Außenkaufkraft

German

Etymology

außen (outside/external) +‎ Kaufkraft (purchasing power)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈaʊ̯sn̩ˌkaʊ̯fkʁaft]
  • Hyphenation: Au‧ßen‧kauf‧kraft

Noun

Außenkaufkraft f (genitive Außenkaufkraft, plural Außenkaufkraften)

  1. (economics) external purchasing power (the value of a domestic currency when used to purchase goods and services abroad, primarily determined by exchange rates)
    Durch die Aufwertung des Euro stieg die Außenkaufkraft der Bürger bei Reisen in die USA deutlich an.
    Due to the appreciation of the euro, the external purchasing power of citizens when traveling to the USA increased significantly.

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Coordinate terms

  • Wechselkurs (exchange rate; the primary driver of external purchasing power)
  • Kaufkraftparität (purchasing power parity; used to compare real values between currencies)
  • Aufwertung (appreciation; increases external purchasing power)
  • Abwertung (depreciation; decreases external purchasing power)
  • Leistungsbilanz (current account balance; affected by changes in purchasing power)

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