1FEDERAL RESERVE STATISTICAL RELEASE February 24, 1997 H.10(512) FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING JANUARY 31, 1997 The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is advised that the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has certified for customs purposes the following noon buying rates in New York City for cable transfers payable in foreign currencies: MONETARY (CURRENCY UNITS PER DOLLAR) COUNTRY UNIT Jan. 27 Jan. 28 Jan. 29 Jan. 30 Jan. 31 *AUSTRALIA DOLLAR 0.7722 0.7690 0.7700 0.7657 0.7625 AUSTRIA SCHILLING 11.550 11.600 11.559 11.521 11.524 BELGIUM FRANC 33.880 33.980 33.870 33.780 33.810 CANADA DOLLAR 1.3443 1.3407 1.3455 1.3482 1.3474 CHINA,P.R. YUAN 8.3248 8.3244 8.3240 8.3238 8.3234 DENMARK KRONE 6.2605 6.2820 6.2690 6.2440 6.2515 *EURO COMMUNITY ECU 1.1816 1.1755 1.1781 1.1825 1.1807 FINLAND MARKKA 4.8550 4.8941 4.8920 4.8650 4.8860 FRANCE FRANC 5.5365 5.5510 5.5330 5.5265 5.5235 GERMANY D. MARK 1.6424 1.6485 1.6427 1.6375 1.6362 GREECE DRACHMA 257.45 258.30 258.08 257.00 257.55 HONG KONG DOLLAR 7.7415 7.7425 7.7425 7.7488 7.7490 INDIA RUPEE 35.900 35.900 35.900 35.830 35.900 *IRELAND POUND 1.6005 1.5925 1.5985 1.5935 1.5905 ITALY LIRA 1597.60 1615.20 1612.90 1609.10 1610.50 JAPAN YEN 119.45 121.19 121.98 121.55 121.25 MALAYSIA RINGGIT 2.4898 2.4935 2.4970 2.4864 2.4863 MEXICO PESO 7.8300 7.8175 7.8325 7.8450 7.8200 NETHERLANDS GUILDER 1.8455 1.8511 1.8442 1.8393 1.8398 *NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR 0.6900 0.6874 0.6883 0.6900 0.6885 NORWAY KRONE 6.4905 6.5435 6.5460 6.4800 6.4915 PORTUGAL ESCUDO 164.28 165.10 164.75 164.10 164.15 SINGAPORE DOLLAR 1.41 1.41 1.41 1.41 1.41 SOUTH AFRICA RAND 4.5835 4.5700 4.5575 4.5690 4.5600 SOUTH KOREA WON 857.50 861.00 861.50 867.00 867.00 SPAIN PESETA 138.180 139.000 138.850 138.300 138.680 SRI LANKA RUPEE 57.650 57.590 57.620 57.720 57.670 SWEDEN KRONA 7.2605 7.3040 7.2823 7.2260 7.2430 SWITZERLAND FRANC 1.4226 1.4291 1.4255 1.4226 1.4190 TAIWAN DOLLAR 27.470 27.470 27.470 27.460 27.450 THAILAND BAHT 25.810 25.850 25.890 25.970 25.910 *UNITED KINGDOM POUND 1.6240 1.6155 1.6207 1.6183 1.6012 MEMO: **UNITED STATES DOLLAR 92.74 93.23 93.12 92.94 93.01 *VALUE IS U.S. DOLLARS **INDEX OF WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE OF U.S. DOLLAR AGAINST CURRENCIES OF OTHER G-10 COUNTRIES. MARCH 1973 = 100. WEIGHTS ARE 1972-76 GLOBAL TRADE OF EACH OF THE 10 COUNTRIES. SERIES REVISED AS OF AUGUST 1978. FOR DESCRIPTION AND BACK DATA, SEE "INDEX OF THE WEIGHTED-AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE OF THE U.S. DOLLAR: REVISION" ON PAGE 700 OF THE AUGUST 1978 FEDERAL RESERVE BULLETIN. FOR INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR SUBSCRIPTION TO THIS RELEASE OR ABOUT RECEIVING IT IN DOCUMENT FORM, PLEASE CALL PUBLICATIONS SERVICES AT THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD AT (202) 452-3244. 