
date_retrieved: 2026-04-23T15:07:00Z
period: April 2026
parent_publication: Índice de Confianza del Consumidor (ICC)
indicators_covered: [Consumer Confidence Index, ICC CABA, ICC GBA, ICC Interior, ICC Ingreso Alto, ICC Ingreso Bajo, Situación Personal, Situación Macroeconómica, Bienes Durables e Inmuebles, Condiciones Presentes, Expectativas Futuras]
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# Índice de Confianza del Consumidor (ICC) — April 2026

**Release date:** 23 April 2026 (document published)  
**Fieldwork:** 6–17 April 2026  
**Source:** Centro de Investigación en Finanzas (CIF), Universidad Torcuato Di Tella

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> El Índice de Confianza del Consumidor (ICC) se ubicó en **39,64 puntos** en abril, lo que representa una caída mensual de **5,68%** respecto de marzo (42,03 puntos). En la comparación interanual, el índice muestra una disminución de **10,12%** respecto de abril de 2025.

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## Headline Indicator

| | April 2026 | March 2026 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| **ICC National** | 39,64 | 42,03 (-5,68%) | -10,12% |

*The previous value 42,03 from the payload is confirmed in the report text: "cuando había alcanzado 42,03 puntos."*

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## Regional Breakdown

| Region | April 2026 | MoM | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| **CABA** | 38,10 | -6,69% | -10,10% |
| **GBA** | 36,82 | -1,53% | -11,29% |
| **Interior** | 45,35 | -10,57% | -8,43% |

*Interior remains highest level; GBA lowest.*

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## Income-Level Breakdown (proxy by education)

| Level | April 2026 | MoM | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| **High Income** | 42,57 | -1,80% | -9,43% |
| **Low Income** | 35,50 | -12,60% | -14,71% |

*Low-income households show markedly sharper decline.*

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## Sub-Indices (National)

| Sub-Index | April 2026 | MoM | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| **Situación Personal** | 39,45 | -3,96% | -15,00% |
| **Situación Macroeconómica** | 46,80 | -4,30% | -10,69% |
| **Bienes Durables e Inmuebles** | 32,66 | -9,51% | -2,47% |

*All components fell; durables hardest hit.*

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## Present Conditions vs. Future Expectations

| | Index | MoM | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| **Condiciones Presentes** | 31,76 | -9,03% | -9,70% |
| **Expectativas Futuras** | 47,52 | -3,30% | -10,40% |

*Present conditions declined more sharply than expectations.*

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## Methodology

- **Universe:** General population of large urban centers, age 18+.
- **Survey mode:** Telephone (C13 CATI for Windows).
- **Sample:** 1,000 cases; statistical error +/- 3,5%.
- **Fieldwork period:** 6–17 April 2026.
- **Coverage:** Capital Federal, GBA, Córdoba, Rosario, Mendoza, Tucumán, La Plata, Mar del Plata, Salta, Santa Fe, San Juan, Resistencia, Corrientes, Jujuy, Paraná, Neuquén, Formosa, San Luis, La Rioja, Comodoro Rivadavia, San Nicolás, San Rafael, Villa Mercedes, Olavarría, Río Gallegos, Goya, El Dorado, Viedma, Concepción, Río Tercero, Pehuajó, Termas de Río Hondo, Rivadavia, Castelli, Crespo, Prof. Mazza, Monte Carlo, Catriel, Villa Aberastain y Recreo.
- **Executing firm:** Poliarquía Consultores.

The ICC is constructed from six survey questions on personal and macroeconomic situation and expectations, and on the timing of durable goods purchases. Regional indexes are weighted: Capital 15,931%, Interior 30,689%, GBA 53,378% (based on 2001 Census population weights).

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*Data and tables reproduced from the original UTDT press release (PDF, 18 pages). All numbers are as published; currency in Argentine pesos (index points, scale 0–100).*