Saturday, November 06, 2004
Effects of the weak USD
A week ago, NPR's Sound Money had an interview with Chris Low of First Tennessee Bank in which they discussed the effects of a weak US Dollar. A couple points seemed particularly salient.
- About $0.25 of the cost of a gallon of gas is due to the decline of the dollar over the last 4 years.
- While US companies with significant foreign revenue are helped by a falling dollar, the majority of US companies, particularly those small businesses which the President is fond of pointing to as the major source of new jobs, are hurt by a weaker currency because raw materials cost more.
posted by Leif Wickland @ 10:41 AM 
