In the United States, 13.5% of the population lived in poverty in 2015, down from 14.8% in 2014.
The agency last published poverty data in October 2013 for the first half of that year, when it said just 4.7% of people lived in poverty.
The economy remains mired in recession, with GDP shrinking 2.1% in the second quarter of 2016.
It’s official: nearly one-third of Argentina’s population lives in poverty, the government said on Wednesday, after the release of the first official poverty data in three years, further highlighting the challenge facing President Mauricio Macri in meeting the “zero poverty” goal he announced when he took office nine months ago.
The president said his plans to attract investment, create jobs and slash inflation was the best way to reduce poverty.
Fuente: http://elpais.com/elpais/2016/09/29/inenglish/1475144655_319863.html
