Official figures show only a mild downturn and low inflation, but they are worth little: Mr Kirchner put stooges in the statistics office and they massage the Numbers.
The national statistics office said that whereas exports continued to be strong, consumer spending and construction activity were notably weak.
U.K. unemployment rose to the highest level in 12 years in the three months through February, with 2.1 million people jobless, the statistics office said today in a separate report.
The statistics office will release a breakdown of second - quarter gross domestic product on Sept. 2.
