Imagine inflation in Australia is rising at a much faster rate than in China, making Chinese products relatively cheaper for Australians and other foreigners. Which of the following effects is likely?

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Higher inflation in Australia makes Australian goods relatively more expensive, so foreigners (and Australians) substitute toward cheaper Chinese products. This shifts demand toward the Chinese currency and away from the Australian dollar, causing the Chinese currency to appreciate relative to the Australian dollar.

1) Relevant knowledge points and concepts
- Relative inflation and purchasing power parity (PPP): if one country has higher inflation, its currency tends to depreciate to restore relative purchasing power.
- Demand for currencies is driven by trade: buyers of Chinese goods need yuan (CNY), increasing demand for CNY; buyers of Australian goods need AUD.
- Currency appreciation/depreciation: an increase in demand for a currency (or reduction in supply) raises its value; the opposite leads to depreciation.

2) Step-by-step reasoning
- Australia’s inflation rises much faster than China’s, so Australian-produced goods and services become more expensive in foreign-currency terms.
- Foreign buyers substitute toward relatively cheaper Chinese goods; imports from China increase while demand for Australian exports falls.
- To buy more Chinese products, foreigners (or importers using AUD) need more CNY, increasing demand for the Chinese currency relative to the AUD.
- Increased demand for CNY (or decreased demand for AUD) pushes up the exchange value of CNY and/or pushes down the value of AUD.

3) Illustrative intermediate steps (numeric example)
- Suppose initially 1 AUD buys 5 CNY. If Australian inflation is 10% and Chinese inflation 2%, Australian goods become about 8% relatively more expensive.
- Importers shift purchases to China, increasing demand for CNY. That higher demand might move the exchange rate so that 1 AUD now buys fewer CNY (e.g., 1 AUD buys 4.6 CNY), meaning CNY has appreciated relative to AUD.

4) Why the correct answer is correct
Because higher Australian inflation reduces the competitiveness of Australian goods, international buyers increase purchases of relatively cheaper Chinese goods and thus increase demand for Chinese currency. This demand appreciation effect raises the value of the Chinese currency.

5) Why the other options are incorrect
- b. The Australian currency will appreciate — incorrect; higher domestic inflation tends to weaken (depreciate) the domestic currency, not strengthen it.
- c. Foreigners will buy more Australian exports, and less Chinese exports — incorrect and opposite of substitution effects caused by relative price increases.
- d. Australia will sell more exports to China — incorrect; with Australian goods more expensive, exports from Australia will likely fall, not rise.

6) Conclusion
The correct effect is that the Chinese currency will appreciate, matching answer a.

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