75 Gourdes for One US Dollar, When did it Happen?

In mid November, 2018, The US dollar skyrocketed in Haiti. As of November 16 2018, you needed 75 Haitian gourdes for one US dollar in Haiti.

The Haitian Gourde vs The US Dollar
The Haitian Gourde vs The US Dollar

What did that mean for a Haitian employee getting paid 25,000 gourdes per month?

Divide 25,000 gourdes by 75 and you get $333.33 U.S. per month.

In a country where everything is sold "au taux du jour," (at the daily rate of the U.S. dollar) what is a head of household to do with a 25,000 gourdes salary?

Once upon a time, that same 25,000 salary was worth 5,000 US dollars.

That was in the early 1980's when it was inscribed on the Haitian currency, 5 gourdes for one U.S. Dollar.

That was the time when the Haitian Gourdes was king. Well... Kind of

1 Gourde - Haitian Paper Money

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B says...

Pou sa rive fau nou travay act prodiu, nou importe tout bagay nou pa exporte

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