Your can not ration DR in normal thinking.
Last year, X'mas, 1 US = 33 Pesos, this year, 1 US = ??? Pesos, let's wait and see.
People in CB is manipulating the exchange rate with "??????" reasons. I believe they are lowering the value of dollar and buying dollar cheap from "tremendous extra pesos generated from the printing machines." This country, almost 75% of the dollars coming from Free Zone business. Every Friday, Free Zone needs to exchange the pesos to pay the employees. No choice to bargain, either you exchange in less amount of pesos or you don't pay the employees. "Tough shxt."
Never see any county the exchange rate dropped so rapidly as here, or raised so rapidly as beginning of this year.
If the exchange rate keeps on falling say, 1:25 or less, I dare to say, more than what you can expect the free zone will have big problems to survive, by then, let's see how the show is playing.
1. Per Free zone association, the reasonable rate is 1:35 --1:40, then Free zone can survive. I think Free Zone will sacrifice quite a lot this X'mas.
2. Did you see the cost of living coming down by 35-50%? NO, it is not.
3. Do you believe this country can make 107 millions dollars in 4 month (if it is true, then the debts for this country will be soon paid off, but you know it is almost impossible) and pay the generators company? This country does.
4. The banking reserved dollars from less than 200 millions dollars up to more than 400 millions dollars within few months, a great performance if by "NORMAL, REGULAR PERFORMANCE." , But, think twice?? Can DR do it?
5. We, as foreigners in here, are happy if dollars appreciate, but the cost of living goes with the appreciation and more than the rate of the appreciation. For ex. the electric bills, foods....etc. Unfortunately, it is hard to come down once it is up.
We are sad if the dollars depreciate, because the cost of living will be increased dramatically. What a shame.
Bottom line: we all need to figure a way to survive just like those Dominicanos.