ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -The economics of supply and demand dictate that when demand is high, prices rise and the currency appreciates in value. In contrast, if a country imports more than it exports, there is relatively less demand for its currency, so prices should decline. In the case of currency, it depreciates or loses value.

Detailed explanation-2: -appreciation of currency decreases the real price of imported intermediate goods and, hence, increases the demand for these goods.

Detailed explanation-3: -When a country’s currency appreciates in relation to foreign currencies, foreign goods become cheaper in the domestic market and there is overall downward pressure on domestic prices. In contrast, the prices of domestic goods paid by foreigners go up, which tends to decrease foreign demand for domestic products.

Detailed explanation-4: -Effects of Currency Appreciation Export costs rise: If the U.S. dollar appreciates, foreigners will find American goods more expensive because they have to spend more for those goods in USD. That means that with the higher price, the number of U.S. goods being exported will likely drop.

Detailed explanation-5: -The exchange rate of a currency is how much of one currency can be bought for each unit of another currency. A currency appreciates if it takes more of another currency to buy it, and depreciates if it takes less of another currency to buy it.