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Exchange Rate Pass-through in South Africa: Panel Evidence from Individual Goods and Services
Published Date:
2010-01-29
Author:
David C. Parsley
Last Modified Date:
2021-12-08, 10:21 AM
Category:
Publications > Working Papers
AbstractThis study estimates pass-through for South Africa using samples of final goods and services, and homogenous imports. Estimated pass-through to consumer goods prices is low, roughly 16 percent in the two years following an exchange rate change; surprisingly, it is somewhat higher for services. Deviations from long run PPP appear to disappear relatively quickly, with a half-life of about 16 months. For imports, pass-through estimates are much higher, averaging around 60 percent, but with wide source-country variation. Finally, there is virtually no support for a simple linear trend change in either pass-through or in reversion to PPP during the sample.