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1FEDERAL RESERVE STATISTICAL RELEASE                                       October 4, 1996



  H.10(512)                 FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING  SEPTEMBER 13, 1996

  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       Sep. 9       Sep. 10      Sep. 11      Sep. 12      Sep. 13

 *AUSTRALIA      DOLLAR         0.8012       0.7991       0.8004       0.7960       0.7927
  AUSTRIA        SCHILLING     10.519       10.617       10.609       10.660       10.645
  BELGIUM        FRANC         30.810       31.080       31.070       31.180       31.160
  CANADA         DOLLAR         1.3730       1.3710       1.3718       1.3710       1.3703
  CHINA,P.R.     YUAN           8.3355       8.3354       8.3353       8.3352       8.3350
  DENMARK        KRONE          5.7650       5.8180       5.8160       5.8410       5.8260
 *EURO COMMUNITY ECU            1.2643       1.2539       1.2550       1.2500       1.2505
  FINLAND        MARKKA         4.5250       4.5710       4.5640       4.5780       4.5705
  FRANCE         FRANC          5.0960       5.1520       5.1480       5.1690       5.1555
  GERMANY        D. MARK        1.4943       1.5084       1.5090       1.5147       1.5123
  GREECE         DRACHMA      238.25       240.00       240.10       241.10       241.00
  HONG KONG      DOLLAR         7.7323       7.7325       7.7323       7.7325       7.7321
  INDIA          RUPEE         35.850       35.850       35.850       35.950       35.850
 *IRELAND        POUND          1.6152       1.6115       1.6100       1.6070       1.6072
  ITALY          LIRA        1510.00      1518.25      1525.30      1528.50      1528.80
  JAPAN          YEN          109.19       109.84       110.25       110.30       110.44
  MALAYSIA       RINGGIT        2.5025       2.5040       2.5005       2.5000       2.4987
  MEXICO         PESO           7.5450       7.5450       7.5600       7.5450       7.5140
  NETHERLANDS    GUILDER        1.6755       1.6908       1.6901       1.6972       1.6948
 *NEW ZEALAND    DOLLAR         0.6953       0.6944       0.6970       0.6947       0.6955
  NORWAY         KRONE         6.4145       6.4710       6.4710       6.4940       6.4880
  PORTUGAL       ESCUDO         153.05       154.40       154.45       155.05       154.75
  SINGAPORE      DOLLAR           1.41         1.41         1.41         1.41         1.41
  SOUTH AFRICA   RAND          4.4925       4.4910       4.4850       4.4990       4.4990
  SOUTH KOREA    WON          819.60       822.80       821.60       823.20       821.00
  SPAIN          PESETA       126.120      127.200      127.400      127.830      127.700
  SRI LANKA      RUPEE          55.780       55.740       55.950       55.750       56.000
  SWEDEN         KRONA          6.6590       6.7210       6.6985       6.7020       6.6675
  SWITZERLAND    FRANC         1.2185       1.2331       1.2326       1.2395       1.2413
  TAIWAN         DOLLAR        27.490       27.500       27.500       27.500       27.500
  THAILAND       BAHT          25.350       25.800       25.390       25.390       25.410
 *UNITED KINGDOM POUND          1.5582       1.5569       1.5550       1.5538       1.5544

  MEMO:
**UNITED STATES  DOLLAR        86.98        87.57        87.64        87.86        87.78

  *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                                       October 4, 1996



  H.10(512)                 FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING  SEPTEMBER 20, 1996

  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       Sep. 16      Sep. 17      Sep. 18      Sep. 19      Sep. 20

