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1FEDERAL RESERVE STATISTICAL RELEASE                                        March 31, 1997  



  H.10(512)                      FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING  MARCH 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       Mar. 3       Mar. 4       Mar. 5       Mar. 6       Mar. 7

 *AUSTRALIA      DOLLAR         0.7863       0.7894       0.7841       0.7873       0.7880
  AUSTRIA        SCHILLING     11.933       12.060       12.053       12.083       12.095
  BELGIUM        FRANC         35.010       35.350       35.320       35.420       35.450
  CANADA         DOLLAR         1.3675       1.3700       1.3683       1.3649       1.3680
  CHINA,P.R.     YUAN           8.3260       8.3253       8.3250       8.3257       8.3257
  DENMARK        KRONE          6.4650       6.5340       6.5320       6.5480       6.5510
 *EURO COMMUNITY ECU            1.1430       1.1348       1.1347       1.1342       1.1328
  FINLAND        MARKKA         5.0791       5.1080       5.1200       5.1200       5.1300
  FRANCE         FRANC          5.7285       5.7790       5.7795       5.7885       5.7905
  GERMANY        D. MARK        1.6967       1.7134       1.7128       1.7172       1.7190
  GREECE         DRACHMA      266.72       268.90       268.55       269.30       269.80
  HONG KONG      DOLLAR         7.7445       7.7445       7.7410       7.7435       7.7430
  INDIA          RUPEE         35.860       35.895       35.880       35.880       35.870
 *IRELAND        POUND          1.5700       1.5655       1.5610       1.5590       1.5521
  ITALY          LIRA        1692.90      1708.00      1705.25      1701.10      1703.80
  JAPAN          YEN          121.15       121.95       121.50       121.28       121.88
  MALAYSIA       RINGGIT        2.4805       2.4745       2.4730       2.4763       2.4815
  MEXICO         PESO           7.9850       7.9720       8.0490       8.0140       8.0030
  NETHERLANDS    GUILDER        1.9085       1.9275       1.9268       1.9328       1.9363
 *NEW ZEALAND    DOLLAR         0.7007       0.7040       0.7025       0.7031       0.7040
  NORWAY         KRONE         6.8447       6.9730       6.9495       6.9355       6.9350
  PORTUGAL       ESCUDO         170.41       172.00       172.03       172.20       172.38
  SINGAPORE      DOLLAR           1.43         1.43         1.43         1.43         1.43
  SOUTH AFRICA   RAND          4.4730       4.4500       4.4490       4.4560       4.4610
  SOUTH KOREA    WON          864.50       866.50       870.00       871.50       871.50
  SPAIN          PESETA       143.920      145.000      145.050      145.200      145.610
  SRI LANKA      RUPEE          57.640       57.610       57.850       57.850       57.800
  SWEDEN         KRONA          7.5849       7.6750       7.6480       7.6630       7.6930
  SWITZERLAND    FRANC         1.4770       1.4872       1.4812       1.4860       1.4852
  TAIWAN         DOLLAR        27.550       27.540       27.540       27.530       27.520
  THAILAND       BAHT          25.890       25.940       25.950       25.960       25.950
 *UNITED KINGDOM POUND          1.6175       1.6155       1.6117       1.6131       1.6032

  MEMO:
**UNITED STATES  DOLLAR        95.41        96.12        96.03        96.09        96.31

  *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                                        March 31, 1997



  H.10(512)                     FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING  MARCH 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       Mar. 10      Mar. 11      Mar. 12      Mar. 13      Mar. 14

 *AUSTRALIA      DOLLAR         0.7875       0.7927       0.7940       0.7923       0.7978
  AUSTRIA        SCHILLING     11.985       11.991       11.965       12.003       11.938
  BELGIUM        FRANC         35.100       35.140       35.080       35.190       35.010
  CANADA         DOLLAR         1.3710       1.3667       1.3640       1.3633       1.3636
  CHINA,P.R.     YUAN           8.3253       8.3252       8.3253       8.3255       8.3255
  DENMARK        KRONE          6.4960       6.4965       6.4915       6.5100       6.4734
 *EURO COMMUNITY ECU            1.1402       1.1413       1.1414       1.1385       1.1446
  FINLAND        MARKKA         5.0830       5.0905       5.0815       5.0880       5.0689
  FRANCE         FRANC          5.7475       5.7445       5.7415       5.7599       5.7212
  GERMANY        D. MARK        1.7031       1.7036       1.7020       1.7055       1.6962
  GREECE         DRACHMA      267.80       267.20       266.82       268.00       267.00
  HONG KONG      DOLLAR         7.7430       7.7432       7.7435       7.7439       7.7455
  INDIA          RUPEE         35.900       35.860       35.850       35.870       35.850
 *IRELAND        POUND          1.5560       1.5615       1.5550       1.5575       1.5646
  ITALY          LIRA        1692.00      1696.25      1696.35      1696.60      1689.90
  JAPAN          YEN          121.70       121.77       122.68       123.24       123.46
  MALAYSIA       RINGGIT        2.4782       2.4742       2.4748       2.4765       2.4765
  MEXICO         PESO           7.9525       7.9770       7.9610       7.9970       7.9800
  NETHERLANDS    GUILDER        1.9172       1.9175       1.9150       1.9201       1.9080
 *NEW ZEALAND    DOLLAR         0.7026       0.7045       0.7040       0.6995       0.6987
  NORWAY         KRONE         6.8275       6.8130       6.8015       6.8500       6.8384
  PORTUGAL       ESCUDO         170.94       170.95       170.70       171.10       170.70
  SINGAPORE      DOLLAR           1.43         1.43         1.43         1.44         1.43
  SOUTH AFRICA   RAND          4.4330       4.4325       4.4030       4.4010       4.4400
  SOUTH KOREA    WON          877.00       880.50       879.50       880.50       881.50
  SPAIN          PESETA       144.540      144.580      144.320      144.500      143.920
  SRI LANKA      RUPEE          57.900       57.650       57.730       56.750       57.720
  SWEDEN         KRONA          7.6090       7.6276       7.6900       7.6925       7.7699
  SWITZERLAND    FRANC         1.4732       1.4726       1.4656       1.4642       1.4582
  TAIWAN         DOLLAR        27.540       27.540       27.560       27.550       27.550
  THAILAND       BAHT          25.940       25.960       25.920       25.950       25.970
 *UNITED KINGDOM POUND          1.6005       1.6058       1.5932       1.5965       1.6022

