Exchange Rate Volatility and Pass-Through to Inflation in South Africa

December 13, 2019

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Ken Miyajima. Exchange Rate Volatility and Pass-Through to Inflation in South Africa, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2019) accessed December 22, 2024

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Summary

Does the South African rand’s relatively large volatility affect inflation? To shed some light on this question, a standard estimation technique of exchange rate pass-through to inflation is extended to incorporate exchange rate volatility. Estimated results suggest that higher exchange rate volatility tends to increase core inflation but to a relatively limited extent in South Africa. The finding lends support to the policy of allowing the rand to float freely and work as a shock absorber, consistent with the nation’s successful inflation targeting regime.

Subject: Depreciation, Exchange rate pass-through, Exchange rates, Foreign exchange, Inflation, National accounts, Output gap, Prices, Production

Keywords: Africa, Core inflation, Depreciation, ERPT terms, Exchange rate pass-through, Exchange rate variable, Exchange rate volatility, Exchange rates, Food price inflation, Fuel price inflation, Global, Inflation, NEER depreciation, Output gap, Price, Rand volatility, Volatility data, WP

Publication Details

Pages:

27
Volume:

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Series:

Working Paper No. 2019/277
Stock No:

WPIEA2019277
ISBN:

9781513521572
ISSN:

1018-5941

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