A study on the relationship of the macroeconomic variabless towards the price performance of Malaysian cocoa bean / Hasniza Ishak

Ishak, Hasniza (2005) A study on the relationship of the macroeconomic variabless towards the price performance of Malaysian cocoa bean / Hasniza Ishak. Degree thesis, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Kelantan.

Abstract

This study is undertaken to investigate the relationship of exchange rate volatility, inflation rate and interest rate towards the price performance of Malaysian cocoa bean. The objective of this study is to find the relationship between dependent and independent variables. The researcher decided to take coca bean price as dependent variable, while exchange rate (Yuan), inflation rate and interest rate as independent variables. For this study, secondary data are used and the entire data are taken based on the monthly data basis from January 2000 until May 2004. At the end of this study, the researcher results show that the exchange rate (Yuan) fluctuation has negative relationship with the price performance of cocoa bean. Meanwhile inflation rate and interest rate have positive relationship with the Malaysian price of cocoa bean.

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Item Type: Thesis (Degree)
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Ishak, Hasniza
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Shaari, Rustam
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Subjects: H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory. Demography > Macroeconomics
H Social Sciences > HF Commerce > Marketing
S Agriculture > SB Plant culture > Cacao. Cocoa
Divisions: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Kelantan > Machang Campus > Faculty of Business and Management
Programme: Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons)
Keywords: Exchange rate volatility, inflation rate, interest rate
Date: November 2005
URI: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/69671
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