History · 2019

Blue dollar in 2019

In 2019 the blue dollar opened at ARS 40 and closed at ARS 78 (+95.0% over the year). The high was ARS 79 on 27 December and the low ARS 37 on 5 February.

Blue dollar in 2019. 1 January: 40 · 31 December: 78 (+95.0%). High 79, low 37.

Month by month

Month	Open	Close	Low	High	Change	Official	Gap
January	40	38	38	40	−5.0%	38	0%
February	38	39	37	40	+2.6%	40	−3%
March	39	44	39	44	+12.8%	44	0%
April	44	46	43	46	+4.5%	45	+2%
May	46	46	46	46	0.0%	46	0%
June	46	44	44	46	−4.3%	44	0%
July	44	45	43	45	+2.3%	45	0%
August	45	63	45	63	+40.0%	62	+2%
September	63	61	59	63	−3.2%	60	+2%
October	61	68	61	76	+11.5%	63	+8%
November	68	69	64	70	+1.5%	63	+10%
December	69	78	67	79	+13.0%	63	+24%

Closing sell rates. "Change" compares the month's close with the previous month's; "Gap" is the distance between blue and official at the month's close.

The strongest month was August (+40.0%) and the weakest January (−5.0%).

What happened in 2019

2 September: Controls return after the August 2019 run on the peso, first with a 10,000-dollar quota and from October 200 a month. The blue detaches again. Blue ARS 63 · official ARS 60 · gap +5%.