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More than half of the inhabitants of the City of Buenos Aires and its suburbs think your personal financial situation and the country are equally good or better than last year. They also noted that, although concerned about inflation, they prefer that the national economy continue to grow.

This was revealed by a survey of 1000 respondents by the consultant Barometry on the perception of the situation held monthly in the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires and 24 districts of Greater Buenos Aires) on 25 January.

This research showed that although there is concern about rising prices, 54% prefer to keep the economy growing, even at risk of further inflation. In contrast, 26% prioritize the brakes on inflation, even at the risk of economic growth.

In total, 51% consider their personal situation is better than last year, as opposed to 45.2% believed that remained unchanged or worsened. In turn, 51.4% thought that the economic situation improved from the previous year, against a 43.8% that the economy is “as bad or worse” for one year.

It also found that among political leaders, according to the respondents; better solve the inflation problem, Cristina Fernandez ranks first with 35.6%. Second, respondents point to the former President Eduardo Dialed to 12%, followed by the head of government of Buenos Aires Mauricio Marci with 8.4% and the Vice President Julio Combos to 7.4%.
While not speaking in the polls, the difference of more than 20 points between the president and former interim president is notorious, and even throws overboard the aspirations of the Senate incumbent to compete in an eventual second round of elections General October 24.

On the other hand, in relation to new demands for rural entrepreneurs, the survey revealed that 53% or more than half of respondents described him as an eminently political dispute, while for the 29% is a protest against a legitimate claim. 40% also thought that the Agricultural Liaison Committee is the actor who could get more hurt in this conflict, and only 21% believe it would further hurt the national government. Gone are sympathetic to the employers of the field in 2008 focused the attention of key opposition leaders during the conflict over the withholding of agricultural commodities. The endless demands of the leaders of the Liaison Bureau lost the legitimacy that led to the 2008 election to fill several seats in Congress, with reference to the public who gave them the dispute over profits from soybeans.

Economic growth strengthened late last year by 3.2 percent as consumers spent more and firms sold their products in larger quantities to extranjero.El growth is fueling hopes for a strong 2011. The Commerce Department reported today that growth rose at an annual rate of 3.2 percent in October-December quarter.

That is an improvement of 2.6 percent growth the previous quarter and was the best quarterly result since the beginning of last year. The economy grew 2.9 percent in the year, the most since 2005.

It was an improvement from 2009 when the economy suffered its worst fall in 60 years due to damage of the recession. The Commerce Department reported today that growth rose at an annual rate of 3.2 percent in October-December quarter. That is an improvement of 2.6 percent growth the previous quarter. In addition, it was the best quarterly result since the beginning of last year.