BUENOS AIRES, May 16 (Reuters) - Argentina's economic activity index unexpectedly slid in March by 0.9 percent on the year, data from the INDEC statistics agency showed on Friday, adding to signs of a slowdown in Latin America's third-largest economy.
The median forecast in a Reuters poll of economists had been for growth of 0.4 percent after rises of 1.3 percent in the two previous months.
The monthly EMAE economic activity index is a close proxy for gross domestic product.
Sluggish private consumption in the face of rampant inflation, higher interest rates and a reduction in energy subsidies are stunting economic momentum, economists say.
Lower demand at home and in Brazil is in turn contributing to a crisis in the key auto sector, where thousands of factory workers are facing shorter working hours.
Car production slid 21.6 percent in April on the year, data showed last week.
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The median forecast in a Reuters poll of economists had been for growth of 0.4 percent after rises of 1.3 percent in the two previous months.
The monthly EMAE economic activity index is a close proxy for gross domestic product.
Sluggish private consumption in the face of rampant inflation, higher interest rates and a reduction in energy subsidies are stunting economic momentum, economists say.
Lower demand at home and in Brazil is in turn contributing to a crisis in the key auto sector, where thousands of factory workers are facing shorter working hours.
Car production slid 21.6 percent in April on the year, data showed last week.
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