 *AUSTRALIA      DOLLAR         0.7870       0.7900       0.7886       0.7895       0.7903
  AUSTRIA        SCHILLING     10.624       10.660       10.624       10.657       10.655
  BELGIUM        FRANC         31.080       31.180       31.090       31.180       31.200
  CANADA         DOLLAR         1.3705       1.3711       1.3716       1.3713       1.3680
  CHINA,P.R.     YUAN           8.3345       8.3343       8.3341       8.3336       8.3330
  DENMARK        KRONE          5.8140       5.8295       5.8150       5.8260       5.8260
 *EURO COMMUNITY ECU            1.2545       1.2520       1.2545       1.2513       1.2540
  FINLAND        MARKKA         4.5510       4.5490       4.5330       4.5320       4.5340
  FRANCE         FRANC          5.1410       5.1470       5.1425       5.1550       5.1310
  GERMANY        D. MARK        1.5107       1.5155       1.5097       1.5146       1.5147
  GREECE         DRACHMA      240.60       241.20       240.35       241.10       240.50
  HONG KONG      DOLLAR         7.7325       7.7330       7.7330       7.7325       7.7328
  INDIA          RUPEE         35.900       35.900       35.900       35.850       35.900
 *IRELAND        POUND          1.6105       1.6065       1.6110       1.6037       1.6025
  ITALY          LIRA        1525.10      1525.20      1524.50      1525.60      1523.60
  JAPAN          YEN          110.15       110.39       109.21       109.38       109.87
  MALAYSIA       RINGGIT        2.4978       2.4965       2.4975       2.4985       2.5005
  MEXICO         PESO           7.5150       7.5080       7.4900       7.5075       7.5530
  NETHERLANDS    GUILDER        1.6925       1.6975       1.6930       1.6975       1.6980
 *NEW ZEALAND    DOLLAR         0.6945       0.6988       0.7021       0.6995       0.6916
  NORWAY         KRONE         6.4660       6.4805       6.4660       6.4800       6.4725
  PORTUGAL       ESCUDO         154.25       154.75       154.00       154.45       154.36
  SINGAPORE      DOLLAR           1.41         1.41         1.41         1.41         1.41
  SOUTH AFRICA   RAND          4.4875       4.4875       4.4865       4.4975       4.5070
  SOUTH KOREA    WON          829.00       829.20       828.50       824.30       820.20
  SPAIN          PESETA       127.250      127.750      127.040      127.370      127.400
  SRI LANKA      RUPEE          56.000       56.060       55.760       56.220       56.650
  SWEDEN         KRONA          6.6315       6.6265       6.6260       6.6255       6.6175
  SWITZERLAND    FRANC         1.2394       1.2450       1.2423       1.2440       1.2395
  TAIWAN         DOLLAR        27.500       27.510       27.500       27.510       27.510
  THAILAND       BAHT          25.410       25.400       25.360       25.370       25.390
 *UNITED KINGDOM POUND          1.5566       1.5545       1.5602       1.5515       1.5555

  MEMO:
**UNITED STATES  DOLLAR        87.61        87.78        87.49        87.70        87.63

  *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                                       October 4, 1996



  H.10(512)                 FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING  SEPTEMBER 27, 1996

  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       Sep. 23      Sep. 24      Sep. 25      Sep. 26      Sep. 27

 *AUSTRALIA      DOLLAR         0.7918       0.7875       0.7906       0.7930       0.7911
  AUSTRIA        SCHILLING     10.638       10.648       10.644       10.711       10.730
  BELGIUM        FRANC         31.140       31.200       31.140       31.350       31.390
  CANADA         DOLLAR         1.3665       1.3679       1.3670       1.3678       1.3632
  CHINA,P.R.     YUAN           8.3324       8.3322       8.3325       8.3321       8.3317
  DENMARK        KRONE          5.8095       5.8120       5.8070       5.8480       5.8530
 *EURO COMMUNITY ECU            1.2585       1.2580       1.2643       1.2538       1.2505
  FINLAND        MARKKA         4.5250       4.5475       4.5370       4.5700       4.5580
  FRANCE         FRANC          5.1200       5.1210       5.1188       5.1467       5.1555
  GERMANY        D. MARK        1.5113       1.5135       1.5124       1.5233       1.5248
  GREECE         DRACHMA      239.20       239.30       238.58       240.37       241.15
  HONG KONG      DOLLAR         7.7330       7.7325       7.7323       7.7330       7.7343
  INDIA          RUPEE         35.850       35.850       35.850       35.850       35.850
 *IRELAND        POUND          1.6020       1.6019       1.6060       1.6012       1.6012
  ITALY          LIRA        1523.70      1521.60      1514.10      1519.20      1522.30
  JAPAN          YEN          109.86       109.82       110.38       110.45       110.85
  MALAYSIA       RINGGIT        2.5010       2.5010       2.5027       2.5080       2.5090
  MEXICO         PESO           7.5920       7.5300       7.5330       7.5410       7.5400
  NETHERLANDS    GUILDER        1.6945       1.6984       1.6960       1.7080       1.7110
 *NEW ZEALAND    DOLLAR         0.6981       0.6978       0.6986       0.6995       0.6996
  NORWAY         KRONE         6.4615       6.4660       6.4527       6.4945       6.4950
  PORTUGAL       ESCUDO         154.05       154.20       153.87       154.90       155.13
  SINGAPORE      DOLLAR           1.41         1.41         1.41         1.41         1.41
  SOUTH AFRICA   RAND          4.5100       4.5170       4.5170       5.4390       4.5360
  SOUTH KOREA    WON          821.30       821.40       821.40       821.40       821.40
  SPAIN          PESETA       127.330      127.350      127.250      128.050      128.220
  SRI LANKA      RUPEE          56.460       55.000       56.500       56.500       56.850
  SWEDEN         KRONA          6.5975       6.5925       6.6030       6.6510       6.6330
  SWITZERLAND    FRANC         1.2341       1.2378       1.2359       1.2535       1.2565
  TAIWAN         DOLLAR        27.510       27.500       27.480       27.490       27.490
  THAILAND       BAHT          25.380       25.380       25.370       25.410       25.420
 *UNITED KINGDOM POUND          1.5568       1.5580       1.5633       1.5613       1.5630

