Rupee Depreciation
INTRODUCTION
2. Content • Causes • Effects • Cure • Depreciation vs. devaluation * 3. Causes 1. 1.Demand Supply Rule: The value of rupee follows the simple demand and supply rule of economics. If the demand for the dollar in India is more than its supply, dollar appreciates and rupee depreciates 2. 2.Dollar gaining strength against the other currencies: The central banks of Eurozone and Japan are printing excessive money due to which their currency is devalued. Hence, making the US dollar stronger against the other currencies including the Indian rupee, at least in the short term. 3. 3.Oil prices: Oil price is one of the most important factors that puts stress on the Indian Rupee. As the demand for oil or its price increases in the international market, the demand for dollars also increases to pay our suppliers from whom we import oil * 4. Effects: • Advantage to Exporters: Weakening of rupee gives up a huge advantage to the exporters. While exporting products, if the rupee devaluates, the exporter gets more money. • Boom to tourism industry: Travel and tourism is a sector which will benefit from the depreciation of the rupee. If a tourist comes to India and the rupee devaluates then it would become cheaper for him. • Imports become extremely expensive: A depreciating rupee would mean that the importers would have to pay more for their imports. So, this means that price of the goods or commodity which is being imported to India increases substantially. • Reduction in Purchasing Power Parity: One of the outcomes of a depreciating rupee will be the rise in inflation in the economy. When the inflation rises, prices of goods and commodities shoots up. Therefore, the purchasing power of the rupee falls down. * RBI should sell Forex reserves and buy rupees in an immediate action in order to arrest the further decline in the value of rupees. Government should develop import- substituting industries in order to make India less dependent on imports.
2. Content • Causes • Effects • Cure • Depreciation vs. devaluation * 3. Causes 1. 1.Demand Supply Rule: The value of rupee follows the simple demand and supply rule of economics. If the demand for the dollar in India is more than its supply, dollar appreciates and rupee depreciates 2. 2.Dollar gaining strength against the other currencies: The central banks of Eurozone and Japan are printing excessive money due to which their currency is devalued. Hence, making the US dollar stronger against the other currencies including the Indian rupee, at least in the short term. 3. 3.Oil prices: Oil price is one of the most important factors that puts stress on the Indian Rupee. As the demand for oil or its price increases in the international market, the demand for dollars also increases to pay our suppliers from whom we import oil * 4. Effects: • Advantage to Exporters: Weakening of rupee gives up a huge advantage to the exporters. While exporting products, if the rupee devaluates, the exporter gets more money. • Boom to tourism industry: Travel and tourism is a sector which will benefit from the depreciation of the rupee. If a tourist comes to India and the rupee devaluates then it would become cheaper for him. • Imports become extremely expensive: A depreciating rupee would mean that the importers would have to pay more for their imports. So, this means that price of the goods or commodity which is being imported to India increases substantially. • Reduction in Purchasing Power Parity: One of the outcomes of a depreciating rupee will be the rise in inflation in the economy. When the inflation rises, prices of goods and commodities shoots up. Therefore, the purchasing power of the rupee falls down. * RBI should sell Forex reserves and buy rupees in an immediate action in order to arrest the further decline in the value of rupees. Government should develop import- substituting industries in order to make India less dependent on imports.