Exchange Rate Pass-Through on Import Price Index of Iran Sports Goods: ARDL Pattern Approach

Iran's economy has always been affected by exchange rate fluctuations, and this study has been designed to explain the relationship between exchange rate effects on the price index of sports goods the period of 1993-2015. The purpose and terms of theoretical and applied research method is analytical - descriptive. The collection of statistics in this study is documentary and library. Variable of index of prices of imports of sporting goods, along with the independent variables of gross domestic product, consumer price index, trade openness and final cost of business partners and nominal exchange rate, were introduced into the model. Statistics related to the explanatory variables Research were collected from the Central Bank of Iran, the International Monetary Fund and the Islamic Republic of Iran. For data analysis Was used the Eviews9 software .The empirical findings of the research showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between the exchange rate and the price index of imports of sporting goods in Iran. However, during the period under review, the rate of exchange rate effect on imports of sports goods was defective (0.76). The variable of final cost of the business partners and the degree of openness of the trade have a positive effect and significant on the price of imports of sporting goods, but the effect of the consumer price index is not significant. Therefore, increasing the volume of trade in goods in the transitional effects of exchange rate changes on import prices will help sporting goods.