Although the Dominican Republic has, according to the authorities, the lowest inflation in the last six years, the population sees that the prices of products are still very high, so purchases of goods in the basic basket continue to represent a large portion of families’ income each month.
He understands that their spending on food does not reflect the lower prices announced by the authorities and that they compare with other countries in the region.
“Well, I don’t feel that the prices of the products have gone down or are the same because every fortnight I spend a little more and that has been the case for a long time,” said Luisa Pérez.
On Tuesday, the Central Bank (BC) reported that the consumer price index presented an interannual variation in December of 3.35%, being one of the lowest in Latin America.
For some buyers consulted yesterday at the Agricultural Villages Market and neighborhoods in different sectors of Greater Santo Domingo, products such as bananas, onions, potatoes and some vegetables are selling very expensive.
While sellers assured that there has been stability in some products, but that sales only increased last December.
At the Villas Agrícolas Market, the price of bananas, depending on the origin, was around RD$25.00 per unit. Garlic was sold at RD$160.00 per pound, a bag of potatoes at RD$1,500 and imported onions at RD$1,700. The green banana was shipped between RD$4.00 and RD$6.00 per unit.
