What causes Depreciation of Domestic Currency?
It means Increase in price of Foreign Currency as compared to indian Currency
Example
Suppose Exchange Rate is Rs 70
After 1 year, it Increases to Rs 75
It means Value of Dollar has increased as compared to Indian Rupee
We can also say that, Value of Indian Rupees has depreciated (decreased) as compared to US Dollar
Reason for Depreciation of Domestic Currency
It is caused by Increase in Demand of Foreign Exchange or Decrease in Supply of Foreign Exchange
What causes Appreciation of Domestic Currency?
It means decrease in price of Foreign Currency as compared to Indian Currency
It is caused by Increase in Supply of Foreign Exchange
Example
Suppose Exchange Rate is Rs 70
After 1 year, it Decreases to Rs 65
It means Value of Dollar has decreased as compared to Indian Rupee
We can also say that, Value of Indian Rupees has appreciated (increased) as compared to US Dollar
NCERT Questions
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Question 1
In the following questions, select the correct answers:
A change from Rs 140 = $2 to Rs 60 = $1 indicates that Rs is:
- Appreciating
- Depreciating
- Neither A nor B
- Either A or B
A. Appreciating
Explanation
Rs 140 = $ 2
Rs 70 = $ 1
changed to
Rs 60 = $ 1
This means value of Rs 1 increases from $1/70 to $1/60
Value of Rs1 increases from $0.015 to $0.017
Therefore, Rs is Appreciating
Question 2
Depreciation of domestic currency leads to rise in:
- Exports
- Imports
- Either A or B
- Neither A nor B
A. Exports
Explanation
It means Increase in price of Foreign Currency as compared to indian Currency
Example
Suppose a foreigner wants to Purchase goods for Rs 70,000
Exchange Rate is Rs70 per $
So Foreigner has to spend = Rs 70,000/70 = $1000
Now, suppose
Exchange rate of dollar becomes 80 Rupees
Suppose a foreigner wants to Purchase goods for Rs 70,000
So Foreigner has to spend = 70,000/80 = $875
Hence, it is cheaper for foreigner to purchase our products, hence exports will increase
Question 3
The value of US Dollar $1 has gone down from Rs73 to Rs70.
This will lead to rise in:
- Exports to USA
- Imports from USA
- Both A and B
- Either A or B
B. Imports from USA
Explanation
Here, we can see that the value of Rs 1 has increased from $0.013 to $0.014
So people in USA will stop purchasing from India
So, exports to USA will not increase
Also, $1 has decreased from Rs73 to Rs70
This means, its cheaper to purchase goods from USA now for the people of India.
As a result, Imports from USA will increase.