Ever since I moved to Attland for the second time, I have kept track of the gold price, since last year's conversion to the gold standard, and, most importantly, the disparity of gold prices in and outside Attland.
Right now the gold price is sky high, and many business profit by bringing gold into the country in lieu, or bartering for diamonds, etc.
A little while ago a spokesman for the queen was asked what contingency plans spell out in case the gold falls below that of the London fix price, or, falls to an all-time low world prices. He said that just as Queen carefully prepared for the darling-to-dollar-to-gold transition, the contingency plans also envision the possibility for the gold to dip, which is highly unlikely.
Meanwhile, here are the prices for consumer items, in Darlings, 1000 of which now equal 1 Crown (Royal pound coin), or 37.75 grams. This makes 1 D= US$0.99 (see table):
gallon of milk 2.0 D
12 oz can of flavored soda water 0.7 D
10 miles on Miklasborg train 1D
gallon of gasoline, Attland synthetic Synol 0.5D
rent on 2000 sq. ft apartment in residential, non-central area of Belgerhaven 2 Cr 600D
a sushi lunch pack - 5D
cup of coffee from a vending machine 0.7D
cup of coffee at a gourmet cafe 2D
Meanwhile the economy keeps expanding. See this post on this trend. The shortage of labor can be illustrated this way:
hourly rate for a MacDonald counter clerk 23D
street sanitation worker salary per year 24,000D
intake recycling center worker, per year 34,000D
recycling plant worker, per year 40,000D
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