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Bartering increases in Argentina as inflation keeps soaring

Secondhand garments are displayed on a makeshift clothesline at a market where people can buy or barter goods, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022. Argentina has one of the world’s highest inflation rates, currently running at more than 60% annually, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Census of Argentina (INDEC). (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) A shopper looks at food displayed at a market where clients can buy or barter on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022. Argentina has one of the world’s highest inflation rates, currently running at more than 60% annually, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Census of Argentina (INDEC). A vendor completes a transaction at a market where people can buy or barter goods, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022. Argentina has one of the world's highest inflation rates, currently running at more than 60% annually, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Census of Argentina (INDEC). (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) A vendor holds up secondhand garments at a market where people can buy or barter goods, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022. Argentina has one of the world's highest inflation rates, currently running at more than 60% annually, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Census of Argentina (INDEC). (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) Secondhand garments and some food products are displayed at a market where people can buy or barter goods, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022. Argentina has one of the world's highest inflation rates, currently running at more than 60% annually, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Census of Argentina (INDEC). (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) A vendor sits surrounded by her secondhand garments displayed at a market where people can buy or barter goods, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022. Argentina has one of the world's highest inflation rates, currently running at more than 60% annually, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Census of Argentina (INDEC). (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)