Import Price Index
a.k.a. Import prices
A measure of how the prices of goods bought from abroad are changing.
In plain English
A measure of how the prices of goods bought from abroad are changing.
The import price index tracks what a country pays for foreign goods. A weaker currency usually makes imports dearer, which can feed into consumer inflation.
Central banks watch it to see how exchange-rate moves are passing through to prices.
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