Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/153230 
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Year of Publication: 
2007
Series/Report no.: 
ECB Working Paper No. 796
Publisher: 
European Central Bank (ECB), Frankfurt a. M.
Abstract: 
This paper investigates the impact of exchange rate shocks on sectoral activity and prices in the euro area. Using a VAR framework it provides evidence on the magnitude and speed of the impact of exchange rate shocks on activity in all main euro area sectors and on activity and producer prices in a large set of sub-sectors of industry (excluding construction). Substantial heterogeneity in the impact of exchange rate shocks across sectors is identified as regards both activity and prices. According to our results, among the main euro area sectors an exchange rate shock has the strongest impact on value added in industry (excl. construction) and trade and transportation services. Within industry (excl. construction), among its main sub-sectors all of the impact on production comes via manufacturing, while among the main industrial groupings (MIGs), capital and intermediate goods production respond most strongly. As regards the impact on prices, among the sub-sectors of industry (excl. construction), the impact is largest on producer prices in electricity, gas and water supply, and in line with this producer prices in MIG energy are most sensitive to an exchange rate shock.
Subjects: 
euro area
Exchange Rate Pass-Through
Sectoral Activity and Prices
JEL: 
C32
E31
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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