trade-weighted
adjective
ECONOMICS,FINANCE,COMMERCEukusused todescribethevalueof a country'scurrencyinrelationtoitsexportsto othercountries. When thevalueof a country'scurrencyincreases,itsexportsbecomemoreexpensivein othercountries. When thevaluegoes downitsexportsbecomelessexpensive:
Theyenhas been thestrongestcurrencyover the past sixyears:itstrade-weightedindexis about 35%higher.