Thursday, 3 September 2026

Independent public-interest desk · Dominican Republic

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CONFIRMEDTHE LEAD FINDING · National

Fuel: premium RD$338, regular RD$302

In the most recent week the official open dataset records, 25 to 31 July 2026, premium gasoline stood at RD$338, regular at RD$302, regular gasoil at RD$254 and LPG at RD$135 a gallon. The three headline grades were unchanged from the previous published week.

PREMIUM AND REGULAR GASOLINE, LAST PUBLISHED WEEKSRD$/GAL341321301Premium / Regular
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CONFIRMEDEconomy · National

On the independent price index, premium gasoline rose 16.75% and regular 13.5% over January–June 2026

LARGEST CONSUMER-PRICE MOVES, JANUARY–JUNE 2026%Gas kerosene32.3%Pasaje al exter…27.7%Naranjas27.4%Aguacate21.8%Fósforos20.8%Gasoil18.2%

PROCOMPETENCIA's consumer-price index puts premium gasoline up 16.75% and regular gasoline up 13.5% over January–June 2026. The competition authority compiles this index independently of the ministry that sets the pump price.

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CONFIRMEDEconomy · National

Producer prices rose fastest in food processing, up 35.67%, over January–June 2026

LARGEST PRODUCER-PRICE MOVES, JANUARY–JUNE 2026%Food processing35.7%Electrical wire19.1%Fuels14.3%PVC pipes and f…13.8%Transporte Por …13.3%Tools13.3%

On PROCOMPETENCIA's producer-price index, food processing rose 35.67% over January–June 2026, the largest move in the basket, with fuels up 14.34%. Producer prices are input costs that often reach consumers later, and the authority compiles the index independently.

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CONFIRMEDTourism · National

Air passenger arrivals reached 24.6 million in 2025, up 3.3% on the year

AIR PASSENGER ARRIVALS BY YEARMILLIONS24.615.36.10

The statistics office recorded 24,558,767 air passenger arrivals in 2025, up 3.3% from 23,769,508 in 2024. The series counts all arriving air passengers by nationality, not tourists alone.

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CONFIRMEDReal Estate · National

157 building licences were issued in June 2026, led by apartments

BUILDING LICENCES BY TYPE, JUNE 2026LICENCESApartments74Homes43Commercial and …21Hospedaje9Estructuras Esp…4Estaciones De C…2

The housing ministry issued 157 building licences nationwide in June 2026, down from 171 the month before. Apartments led the types and La Altagracia led the provinces.

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CONFIRMEDInfrastructure & Mobility · South Watchlist

The southern grid lost 26.6% of the electricity it handled in July 2026, the distributor's data shows

LOSSES BY SOUTHERN ZONE, JULY 2026%Barahona37.7%Bani33.6%San Cristobal32.2%Santo Domingo31.4%San Juan20.7%Distrito13.6%

EDESUR's open data reports 704 GWh delivered and 254.9 GWh lost across 6 southern zones in July 2026, so losses equalled about 26.6% of the energy it put into the network.

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