Trade weighted index

Trade weighted index

The Trade Weighted Index, also known as the effective exchange rate, is a multilateral real exchange rate which is a weighted average of real exchange rates of "home" and "foreign" currencies, with the weight for each "foreign" country equal to its share in trade. It measures the average price of a "home" good relative to the average price of goods of trading partners, using the share of trade with each country as the weight for that country.

The trade weighted index is an economic instrument used by economies to compare their exchange rate against those of their major trading partners. Those trading partners that constitute a larger portion of an economy's exports and imports receives a higher index. The trade weighted index is used to make a complete comparison between one economy's currency and other currencies it interacts with. It is a much more comprehensive analysis than comparing two currencies, for example, the Australian dollar and the United States dollar.


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