real exchange rate
noun[C]
ukusECONOMICS,FINANCE
therateat which thecurrencyof onecountrywould bechangedfor another ifdifferencesinpricesandwagesbetween the twocountriesare taken intoaccount. Realexchangeratesare used tocomparethevaluesofcurrenciesovertimewhenconsideringthe differentratesofinflationin differentcountries:
Evidencesuggeststhatcountrieswhichaimatmaintainingcompetitiverealexchangeratesperformbettereconomicallythan those which do not.