Official figures show only a mild downturn and low inflation, but they are worth little: Mr Kirchner put stooges in the statistics office and they massage the numbers.

• 官方数据显示该国仅有轻微的下滑和较低的通胀，但是这些数据意义不大：基什内尔将心腹安插到统计办公室，从而对统计数字进行“梳理”。