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28th February 2008, 05:25 PM #1Chief Muck-a-Rounder
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Aussie Dollar Up, Import prices ??
Hi,
With the Aussie dollar going up and now around $0.94US, can we expect imported woodworking gear, from the U.S.A., prices to come down?
Will this filter down to the consumer, if at all?
As I am not an economist, there maybe someone that knows more than I.Cheers,
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28th February 2008, 05:48 PM #2You've got to risk it to get the biscuit
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we can only hope
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28th February 2008, 05:58 PM #3
I'm not an economist either, but am a fully qualified cynic.
Any reduction in import prices because of the appreciation in the $A against the $US will be fully off-set (and more!) by increased fuel costs, increased transport costs, increased wages and most of all increased profits.
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news
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28th February 2008, 06:11 PM #4
Ha!
Errrhhhmmmm. Sorry about that.
It seems to be an opportunity to maximise profit or to keep costs from rising. Without claiming collusion, it seems there is little opportunity in the margins to actually reduce prices. Maybe if one company started reducing prices it might snowball.
Also, most machines are made in Asia, very few nowadays are imported from the USA.
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28th February 2008, 06:14 PM #5human termite
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i imagine it will be like petrol, when the price goes up we pay more ,when oil prices go down we pay more, bob
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28th February 2008, 06:18 PM #6
The good thing about them being made in asia is they all work by the $US so you have to check how the $US is in comparason to the county of manufacture to see if there are any savings , the only real way to utilize the strong $AU vs $US is if you are the importer
my 2 cents worth
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28th February 2008, 06:31 PM #7
Was reading an article that a lot of Asian companies are moving away from doing business in $US and switching to the Euro.
A lot of the oil nations are doing the same, this is accelerating the slide of the $US.
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28th February 2008, 07:07 PM #8SENIOR MEMBER
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good time to take out a three year subscription to your favourite us woodworking magazine
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28th February 2008, 07:20 PM #9Skwair2rownd
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I too am a cynic
but I know of two occasions in the past where the higher Au$ brought down the price of imported woodies gear.
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28th February 2008, 07:23 PM #10
Have to pessimistically agree with Big Shed, would be amazed if prices dropped on USA-sourced goods.
On the other hand, it's a good time to buy direct from USA.Traba non folis arborem aestima
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28th February 2008, 07:44 PM #12Chief Muck-a-Rounder
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28th February 2008, 09:37 PM #14
Maybe, but don't hold your breath
Let's say I got a container of WW stuff from the US today.
I would have ordered it 3 to 4 months ago when the AUD$ was worth about USD$0.88, but with transaction fees and the like, the efective rate was probably closer to USD$0.85
Let's say the goods and shipping cost me AUD$50,000 (which is not a lot when you consider 200 items @ $100 ea is $20,000).
So 4 months ago I borrowed $50,000 at 11% to pay for the goods and I expect to sell them all over the next 6 months or so.
but wait there's more ...
Before Customs would give me my container I had to hand over 10% GST and 3% duty, another $4,000 on the overdraft
So as of today, I need to sell the container of stuff for about $60,000 just so I can pay off the loan from the bank.
In practice I need to sell the stuff inside the container for about $120,000 to cover my overheads (rent, wages, etc) and make some sort of return.
AND interest rates are headed northwards as are rents, wages, etc
so my customers may see a small price drop compared to when the USD was $0.77 last January, but it wont be $0.77 vs $0.94, more likely $0.80 vs $0.85 less how much of the inflation impact I decide to pass on
ian
I didn't really take delivery of a container of WW stuff today
AND I definitely don't want to be the Australian retailer of speciality WW stuff
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28th February 2008, 10:39 PM #15Skwair2rownd
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Always a wet blanket somewhere!!
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