The blue dollar is already down almost $ 12 from its all-time high

In this way, The parallel dollar posted its fourth drop in the last five wheels, after rising for the first time this month on Friday.

Consequently, the gap with the wholesale exchange rate, which is regulated by the Central Bank (BCRA), it fell to 92.2%, the lowest level since last October 20.

Let us remember that the informal dollar has fallen by $ 4 last week, conditioned by a greater demand for pesos, something common at this time of year, but also by the expectation of an agreement between Argentina and the IMF for the debt.

Last Thursday, the blue dollar registered the largest daily decline in a month and the lowest price since October 25, when it closed at $ 194.

Thus, so far in December, the informal dollar registers a decline of $ 6. It should be remembered that in November the parallel dollar showed a rise of $ 4 (+ 2%), after climbing $ 11.50 (+ 6.2%) in October.

Likewise, in the accumulated of 2021 the blue dollar accumulates an appreciation of $ 29.50 (less than 20%), well below the accumulated inflation of 2021, above 43%.

After hitting a low of $ 139 in early April, the parallel dollar increased $ 9 in April (6.4%), $ 7 (4.7%) in May, $ 11 (7%) in June, and $ 12.50 (+ 7.4%) in July. In August, it registered its smallest increase since March, climbing just $ 1 (+ 0.6%), and then going up $ 4.50 in September (+ 2.5%).

Price of the savings or tourist dollar, today December 13

For its part, The tourist dollar, also known as savings or solidarity, rose 13 cents this Monday to $ 177.18. This value arises from adding 30% of the PAIS tax to the price of the US currency, and to that amount is added a surcharge of 35% in advance to the payment of income tax.