The ruble’s real effective exchange rate fell 6.8% in April, down 20.4% year-to-date –

MOSCOW, May 15 (Reuters) – The real effective exchange rate of the ruble fell by 6.8% against a basket of currencies in April and fell by 20.4% in the first four months of this year, according to preliminary data from the Central Bank of the Russian Federation. They also show that the real effective exchange rate of the ruble in April this year was 16% higher than in April 2022. Data on changes in the ruble exchange rate against the dollar, euro and the basket of currencies for the reporting period 2023 and comparative data for the corresponding period of 2022 are presented below: April 23/March 23 April 23/22 April 23/22 April 22/Mar April 22 April 22/December 21 Apr 22/Apr 21 Real ruble/dollar exchange rate (%) -5.9* -19.2* +12.6* +34.6 +2.1 -5.4 Real ruble/dollar euro exchange rate (%) – 8.3* -21.7* +13.1* +36.4 +5.3 +3.1 Real effective exchange rate of the ruble against foreign currencies (%) -6.8* -20.4* +16.0 * +33.7 +4.1 +1.2 * – preliminary data (Moscow office)