1FEDERAL RESERVE STATISTICAL RELEASE February 24, 1997 H.10(512) FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 7, 1997 The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is advised that the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has certified for customs purposes the following noon buying rates in New York City for cable transfers payable in foreign currencies: MONETARY (CURRENCY UNITS PER DOLLAR) COUNTRY UNIT Feb. 3 Feb. 4 Feb. 5 Feb. 6 Feb. 7 *AUSTRALIA DOLLAR 0.7670 0.7630 0.7613 0.7648 0.7611 AUSTRIA SCHILLING 11.563 11.570 11.590 11.625 11.768 BELGIUM FRANC 33.900 33.910 33.980 34.090 34.530 CANADA DOLLAR 1.3434 1.3431 1.3430 1.3484 1.3493 CHINA,P.R. YUAN 8.3231 8.3227 8.3225 8.3216 8.3216 DENMARK KRONE 6.2670 6.2620 6.2815 6.3020 6.3770 *EURO COMMUNITY ECU 1.1760 1.1772 1.1779 1.1752 1.1600 FINLAND MARKKA 4.9080 4.8999 4.9085 4.9050 4.9540 FRANCE FRANC 5.5560 5.5560 5.5645 5.5750 5.6483 GERMANY D. MARK 1.6399 1.6440 1.6483 1.6517 1.6748 GREECE DRACHMA 258.95 260.00 259.00 259.20 262.60 HONG KONG DOLLAR 7.7495 7.7498 7.7500 7.7498 7.7483 INDIA RUPEE 35.880 35.870 35.880 35.900 35.880 *IRELAND POUND 1.5935 1.5980 1.6082 1.6040 1.5885 ITALY LIRA 1623.90 1621.35 1623.00 1626.00 1634.50 JAPAN YEN 121.68 122.34 123.59 123.82 124.54 MALAYSIA RINGGIT 2.4862 2.4946 2.4930 2.4933 2.4938 MEXICO PESO 7.8170 7.8340 7.8150 7.8300 7.8050 NETHERLANDS GUILDER 1.8455 1.8462 1.8503 1.8542 1.8803 *NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR 0.6882 0.6898 0.6909 0.6885 0.6835 NORWAY KRONE 6.4885 6.4536 6.4575 6.4780 6.5610 PORTUGAL ESCUDO 165.00 165.35 165.40 165.98 167.75 SINGAPORE DOLLAR 1.41 1.41 1.41 1.41 1.41 SOUTH AFRICA RAND 4.5300 4.5300 4.4900 4.4690 4.4400 SOUTH KOREA WON 869.00 871.00 872.00 868.00 872.00 SPAIN PESETA 139.650 139.350 139.450 139.730 141.250 SRI LANKA RUPEE 57.720 57.720 57.660 57.800 60.000 SWEDEN KRONA 7.2990 7.3230 7.3780 7.3880 7.4230 SWITZERLAND FRANC 1.4205 1.4260 1.4285 1.4255 1.4448 TAIWAN DOLLAR 27.460 27.460 27.520 27.520 27.540 THAILAND BAHT 25.900 25.910 25.940 25.980 26.050 *UNITED KINGDOM POUND 1.6135 1.6207 1.6380 1.6355 1.6228 MEMO: **UNITED STATES DOLLAR 93.20 93.29 93.44 93.63 94.52 *VALUE IS U.S. DOLLARS **INDEX OF WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE OF U.S. DOLLAR AGAINST CURRENCIES OF OTHER G-10 COUNTRIES. MARCH 1973 = 100. WEIGHTS ARE 1972-76 GLOBAL TRADE OF EACH OF THE 10 COUNTRIES. SERIES REVISED AS OF AUGUST 1978. FOR DESCRIPTION AND BACK DATA, SEE "INDEX OF THE WEIGHTED-AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE OF THE U.S. DOLLAR: REVISION" ON PAGE 700 OF THE AUGUST 1978 FEDERAL RESERVE BULLETIN. FOR INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR SUBSCRIPTION TO THIS RELEASE OR ABOUT RECEIVING IT IN DOCUMENT FORM, PLEASE CALL PUBLICATIONS SERVICES AT THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD AT (202) 452-3244. 