Correction: Big Mac index
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Correction: Burger-lovers in Argentina were enjoying a special discount on Big Macs when we collected data for our index (July 24th 2010). At nornal prices the peso is undervalued by 5% not 52%. Sorry for the whopper. This has been corrected online.
This article appeared in the Finance & economics section of the print edition under the headline "Correction: Big Mac index"
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