Question 2   (i) Calculate the Nominal and Real Exchange Rate Indices for the pound sterling in periods 1 to 5. (Show your workings in full)   Period $/£rate Nominal  $/£ Index US Price Index UK Price Index Real $/£ Index 1 $2.00/£1.00 ? 100 100 ? 2 $2.40/£1.00 ? 120 110 ? 3 $2.60/£1.00 ? 120 120 ? 4 $2.00/£1.00 ? 130 140 ? 5 $1.80/£1.00 ? 150 145 ?   (5 marks) (ii) Comment on the price competitiveness of the UK economy over each of the periods,2, 3, 4 and 5. Then comment on the UKs competitiveness in period 5 compared to period 1.

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(i) Calculate the Nominal and Real Exchange Rate Indices for the pound sterling in periods 1 to 5. (Show your workings in full)

 

Period

$/£rate

Nominal 

$/£ Index

US Price Index

UK Price Index

Real

$/£ Index

1

$2.00/£1.00

?

100

100

?

2

$2.40/£1.00

?

120

110

?

3

$2.60/£1.00

?

120

120

?

4

$2.00/£1.00

?

130

140

?

5

$1.80/£1.00

?

150

145

?

 

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(ii) Comment on the price competitiveness of the UK economy over each of the periods,2, 3, 4 and 5. Then comment on the UKs competitiveness in period 5 compared to period 1.



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