An economist is comparing the economic output of two countries. Country X is a high-income nation, and Country Y is a low-income nation. When the economist converts Country Y's output into Country X's currency using the daily foreign exchange market rate, Country Y's economy appears to be 1/50th the size of Country X's. However, when using a conversion rate that equalizes the cost of a common basket of goods and services in both countries, Country Y's economy is shown to be 1/20th the size of Country X's. What is the most likely explanation for this significant difference?
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