  MEMO:
**UNITED STATES  DOLLAR        87.50        87.54        87.49        87.89        87.97

  *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                                       October 4, 1996



  H.10(512)                    FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING  OCTOBER 4, 1996

  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       Sep. 30      Oct. 1       Oct. 2       Oct. 3       Oct. 4

 *AUSTRALIA      DOLLAR         0.7912       0.7915       0.7950       0.7900       0.7895
  AUSTRIA        SCHILLING     10.742       10.740       10.753       10.753       10.765
  BELGIUM        FRANC         31.440       31.430       31.460       31.480       31.510
  CANADA         DOLLAR         1.3620       1.3624       1.3620       1.3609       1.3553
  CHINA,P.R.     YUAN           8.3317       8.3317       8.3317       8.3315       8.3307
  DENMARK        KRONE          5.8600       5.8570       5.8630       5.8615       5.8650
 *EURO COMMUNITY ECU            1.2480       1.2480       1.2487       1.2484       1.2475
  FINLAND        MARKKA         4.5700       4.5675       4.5630       4.5655       4.5630
  FRANCE         FRANC          5.1670       5.1705       5.1710       5.1755       5.1810
  GERMANY        D. MARK        1.5270       1.5263       1.5279       1.5287       1.5302
  GREECE         DRACHMA      241.30       241.50       241.25       241.05       241.15
  HONG KONG      DOLLAR         7.7332       7.7320       7.7325       7.7324       7.7322
  INDIA          RUPEE         35.850       35.850       35.850       35.800       35.800
 *IRELAND        POUND          1.6030       1.6000       1.6000       1.5990       1.5985
  ITALY          LIRA        1523.85      1522.50      1516.40      1516.90      1521.10
  JAPAN          YEN          111.65       111.37       111.66       111.48       111.63
  MALAYSIA       RINGGIT        2.5065       2.5032       2.5010       2.5025       2.4998
  MEXICO         PESO           7.5500       7.5290       7.5220       7.5330       7.5350
  NETHERLANDS    GUILDER        1.7125       1.7125       1.7142       1.7171       1.7178
 *NEW ZEALAND    DOLLAR         0.6990       0.6995       0.6992       0.6987       0.6994
  NORWAY         KRONE         6.5070       6.5060       6.5050       6.5010       6.5110
  PORTUGAL       ESCUDO         155.30       155.05       154.67       154.64       154.95
  SINGAPORE      DOLLAR           1.41         1.41         1.41         1.41         1.41
  SOUTH AFRICA   RAND          4.5370       4.5350       4.5030       4.5290       4.5385
  SOUTH KOREA    WON          826.50       821.00       821.70       821.70       824.80
  SPAIN          PESETA       128.510      128.530      128.600      128.720      128.750
  SRI LANKA      RUPEE          56.470       56.660       56.760       57.150       57.150
  SWEDEN         KRONA          6.6320       6.6285       6.6000       6.6170       6.6180
  SWITZERLAND    FRANC         1.2555       1.2545       1.2545       1.2538       1.2566
  TAIWAN         DOLLAR        27.490       27.490       27.500       27.500       27.500
  THAILAND       BAHT          25.420       25.430       25.440       25.430       25.440
 *UNITED KINGDOM POUND          1.5653       1.5640       1.5685       1.5661       1.5623

  MEMO:
**UNITED STATES  DOLLAR        88.10        88.07        88.05        88.09        88.17

  *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.











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