trade-weighted

adjective ECONOMICS, FINANCE, COMMERCE

Definition

› used to describe the value of a country's currency in relation to its exports to other countries. When the value of a country's currency increases, its exports become more expensive in other countries. When the value goes down its exports become less expensive: The yen has been the strongest currency over the past six years: its trade-weighted index is about 35% higher.

(Definition of trade-weighted adjective from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)