Question: Suppose Namibia only trades with the countries given below. Partner Trade volume ($000's) 1 South Africa 4,011,950 2 United Kingdom 1,056,915 3 Netherlands 223,960 4
Suppose Namibia only trades with the countries given below.
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Partner | Trade volume ($000's) |
| 1 | South Africa | 4,011,950 |
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2 | United Kingdom |
1,056,915 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 223,960 |
| 4 | China | 3,212,700 |
| 5 | United States | 320,370 |
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| CPI (2010=100) |
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| Country Name |
Namibia |
Netherlands |
South Africa |
United Kingdom |
United States |
China |
| 2015 | 128.9048 | 109.1832185 | 130.2686073 | 110.9580174 | 108.695722 | 114.9221 |
| 2016 | 137.5772 | 109.5289654 | 138.8593066 | 112.0769373 | 110.0670089 | 117.2206 |
| 2017 | 146.0299 | 111.0420628 | 146.0537215 | 114.9435916 | 112.4115573 | 119.0881 |
| 2018 | 152.2925 | 112.9336621 | 152.6328245 | 117.5790642 | 115.1573032 | 121.5589 |
| 2019 | 157.9684 | 115.9079949 | 158.9279375 | 119.6227113 | 117.2441955 | 125.0832 |
| Bilateral exchange rate for Namibian dollar | ||||
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| USD | GBP | Euro | Yuan |
| 2015 | 12.67216 | 19.39069 | 14.07145 | 2.018231 |
| 2016 | 14.66225 | 19.74458 | 16.21643 | 2.205355 |
| 2017 | 13.30542 | 17.12451 | 14.99579 | 1.968538 |
| 2018 | 13.15025 | 17.58968 | 15.7284 | 1.995214 |
| 2019 | 14.4368 | 18.42559 | 16.16754 | 2.090446 |
Use the given information to answer the following questions:
- Calculate the nominal exchange rate index for each currency. (5marks)
- Calculate the PPP implied exchange rates for all currencies. (5 marks)
- Calculate the nominal effective exchange rate index for the Namibian dollar. (5 marks)
- Calculate the bilateral real exchange rate for each currency. (5 marks)
- Calculate the real effective exchange rate index for the Namibian dollar. (5 marks)
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