The composition of family spending is changing. What a household spent on fuel, rent, rates and private services went from 40 to 60% of their income.
For a box of 48 spirals they ordered up to $94,900 at Mercado Libre and $33,155 for an extra-long repellent spray. The Government responded by authorizing the import of repellents for 30 days at the price of the official wholesale dollar of $861. The absence of competition flares in the heat of a dollar trap that continues to do its thing in a closed market.