French franc per U.S. dollar. We can expect deviations from PPP because of a. tariffs and quotas. German cars sold in the United States become more expensive. American cars sold in Germany become less expensive. American wheat sold in Germany becomes more expensive.
American wheat sold in Germany becomes less expensive.
If the dollar appreciates against the German mark at a faster rate than the German inflation rate exceeds the U.S. rate, then the dollar appears a. depreciated. The more homogeneous goods are, the more we expect the law of one price not to hold. If absolute PPP holds, then relative PPP will also hold. The only reason that exchange rates change is because overall price levels in countries change. If a nation has a trade surplus, the exchange rate for its currency will a. rise, its exports will increase, and its imports will decrease.