In April the average monthly value for the trade-weighted dollar index of 15 major currencies tracked by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta declined by 0.7 percent. The dollar posted the biggest loss against the Europe subindex, dropping 1.8 percent in April. Both the Pacific-excluding-Japan and the Pacific subindexes also declined in April—0.9 and 0.6 percent, respectively. The Americas subindex was little changed in April. The classic subindex, which is the analogue of the original Atlanta index, fell 1.1 percent in April. The overall index was flat in April from a year ago. On a daily basis, the overall index’s level at the end of April was down 2.7 percent from its reading at the end of March and was 1.8 percent below its level at the end of April 2005.
The Atlanta Fed index is based on 1995–97 bilateral trade weights for 15 currencies. The European subindex includes the European Monetary Union, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. The Pacific subindex includes Australia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan. The Americas subindex includes Brazil, Canada and Mexico. The overall dollar index includes the Saudi Arabian riyal along with the foregoing 14 currencies. The classic subindex includes the European Monetary Union, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Australia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Saudi Arabia and Canada. All figures are indexes and not actual exchange rates. A rise in the index or subindex reflects a strengthening of the dollar against currencies included.
| ATLANTA FED DOLLAR INDEXES: MAY 2006 UPDATE (1995 = 100) |
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| Atlanta Fed Overall Index |
Monthly Subindexes |
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| Americas | Europe | Pacific | Pacific excluding Japan |
Classic | ||
| Monthly Averages | ||||||
| Levels: | ||||||
| 04/06 | 110.016 | 108.334 | 101.725 | 117.464 | 112.761 | 101.396 |
| 03/06 | 110.754 | 108.340 | 103.625 | 118.213 | 113.840 | 102.507 |
| 04/05 | 110.068 | 115.256 | 96.001 | 114.602 | 114.976 | 100.853 |
| 05/95 (low) | 96.925 | 97.085 | 99.231 | 95.303 | 98.733 | 97.435 |
| Percent change: | ||||||
| 03/06–04/06 | –0.7 | 0.0 | –1.8 | –0.6 | –0.9 | –1.1 |
| 04/05–04/06 | 0.0 | –6.0 | 6.0 | 2.5 | –1.9 | 0.5 |
| 05/95–04/06 | 13.5 | 11.6 | 2.5 | 23.3 | 14.2 | 4.1 |
| Daily Data | ||||||
| Levels: | ||||||
| 04/28/06 | 108.040 | 106.864 | 98.827 | 115.517 | 111.797 | 99.271 |
| 03/31/06 | 111.004 | 109.425 | 102.996 | 118.181 | 113.654 | 102.590 |
| 04/28/05 | 110.069 | 116.056 | 95.977 | 113.838 | 114.591 | 100.894 |
| 05/08/95 (low) | 95.740 | 96.549 | 96.705 | 94.236 | 98.571 | 96.238 |
| Percent change: | ||||||
| 03/31/06–04/28/06 | –2.7 | –2.3 | –4.0 | –2.3 | –1.6 | –3.2 |
| 04/28/05–04/28/06 | –1.8 | –7.9 | 3.0 | 1.5 | –2.4 | –1.6 |
| 05/08/95–04/28/06 | 12.8 | 10.7 | 2.2 | 22.6 | 13.4 | 3.2 |
Based on 1995–97 bilateral trade weights for 15 currencies. Technical details of country selection, weighting and index construction are available in the June/July 1986, Summer 1987, September/October 1990 and Third Quarter 1999 issues of the Atlanta Fed’s Economic Review.
