With an average hourly manufacturing wage of only $1.67 an hour even before the present slump – and with very large numbers of people getting less – Argentina today is experiencing levels of poverty not known in Italy since the 1940s. [20] Even the average calorific intake has fallen (although it was still at a similar level to Britain in the mid-1990s, and a third higher than in countries like Guatemala and Bolivia).
Aun antes de la presente depresión, el salario promedio por hora en Argentina era de sólo $1,67, y gran cantidad de personas percibían menos aún.