| This paper examines exchange rate pass-through into German import unit values
over the last 20 years. I find incomplete pass-through to be the predominant characteristic
for German imports with an average rate of 42% over three months. This result holds when
considering monthly 8-digit data, the most disaggregated German import data available.
Furthermore, I distinguish 16 German trading partners and estimate substantial cross-country
differences in the pass-through to import unit values. Imports coming from European countries
generally exhibit statistically zero pass-through. By contrast, non-European trading partners
are characterized by statistically significant incomplete pass-through rates. I also study whether
there are differences in the pass-through rates for appreciations and depreciations, as well as
for small and large exchange rate shocks. Moreover, I test for a negative correlation between
the goods’ quality and its pass-through rate. |
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