1FEDERAL RESERVE STATISTICAL RELEASE February 24, 1997 H.10(512) FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 14, 1997 The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is advised that the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has certified for customs purposes the following noon buying rates in New York City for cable transfers payable in foreign currencies: MONETARY (CURRENCY UNITS PER DOLLAR) COUNTRY UNIT Feb. 10 Feb. 11 Feb. 12 Feb. 13 Feb. 14 *AUSTRALIA DOLLAR 0.7572 0.7583 0.7590 0.7676 0.7655 AUSTRIA SCHILLING 11.651 11.765 11.843 11.878 11.863 BELGIUM FRANC 34.150 34.510 34.760 34.790 34.800 CANADA DOLLAR 1.3518 1.3558 1.3557 1.3531 1.3502 CHINA,P.R. YUAN 8.3216 8.3216 8.3200 8.3222 8.3225 DENMARK KRONE 6.3165 6.3760 6.4180 6.4310 6.4275 *EURO COMMUNITY ECU 1.1725 1.1650 1.1570 1.1530 1.1525 FINLAND MARKKA 4.9063 4.9455 4.9520 4.9860 5.0020 FRANCE FRANC 5.5915 5.6415 5.6870 5.6950 5.6905 GERMANY D. MARK 1.6563 1.6731 1.6858 1.6869 1.6859 GREECE DRACHMA 260.13 261.18 262.50 263.40 263.45 HONG KONG DOLLAR 7.7460 7.7455 7.7460 7.7500 7.7500 INDIA RUPEE 35.890 35.890 35.840 35.950 35.890 *IRELAND POUND 1.6035 1.5975 1.5830 1.5803 1.5830 ITALY LIRA 1629.50 1638.70 1649.20 1661.00 1659.00 JAPAN YEN 122.74 123.17 124.02 124.35 124.06 MALAYSIA RINGGIT 2.4865 2.4888 2.4865 2.4855 2.4840 MEXICO PESO 7.8000 7.7950 7.7900 7.7940 7.7800 NETHERLANDS GUILDER 1.8592 1.8780 1.8914 1.8918 1.8930 *NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR 0.6842 0.6876 0.6870 0.6946 0.6935 NORWAY KRONE 6.5620 6.5815 6.6130 6.6555 6.6900 PORTUGAL ESCUDO 166.31 168.03 169.25 169.60 169.55 SINGAPORE DOLLAR 1.41 1.42 1.42 1.42 1.42 SOUTH AFRICA RAND 4.3950 4.4150 4.4075 4.4150 4.4185 SOUTH KOREA WON 871.50 871.50 871.50 877.50 877.00 SPAIN PESETA 140.060 141.430 142.550 142.860 142.790 SRI LANKA RUPEE 57.730 57.850 57.790 57.710 57.690 SWEDEN KRONA 7.3490 7.4080 7.3990 7.4070 7.3690 SWITZERLAND FRANC 1.4265 1.4345 1.4483 1.4531 1.4632 TAIWAN DOLLAR 27.530 27.560 27.560 27.560 27.560 THAILAND BAHT 25.940 25.940 25.990 26.040 26.100 *UNITED KINGDOM POUND 1.6390 1.6440 1.6338 1.6230 1.6207 MEMO: **UNITED STATES DOLLAR 93.64 94.22 94.80 95.01 94.96 *VALUE IS U.S. DOLLARS **INDEX OF WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE OF U.S. DOLLAR AGAINST CURRENCIES OF OTHER G-10 COUNTRIES. MARCH 1973 = 100. WEIGHTS ARE 1972-76 GLOBAL TRADE OF EACH OF THE 10 COUNTRIES. SERIES REVISED AS OF AUGUST 1978. FOR DESCRIPTION AND BACK DATA, SEE "INDEX OF THE WEIGHTED-AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE OF THE U.S. DOLLAR: REVISION" ON PAGE 700 OF THE AUGUST 1978 FEDERAL RESERVE BULLETIN. FOR INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR SUBSCRIPTION TO THIS RELEASE OR ABOUT RECEIVING IT IN DOCUMENT FORM, PLEASE CALL PUBLICATIONS SERVICES AT THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD AT (202) 452-3244. 