PKR’s REER index decreases to 99.42 in April

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By MG News | May 16, 2025 at 10:36 AM GMT+05:00

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May 16, 2025 (MLN): Pak Rupee's Real Effective Exchange Rate Index (REER) decreased by 2.09% in April 2025 to a provisional value of 99.42 from the revised value of 101.55 in March 2025.

According to data published by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), the REER index has dropped by 4.8% compared to 104.44 in April 2024.

Similarly, the Nominal Effective Exchange Rate Index (NEER) inched down by 1.06% in April to a provisional value of 38.11 from the revised value of 38.52 in March. On a yearly basis, the NEER Index has moved down by 2.99%.

PKR closed April at 280.97 against the USD showing a depreciation of 0.288% compared to its value in March. While compared to April 2024, PKR has appreciated by 0.95%.

REER is an index of the price of a basket of goods in one country relative to the price of the same basket in that country's major trading partners.

An increase in REER implies that exports become more expensive and imports become cheaper; therefore, this increase indicates a decline in trade competitiveness.

The price of each trading partner's basket is weighted by its share in imports, exports, or total foreign trade.

A REER index of 100 should not be misinterpreted as denoting the equilibrium value of the currency. 100 merely represents the value of the currency at a chosen point in time (in this case the average value of the currency in 2010).

Therefore, the movement of the REER away from 100 simply reflects changes relative to its average value in 2010 and is unrelated to its equilibrium value.

While NEER is an index of the bilateral nominal exchange rates of one country relative to its major trading partners or a selected basket of currencies.

The bilateral nominal exchange rate index with each trading partner is weighted by that country’s share in imports, exports, or total foreign trade.

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