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External Sector — lesson overview
Trade and foreign exchange
Exports sell goods or services to non-residents; imports purchase them. International transactions include more than merchandise trade.
An exchange rate expresses one currency’s price in another. State the quotation before deciding whether a number represents appreciation or depreciation.
In a rupees-per-dollar quotation, a rise from ₹80 to ₹84 per dollar means the rupee has depreciated against the dollar.
Balance of payments
The balance of payments records economic transactions between residents and non-residents during a period under its accounting framework.
The current account includes trade in goods and services and income and transfer components. Financial transactions belong to distinct categories.
A merchandise trade deficit is not automatically equal to the current-account deficit because other current-account components matter.
Economic connections
Currency movements affect import costs, export competitiveness, foreign-currency liabilities and purchasing power through different channels.
Domestic inflation, global demand and pricing behaviour can modify the effect of exchange-rate changes; outcomes are not mechanically identical for every firm.
Foreign-exchange reserves are assets held by the monetary authority, not the same measure as every private resident’s foreign assets.
