Depreciating Rupee – The Cause and
Effect
Leena B. Dam
Top 5 economies by GDP (in terms of PPP)
Country GDP(PPP) $ Billion
United States 15,653
China 12,383
India 4,711
Japan 4,617
Germany 3,194
As per IMF, 2012 ranking
Credit Rating of BRICs and US
Country S&P Rating
S&P Future
Outlook
Moody's
rating
Moody's
Future
Outlook
Fitch Rating
Fitch Future
Outlook
BRAZIL
BBB Lower
Medium
Grade
NEGATIVE
Baa2 Lower
medium grade
POSITIVE
BBB Lower
medium grade
STABLE
RUSSIA
BBB Lower
Medium
Grade
STABLE
Baa1 Lower
medium grade
STABLE
BBB Lower
medium grade
STABLE
INDIA
BBB- Lower
medium grade
NEGATIVE
Baa3 Lower
medium grade
STABLE
BBB- Lower
medium grade
STABLE
CHINA
AA- High
Grade
STABLE
Aa3 High
Grade
POSITIVE
A+ Upper
medium grade
STABLE
UNITED
STATES
AA+ High
Grade
STABLE Aaa Prime NEGATIVE AAA Prime NEGATIVE
History of Indian Rupee with US$ exchange rate
4.79
4.79
4.77
4.78
7.56
8.39
7.86
12.36
17.5
32.42
44.94
44.09
50
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
1950
1955
1960
1965
1970
1975
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
1unitofUS$
Year
Rupee Movement
2 per. Mov. Avg.
(Rupee Movement)
Source: IJRESS, Vol 2, Issue 2
53.843
54.434
54.354
54.978
58.366
59.755
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
Febraury
March
April
May
June
July
RupeeValue
Month (2013)
Avg Rupee Movement
Average Rupee Movement for the period
February 2013 to July 2013
Source: www.exchange-rates.org
Reasons for fall in the Rupee
value ?????
External Factors
Increase in US Treasury yields
– 10 year treasury yields have gone up from around
2.10% to 2.76%, and currently it is circling 2.67%
Revival of the American economy
– American economy’s growth rate – 1.7% (during
April – June 2013)
– 1.1% during Jan – March 2013
– Unemployment rate 7.4% - lowest in the last 4.5
years
 FIIs exit from the Indian Market
http://www.moneylife.in/article/weak-fii-inflows-enough-to-weaken-the-rupee/33827.html
Period FII flows Rupee movement
July 2013 Outflow of $3 billion Rs. 61
June 2013
Outflow of $ 7.5
billion
Rs. 60
April-May 2012
Outflow of $ 690
million
Depreciated to Rs 55.73 from Rs.
51.16
July - Sept 2012 Inflow of $ 8 billion
Appreciated to Rs 52.70 from a
low of Rs. 56.31
Dec 2011 - Feb
2012
Inflow of $ 13 billion
Appreciated to Rs. 49.07 from
Rs. 52.17
May 2013 Inflow of $ 6 billion
Depreciated to Rs. 56.50 from
Rs. 54.29
Internal Factors
 Free Import Policy
www.commerce.nic.in
Types of Goods Imported
Import Bill from 2009-10 to 2011-12
(for petroleum and crude oil)
409077
507382
726386
0
100000
200000
300000
400000
500000
600000
700000
800000
2009-10 2010-11 2011-12
Import Bill
Import Bill
Source: Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
All value in Rs. Crores
 Increasing Current Account Deficit
 India’s external debt reaching new highs
 Poor export performance
 Political turmoil and uncertainty
 Free and unrestricted travel abroad
Effects of Rupee Depreciation
* Increase in Import Bill
* Higher Inflation
* Fiscal Slippage
* Increase in Cost of Borrowings
* Higher cost of foreign travel
* Higher burden for students studying overseas
Beneficiaries of Rupee Depreciation
* Exporters
* Indian IT sector - Every one per cent change in
rupee-dollar has a 40 basis points impact on the
margins on the net profit.
* Tourism Sector
* On individual basis – Indian expatriates gain while
transferring money to India.
 RBI Measures to curb Rupee fall
Short term interest rates on bonds have been increased by
300 bps
Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) to be 0.5% of total
liabilities of individual banks
Total bank borrowing to be capped at Rs. 37000 Cr
Penal lending rate to banks under Marginal Standing
Facility (MSF) at 10.25%
 Steps to balance the Rupee
Finance minister is positive about the agriculture growth
and also about financing the current account deficit
Better export policy to promote exports in view of
sluggish global demand
New dollar inflows by way of sovereign bonds or NRI
deposits
• May increase foreign debt, High cost due to lower credit rating
Liberalizing FDI Policy - Insurance, retail, etc.
Contain fiscal deficit versus the growth rate
• Reduce subsidies on food, fertilizers and petroleum – 2.5%
of GDP
Reduce import of gold and non-essential luxury
items
• Gold import restriction - 20% of it has to be exported
Increase government expenditure in productive
sectors to promote Industrial output
• Currently negative (-1.6%)
Thank You

Depreciating Indian rupee

  • 1.
