For the Southeast Asian nations which had currencies pegged to the U.S. dollar, the higher U.S. dollar caused their own exports to become more expensive and less competitive in the global markets.
Bagi negara-negara Asia Tenggara yang mata uangnya dijangkarkan ke dolar AS, nilai dolar AS yang lebih tinggi membuat harga barang ekspornya lebih mahal dan kurang bersaing di pasar global.