Exchange rate
What Exchange rate means in Economics B A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Exchange rate
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The price of one currency expressed in terms of another.
Topics that use Exchange rate
- Exchange rates (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Appreciation
- Depreciation
- Effective exchange rate
- Hot money flows
- Index numbers
- International competitiveness
- Macroeconomic performance
Using Exchange rate in the exam
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