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#''Book-keeping''. Debit.
The value of a currency in terms of real purchasing power.  
#By extension, when noted on a customer's bank statement, 'DR', means an item or balance in favour of the bank. For example, an overdraft.
 
 
It is calculated by comparing the price of a hypothetical market basket of goods in two different countries, translated into the same currency at the prevailing exchange rate. 
 
It is useful in measuring the price competitiveness of domestic goods in international markets.




== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[CR]]
* [[Currency]]
* [[Debit]]
* [[Exchange rate]]
* [[Real]]
 
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Latest revision as of 23:46, 11 March 2023

The value of a currency in terms of real purchasing power.


It is calculated by comparing the price of a hypothetical market basket of goods in two different countries, translated into the same currency at the prevailing exchange rate.

It is useful in measuring the price competitiveness of domestic goods in international markets.


See also