    Depreciating Rupee –The Cause and Effect Leena B. Dam
  • 2.
    Top 5 economiesby GDP (in terms of PPP) Country GDP(PPP) $ Billion United States 15,653 China 12,383 India 4,711 Japan 4,617 Germany 3,194 As per IMF, 2012 ranking
  • 3.
    Credit Rating ofBRICs and US Country S&P Rating S&P Future Outlook Moody's rating Moody's Future Outlook Fitch Rating Fitch Future Outlook BRAZIL BBB Lower Medium Grade NEGATIVE Baa2 Lower medium grade POSITIVE BBB Lower medium grade STABLE RUSSIA BBB Lower Medium Grade STABLE Baa1 Lower medium grade STABLE BBB Lower medium grade STABLE INDIA BBB- Lower medium grade NEGATIVE Baa3 Lower medium grade STABLE BBB- Lower medium grade STABLE CHINA AA- High Grade STABLE Aa3 High Grade POSITIVE A+ Upper medium grade STABLE UNITED STATES AA+ High Grade STABLE Aaa Prime NEGATIVE AAA Prime NEGATIVE
  • 4.
    History of IndianRupee with US$ exchange rate 4.79 4.79 4.77 4.78 7.56 8.39 7.86 12.36 17.5 32.42 44.94 44.09 50 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 1unitofUS$ Year Rupee Movement 2 per. Mov. Avg. (Rupee Movement) Source: IJRESS, Vol 2, Issue 2
  • 5.
    53.843 54.434 54.354 54.978 58.366 59.755 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 Febraury March April May June July RupeeValue Month (2013) Avg RupeeMovement Average Rupee Movement for the period February 2013 to July 2013 Source: www.exchange-rates.org
  • 6.
    Reasons for fallin the Rupee value ?????
  • 7.
    External Factors Increase inUS Treasury yields – 10 year treasury yields have gone up from around 2.10% to 2.76%, and currently it is circling 2.67% Revival of the American economy – American economy’s growth rate – 1.7% (during April – June 2013) – 1.1% during Jan – March 2013 – Unemployment rate 7.4% - lowest in the last 4.5 years
  • 8.
     FIIs exitfrom the Indian Market http://www.moneylife.in/article/weak-fii-inflows-enough-to-weaken-the-rupee/33827.html
  • 9.
    Period FII flowsRupee movement July 2013 Outflow of $3 billion Rs. 61 June 2013 Outflow of $ 7.5 billion Rs. 60 April-May 2012 Outflow of $ 690 million Depreciated to Rs 55.73 from Rs. 51.16 July - Sept 2012 Inflow of $ 8 billion Appreciated to Rs 52.70 from a low of Rs. 56.31 Dec 2011 - Feb 2012 Inflow of $ 13 billion Appreciated to Rs. 49.07 from Rs. 52.17 May 2013 Inflow of $ 6 billion Depreciated to Rs. 56.50 from Rs. 54.29
  • 10.
  • 11.
  • 12.
    Import Bill from2009-10 to 2011-12 (for petroleum and crude oil) 409077 507382 726386 0 100000 200000 300000 400000 500000 600000 700000 800000 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 Import Bill Import Bill Source: Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas All value in Rs. Crores
  • 13.
     Increasing CurrentAccount Deficit
  • 14.
     India’s externaldebt reaching new highs
  • 15.
     Poor exportperformance
  • 16.
     Political turmoiland uncertainty  Free and unrestricted travel abroad
  • 17.
    Effects of RupeeDepreciation * Increase in Import Bill * Higher Inflation * Fiscal Slippage * Increase in Cost of Borrowings * Higher cost of foreign travel * Higher burden for students studying overseas
  • 18.
    Beneficiaries of RupeeDepreciation * Exporters * Indian IT sector - Every one per cent change in rupee-dollar has a 40 basis points impact on the margins on the net profit. * Tourism Sector * On individual basis – Indian expatriates gain while transferring money to India.
  • 19.
     RBI Measuresto curb Rupee fall Short term interest rates on bonds have been increased by 300 bps Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) to be 0.5% of total liabilities of individual banks Total bank borrowing to be capped at Rs. 37000 Cr Penal lending rate to banks under Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) at 10.25%
  • 20.
     Steps tobalance the Rupee Finance minister is positive about the agriculture growth and also about financing the current account deficit Better export policy to promote exports in view of sluggish global demand New dollar inflows by way of sovereign bonds or NRI deposits • May increase foreign debt, High cost due to lower credit rating Liberalizing FDI Policy - Insurance, retail, etc.
  • 21.
    Contain fiscal deficitversus the growth rate • Reduce subsidies on food, fertilizers and petroleum – 2.5% of GDP Reduce import of gold and non-essential luxury items • Gold import restriction - 20% of it has to be exported Increase government expenditure in productive sectors to promote Industrial output • Currently negative (-1.6%)
  • 22.