He official dollar trades today, May 5, at $ 1143.55 for purchase and $ 1193.88 for sale, according to the average made by the Central Bank among the different financial entities. This price is positioned by 8.88 pesos above the blue dollar, which is around $ 1149.45 for purchase and $ 1185.00 for sale. Thus, the exchange gap between both quotes is around -0.74 percent.
On April 14, 2025, the exchange rate came to an end. Under a new scheme of flotation bands that goes from $ 1000 to $ 1400 (with an update of 1% monthly), which will depend on supply and demand. Natural persons who wish to buy dollars can do it without the restriction of US $ 200, which was previously governed. Anyway, the dollar acquisition by window maintains a cap of US $ 100 per month. This measure aims to preserve the formal economy.
The value of Dollar at Banco Nación It is, as usual, the lowest in the market: $ 1190.00, while, a private entity like the Bank of Galicia shows it at $ 1190.00.
If compared to the last business day, the official dollar It is negotiated today in similar values, since the US currency was negotiated at $ 1142.98 for purchase and $ 1194.45 for sale.
In the last five business days, the official dollar maintains an upward trend, with a rise of 1.64 percent, in relation to the value it then showed $ 1124.05 for purchase and $ 1174.51 for sale.
I followed the price of the euro in Argentina
when analyzing the performance of the currency throughout the year, it can be seen that the price of the official dollar has risen 11.71 percent, compared to the first days of the year when the blackboards showed a $ 1061.83.
Despite the end of the exchange rate, the payments of products and services contracted abroad had no modifications. The tourist dollar or card, as it is known, is traded at $ 1552.04. This value arises from adding to the official price of the US currency a 30% anticipation surcharge to pay the income tax.
The MEP dollar, also known as “bag”, is negotiated today at $ 1173.15, which would reflect some stability in the price with an oscillation less than 1 percent in relation to the last business day, the value of the “bag” dollar is defined based on the price of the bonus to 30, the most popular asset to achieve this rate of exchange, which is accessed through the sale of financial assets that quote in pesos and dollars
The CCL dollar, or counted with liquidation, is exchanged today at $ 1195.73, this value shows that the price is stable in relation to the last day.
The Central Bank charges 1164.50 for every dollar that negotiates. This price remains in line with the last day, with a movement of less than 1%.
