National Institute of Statistics and Census of Argentina

The National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (; INDEC) is a decentralized public body of a technical nature that operates within the orbit of the Ministry of Economy of the Nation, which exercises the superior direction of all official statistical activities carried out in the Argentine Republic.
The INDEC produces statistical information on Argentina that can be used by governments for planning public policies. It can also be used for other research and projections that are carried out in academic and private spheres.
The individual data provided by citizens are confidential and are protected by statistical secrecy as established by Argentine Law No. 17,622.