Domestic Inflation Reflects Domestic Monetary Policy.

The Price Of Imported Oil In The Us Doubled Between Summer 2003 And Summer 2005, Reducing Consumers' Purchasing Power By More Than 1 Per Cent Of Gross Domestic Product.

After All, An Overvalued Dollar Gives Us The Ability To Buy Foreign Goods At Lower Prices. And The Existing Volume Of Exports Brings More Yen And Euros Than They Would If The Dollar Were More Competitive.

But The Primary Reason For Wanting The Dollar To Become More Competitive In The Near Future Is That We May Need An Increase In Exports This Year And In 2007 To Sustain The Economy's Current Pace Of Expansion.

But Because We In The United States Finance Our Current Account Deficit By Borrowing In Our Own Currency, We Can Move To A More Competitive Dollar Without The Adverse Effects That Followed Currency Declines In Other Countries.

Inflation Is Lower And More Stable And The Real Business Cycle Fluctuations Are More Modest.