The currency crisis unleashed by political and economic uncertainty managed to take a breather thanks to official intervention
By Marcos Phillip
05/05/2023 – 11,19hs
After a week of clear downward trend, the blue dollar is trading unchanged this Friday at $468 in the caves of downtown Buenos Aires.
In the stock market, the dollar counted with liquidation (CCL) is traded at $448,21; Meanwhile he MEP is offered to $430,19.
In the foreign exchange market, the retail dollar sells for an average of $233.72.
In the wholesale market, the US coin is available at $225.70.
The blue dollar reached a record of $497 in April and is falling at the beginning of May.
How much is the blue dollar trading today?
The blue dollar is located at $468 for sale and $463 for purchase.
How financial dollars operate
In the stock market, the dollar counted with settlement (CCL) trades at $448.21; while the MEP is offered at $430.19.
What is the official dollar price
He retail dollar trades at $233.72 average.
In the wholesale market, the US coin is offered at an average of $225.70.
Thus, the dollar with the 30% surcharge -contemplated in the COUNTRY tax-, marks an average of $303.84 per unit, and with the advance on account of the Income Tax of 35% on the purchase of foreign currency, to $385 .64.
Meanwhile, the dollar allocated to tourism abroad -and which has a rate of 45%- stands at $409.01, while for purchases over 300 dollars -and which has an additional tax of 25%-, it is located in $467,44.
The currency gap
Lastly, the exchange gap between the average retail dollar published by the BCRA and the different exchange rates is as follows:
- Blue: 100%
- CCL: 91%
- MEP: 84%