1FEDERAL RESERVE STATISTICAL RELEASE February 24, 1997 H.10(512) FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 21, 1997 The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is advised that the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has certified for customs purposes the following noon buying rates in New York City for cable transfers payable in foreign currencies: MONETARY (CURRENCY UNITS PER DOLLAR) COUNTRY UNIT Feb. 17 Feb. 18 Feb. 19 Feb. 20 Feb. 21 *AUSTRALIA DOLLAR 0.7653 0.7663 0.7702 0.7770 AUSTRIA SCHILLING 11.889 11.943 11.864 11.888 BELGIUM FRANC 34.800 35.020 34.860 34.860 CANADA DOLLAR 1.3575 1.3590 1.3597 1.3625 CHINA,P.R. YUAN 8.3221 8.3238 8.3239 8.3241 DENMARK KRONE 6.4370 6.4800 6.4350 6.4440 *EURO COMMUNITY ECU H 1.1489 1.1425 1.1505 1.1495 FINLAND MARKKA 5.0220 5.0620 5.0300 5.0490 FRANCE FRANC 5.6915 5.7370 5.6920 5.7030 GERMANY D. MARK O 1.6885 1.6967 1.6863 1.6886 GREECE DRACHMA 264.65 266.07 264.20 264.64 HONG KONG DOLLAR 7.7503 7.7466 7.7410 7.7550 INDIA RUPEE L 35.900 35.900 35.880 35.900 *IRELAND POUND 1.5650 1.5698 1.5700 1.5725 ITALY LIRA 1681.00 1689.30 1666.20 1669.20 JAPAN YEN I 123.92 124.30 122.83 123.28 MALAYSIA RINGGIT 2.4865 2.4889 2.4850 2.4770 MEXICO PESO 7.7980 7.7890 7.7425 7.7600 NETHERLANDS GUILDER D 1.8930 1.9061 1.8940 1.8985 *NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR 0.6894 0.6900 0.6938 0.6940 NORWAY KRONE 6.7420 6.7460 6.7750 6.7410 PORTUGAL ESCUDO A 169.45 170.78 169.43 169.63 SINGAPORE DOLLAR 1.43 1.43 1.42 1.42 SOUTH AFRICA RAND 4.4650 4.4780 4.4850 4.4830 SOUTH KOREA WON Y 873.00 862.50 857.00 859.00 SPAIN PESETA 142.950 143.950 142.750 142.990 SRI LANKA RUPEE 57.620 57.390 57.520 57.520 SWEDEN KRONA 7.4210 7.4770 7.4130 7.4206 SWITZERLAND FRANC 1.4705 1.4887 1.4767 1.4725 TAIWAN DOLLAR 27.670 27.600 27.640 27.610 THAILAND BAHT 26.020 26.000 25.940 25.950 *UNITED KINGDOM POUND 1.6022 1.6138 1.6107 1.6155 MEMO: **UNITED STATES DOLLAR 95.31 95.68 95.07 95.18 *VALUE IS U.S. DOLLARS **INDEX OF WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE OF U.S. DOLLAR AGAINST CURRENCIES OF OTHER G-10 COUNTRIES. MARCH 1973 = 100. WEIGHTS ARE 1972-76 GLOBAL TRADE OF EACH OF THE 10 COUNTRIES. SERIES REVISED AS OF AUGUST 1978. FOR DESCRIPTION AND BACK DATA, SEE "INDEX OF THE WEIGHTED-AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE OF THE U.S. DOLLAR: REVISION" ON PAGE 700 OF THE AUGUST 1978 FEDERAL RESERVE BULLETIN. FOR INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR SUBSCRIPTION TO THIS RELEASE OR ABOUT RECEIVING IT IN DOCUMENT FORM, PLEASE CALL PUBLICATIONS SERVICES AT THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD AT (202) 452-3244.