Real effective exchange rate (index; narrow definition; 27 economies) - United States - BIS - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Real effective exchange rates (Bank for International Settlements)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the United States, the real effective exchange rate (relative to a basket of 27 trading partners' currencies) stood at 104.09 (index) in October 2025, compared to 103.36 in September 2025. This constitutes an increase of 0.71 percent.
Sample. There are 742 data points overall in the monthly series presented in the chart above. The series covers the time span extending from January 1964 to October 2025.
History. Here's a peek at some descriptive statistics we calculated on the full sample: the effective exchange rate hit a trough of 73.54 in July 2011; it hit a maximum of 118.97 in July 1964; it was equal on average to 92.67.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index (an increase indicates an appreciation vis à vis a basket of foreign currencies) |
|---|---|
| 2025-08-31 | 103.74 |
| 2025-09-30 | 103.36 |
| 2025-10-31 | 104.09 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Real effective exchange rate (narrow definition: 27 economies) |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Price |
| Data type | Exchange rate |
| Deflation method | Real |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Rescaling | Index (2020 = 100) |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Index (an increase indicates an appreciation vis à vis a basket of foreign currencies) |
| Source | Bank for International Settlements |
| Source type | International organization |
| Data licence | Unrestricted use subject to certain conditions |
| Measure type | Geometric trade-weighted average of bilateral exchange rates, with relative adjustments for consumer prices |
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