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Story 1 of 6 · The state held official fuel prices into the week of 25-31 July 2026: premium RD$338, regular RD$302 a gallon

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STORY 1 · Economy · CONFIRMED

The state held official fuel prices into the week of 25-31 July 2026: premium RD$338, regular RD$302 a gallon

NULLPEN. Synthetic narration. Report published 2026-09-03. Economy. National. Evidence state: confirmed. Data period: 2026-07-31. The state held official fuel prices into the week of 25-31 July 2026: premium RD$338, regular RD$302 a gallon. 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. What remains unknown: Prices for any week the open dataset does not yet carry. Whether the level reflects a subsidy decision or import costs; the dataset gives figures, not reasons. Sources: Ministerio de Industria, Comercio y Mipymes. The publication date is not the data period. Read the full record and sources on nullpen.com.

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STORY 2 · Economy · CONFIRMED

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

NULLPEN. Synthetic narration. Report published 2026-09-03. Economy. National. Evidence state: confirmed. Data period: Enero-Junio 2026. On the independent price index, premium gasoline rose 16.75% and regular 13.5% over January–June 2026. 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. What remains unknown: How prices moved after the period this index covers. Whether any subsequent fuel hold has since eased the pressure the index records. Sources: PROCOMPETENCIA. The publication date is not the data period. Read the full record and sources on nullpen.com.

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STORY 3 · Economy · CONFIRMED

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

NULLPEN. Synthetic narration. Report published 2026-09-03. Economy. National. Evidence state: confirmed. Data period: Enero-Junio 2026. Producer prices rose fastest in food processing, up 35.67%, over January–June 2026. 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. What remains unknown: How much of the producer-price rise has reached consumers, and when. How the index moved after the period it covers. Sources: PROCOMPETENCIA. The publication date is not the data period. Read the full record and sources on nullpen.com.

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STORY 4 · Tourism · CORRECTION

Air passenger arrivals reached 9.9 million in 2025, up 3.8% on the year

NULLPEN. Synthetic narration. Report published 2026-09-03. Tourism. National. Evidence state: correction. Data period: 2025. Air passenger arrivals reached 9.9 million in 2025, up 3.8% on the year. The statistics office's series records 9,882,365 air passenger arrivals in 2025, up 3.8% from 9,519,908 in 2024. The total is the sum of the office's four residence-and-nationality classes, resident Dominicans, resident foreigners, non-resident Dominicans and non-resident foreigners, each by sex. It counts all arriving air passengers, not tourists alone. Correction: Correction, 6 September 2026: an earlier version of this report gave 24,558,767 arrivals in 2025 and 23,769,508 in 2024, up 3.3%. Those totals added the statistics office's regional and country breakdowns on top of its four population classes, counting non-resident foreigners three times, and omitted two island rows. The correct totals are 9,882,365 and 9,519,908, up 3.8%. The chart has been redrawn from the corrected series. What remains unknown: Travel purpose; residence and nationality alone do not establish whether a passenger is a tourist. Figures for 2026, which the annual series does not yet carry. Sources: Oficina Nacional de Estadística. The publication date is not the data period. Read the full record and sources on nullpen.com.

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STORY 5 · Real Estate · CONFIRMED

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

NULLPEN. Synthetic narration. Report published 2026-09-03. Real Estate. National. Evidence state: confirmed. Data period: 2026-06. 157 building licences were issued in June 2026, led by apartments. 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. What remains unknown: The floor area and declared value behind the count, which this reads as licences not volume. How the month compares seasonally without a longer baseline. Sources: Ministerio de la Vivienda, Hábitat y Edificaciones. The publication date is not the data period. Read the full record and sources on nullpen.com.

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STORY 6 · Infrastructure & Mobility · CORRECTION

The southern grid lost 36.2% of the electricity it bought in July 2026, the distributor's data shows

NULLPEN. Synthetic narration. Report published 2026-09-03. Infrastructure & Mobility. South Watchlist. Evidence state: correction. Data period: 2026-07. The southern grid lost 36.2% of the electricity it bought in July 2026, the distributor's data shows. EDESUR's open data reports 704 GWh of energy bought for its network and 254.9 GWh lost across 6 southern zones in July 2026, leaving 449.1 GWh billed. Losses therefore equalled 36.2% of the energy the distributor put into the network, the measure EDESUR and the energy ministry use. The ministry's twelve-month rolling rate for EDESUR stood at 32.0% to June 2026. Correction: Correction, 6 September 2026: an earlier version of this report said the southern grid lost 26.6% of the electricity it handled in July 2026. That figure divided losses by purchased energy plus losses. Under the measure EDESUR and the Ministry of Energy and Mines use, losses as a share of the energy the distributor buys, the rate was 36.2%. The zone chart has been redrawn: Barahona 60.6%, Bani 50.6%, San Cristobal 47.6%, Santo Domingo 45.8%, San Juan 26.2%, Distrito 15.8%. The GWh figures were correct; 'delivered' meant energy bought for the network. What remains unknown: The split between technical losses and theft, which the dataset does not break out. The ministry's figure for July 2026, which had not been published when this correction was made. How the month compares once demand is accounted for. Sources: EDESUR Dominicana. The publication date is not the data period. Read the full record and sources on nullpen.com.

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CONFIRMEDTHE LEAD FINDING · National

Fuel: premium RD$338, regular RD$302

Data period · 2026-07-31

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.

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PREMIUM AND REGULAR GASOLINE, LAST PUBLISHED WEEKSRD$/GAL34117109/May13/Jun25/JulPremium / Regular
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THE DATA PRINT Economy
LARGEST CONSUMER-PRICE MOVES, JANUARY–JUNE 2026%Gas kerosene32.3%Pasaje al exter…27.7%Naranjas27.4%Aguacate21.8%Fósforos20.8%Gasoil18.2%Change
From this record · Enero-Junio 2026

CONFIRMEDEconomy · National

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

Data period · Enero-Junio 2026

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.

THE DATA PRINT Economy
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%Change
From this record · Enero-Junio 2026

CONFIRMEDEconomy · National

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

Data period · Enero-Junio 2026

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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CORRECTIONTourism · National

Air passenger arrivals reached 9.9 million in 2025, up 3.8% on the year

Data period · 2025

AIR PASSENGER ARRIVALS BY YEARMILLIONS9.904.950201420192025

The statistics office's series records 9,882,365 air passenger arrivals in 2025, up 3.8% from 9,519,908 in 2024. The total is the sum of the office's four residence-and-nationality classes, resident Dominicans, resident foreigners, non-resident Dominicans and non-resident foreigners, each by sex. It counts all arriving air passengers, not tourists alone.

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CONFIRMEDReal Estate · National

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

Data period · 2026-06

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.

THE DATA PRINT Infrastructure & Mobility
LOSSES BY SOUTHERN ZONE, JULY 2026%Barahona60.6%Bani50.6%San Cristobal47.6%Santo Domingo45.8%San Juan26.2%Distrito15.8%Loss
From this record · 2026-07

CORRECTIONInfrastructure & Mobility · South Watchlist

The southern grid lost 36.2% of the electricity it bought in July 2026, the distributor's data shows

Data period · 2026-07

EDESUR's open data reports 704 GWh of energy bought for its network and 254.9 GWh lost across 6 southern zones in July 2026, leaving 449.1 GWh billed. Losses therefore equalled 36.2% of the energy the distributor put into the network, the measure EDESUR and the energy ministry use. The ministry's twelve-month rolling rate for EDESUR stood at 32.0% to June 2026.

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