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)
- (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.
Declension
Declension of Außenkaufkraft [feminine]
Synonyms
- Auslandskaufkraft (foreign purchasing power)
Antonyms
- Binnenkaufkraft (domestic purchasing power)
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)
Related terms
- Außenhandel (foreign trade)
- Kaufkraftindex (purchasing power index)
References
- “Außenkaufkraft” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Außenkaufkraft” in Duden online