Overview
The ERS data set contains annual and monthly data for exchange rates
important to U.S. agriculture. It includes both nominal and real
exchange rates for 79 countries, plus the
European Union (EU), as well as real trade-weighted exchange rate indexes
for many commodities and aggregations.
All series are updated every other month. Data series start at the
beginning of 1970 and run to the last available data point, which is typically 2 months behind the current date.
Feature
The Agriculture Baseline Briefing Room
provides analysis of USDA's long-term projections for U.S. and global
agriculture.
Questions and Answers
Frequently asked questions about the
agricultural exchange rate data set.
Data Files
The data set is divided into country and commodity Excel spreadsheets.
Exchange rates are expressed in foreign currency per U.S. dollar.
Country Spreadsheets
Commodity Spreadsheets
The commodity trade-weighted exchange rates are divided into three component
sets of weights based on: U.S. exports, other countries' agricultural exports
to
the world, and countries which export agricultural products to the
United States.
Exchange Rate Weights
Weights are average dollar shares
of U.S. exports, other countries' exports to the world, and U.S.
imports for the relevant commodity or commodity aggregation between
2003-05.
- Exchange Rate Weights includes
annual average trade-weighted exchange rate indexes for the 59 monthly
commodity indexes.
Release Date
The data are updated every other month around the middle of the
month.
Data Set Revision
The Agricultural Exchange Rate Data Set was revised in June 2008.
The revision involved two major components. First, the commodity categories for U.S. Suppliers was modified and expanded to better reflect the composition of U.S. agricultural imports. Second, the weights were revised from a 1998-2000 base to a 2003-05 base. The composition of trade has changed over time, as have the major importing and exporting countries. For example, the relative importance of Canada and Mexico to U.S. trade has increased, while that of Europe has decreased.
Related Data
Additional data that may be of interest...
- The Agricultural Baseline Database
provides long-run, 10-year projections found in USDA's annual
Baseline report. The database covers projections for major
field
crops (corn, sorghum, barley, oats, wheat, rice, soybeans, and
upland cotton), and livestock (beef, pork, poultry and eggs,
and
dairy).
- The ERS International Macroeconomic Data
Set contains international data on real gross domestic product, population,
real exchange rates on a 2005 base, and other variables. Also contains historical
data and projections.
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