Maduro government 'occupies' Venezuela electronics chain

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51. When you have rapid inflation

especially in comparison to the cost for basic goods - like food - people try to convert their currency into goods as soon as possible.

There are increasing shortages of basic foods in Venezuela. The situation there is not stable at all.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/2013/09/130927_witn_venezuela.shtml

The government has been trying to suppress the news:
https://knightcenter.utexas.edu/blog/00-14518-maduro-calls-sanctions-media-outlets-reporting-venezuela%E2%80%99s-food-shortage

The reason why this happens is that people who have the goods simply don't want to sell them until they need currency to buy something, so instead of saving in currency, they save in goods.

When there are shortages of the basics, the situation is shifting into crisis.