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status: not_available
error: "Document 'Encuesta nacional de centros de compras. Febrero de 2026' not yet published or direct URL not discoverable through automated retrieval. Attempted multiple search and fetch strategies; candidate PDF patterns returned homepage HTML instead of the report."
date_searched: 2026-04-23T19:09:00Z
urls_tried:
  - https://www.indec.gob.ar/uploads/informesdeprensa/com_04_26266291CFC0CD.pdf (pattern guess, returned HTML homepage)
  - https://www.indec.gob.ar/indec/web/Nivel3-Tema-3-1 (commerce landing page – JS SPA, no direct PDF link)
  - https://www.indec.gob.ar/indec/web/Nivel4-Tema-3-2-40 (foreign trade page – unrelated)
  - https://www.indec.gob.ar/ftp/cuadros/economia/sh_compras_02_26.xls (Excel time series – contains only data up to Dec 2025)
  - Google search: "ventas por menor minoristas febrero 2026 indec" and site-scoped variants; returned private CAME reports, not official INDEC document
source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC)
country: AR
indicator: Retail Sales YoY
period: February 2026
reference_date: 2026-02-28
expected_release: ~2026-04-23 (per INDEC 1st Semester 2026 release calendar: Encuesta nacional de centros de compras. Febrero de 2026 scheduled in Abril column on/near 23 April 2026)
note: "The release may be pending; as of retrieval attempt just after scheduled date, the document was not indexed by search and direct URL patterns did not resolve to a valid PDF. The time-series Excel file `sh_compras_02_26.xls` does not yet include February 2026 observations."
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