  MEMO:
**UNITED STATES  DOLLAR        95.78        95.76        95.90        96.05        95.75

  *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                                        March 31, 1997



  H.10(512)                     FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING  MARCH 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       Mar. 17      Mar. 18      Mar. 19      Mar. 20      Mar. 21

 *AUSTRALIA      DOLLAR         0.7935       0.7860       0.7860       0.7871       0.7841
  AUSTRIA        SCHILLING     11.907       11.804       11.845       11.893       11.886
  BELGIUM        FRANC         34.850       34.520       34.720       34.890       34.840
  CANADA         DOLLAR         1.3694       1.3746       1.3790       1.3795       1.3802
  CHINA,P.R.     YUAN           8.3258       8.3258       8.3259       8.3259       8.3256
  DENMARK        KRONE          6.4530       6.3900       6.4195       6.4440       6.4375
 *EURO COMMUNITY ECU            1.1456       1.1555       1.1503       1.1472       1.1493
  FINLAND        MARKKA         5.0825       5.0500       5.0600       5.0866       5.0410
  FRANCE         FRANC          5.7040       5.6468       5.6787       5.6995       5.6947
  GERMANY        D. MARK        1.6903       1.6731       1.6829       1.6890       1.6882
  GREECE         DRACHMA      266.85       263.98       265.60       266.50       265.80
  HONG KONG      DOLLAR         7.7455       7.7476       7.7470       7.7460       7.7480
  INDIA          RUPEE         35.890       35.890       35.900       35.910       35.900
 *IRELAND        POUND          1.5525       1.5657       1.5683       1.5653       1.5706
  ITALY          LIRA        1693.75      1684.70      1686.80      1692.00      1690.25
  JAPAN          YEN          123.65       122.45       122.80       123.59       122.82
  MALAYSIA       RINGGIT        2.4777       2.4725       2.4726       2.4780       2.4790
  MEXICO         PESO           7.9900       7.9500       7.9200       7.9400       7.9150
  NETHERLANDS    GUILDER        1.9025       1.8845       1.8955       1.9025       1.9002
 *NEW ZEALAND    DOLLAR         0.6948       0.6937       0.6903       0.6914       0.6921
  NORWAY         KRONE         6.8525       6.8050       6.7680       6.7750       6.7025
  PORTUGAL       ESCUDO         170.10       168.90       169.50       170.15       169.80
  SINGAPORE      DOLLAR           1.43         1.44         1.44         1.45         1.45
  SOUTH AFRICA   RAND          4.4320       4.4170       4.4265       4.4300       4.4290
  SOUTH KOREA    WON          882.00       885.00       887.00       886.50       887.00
  SPAIN          PESETA       143.630      142.440      142.950      143.450      143.000
  SRI LANKA      RUPEE          57.780       57.670       57.900       57.720       57.840
  SWEDEN         KRONA          7.7350       7.6900       7.6770       7.6600       7.6355
  SWITZERLAND    FRANC         1.4585       1.4395       1.4469       1.4494       1.4595
  TAIWAN         DOLLAR        27.540       27.540       27.540       27.540       27.560
  THAILAND       BAHT          25.960       25.920       25.930       25.960       25.960
 *UNITED KINGDOM POUND          1.5900       1.5890       1.5968       1.5948       1.6015

  MEMO:
**UNITED STATES  DOLLAR        95.74        95.08        95.38        95.68        95.52

  *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                                        March 31, 1997



  H.10(512)                     FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING  MARCH 28, 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       Mar. 24      Mar. 25      Mar. 26      Mar. 27      Mar. 28

 *AUSTRALIA      DOLLAR         0.7870       0.7817       0.7830       0.7816       0.7835
  AUSTRIA        SCHILLING     11.883       11.915       11.903       11.799       11.820
  BELGIUM        FRANC         34.820       34.920       34.890       34.620       34.630
  CANADA         DOLLAR         1.3780       1.3779       1.3746       1.3770       1.3810
  CHINA,P.R.     YUAN           8.3256       8.3268       8.3266       8.3264       8.3264
  DENMARK        KRONE          6.4350       6.4570       6.4510       6.3780       6.3990
 *EURO COMMUNITY ECU            1.1509       1.1465       1.1490       1.1586       1.1580
  FINLAND        MARKKA         5.0430       5.0530       5.0200       4.9830       4.9834
  FRANCE         FRANC          5.6910       5.7080       5.7030       5.6520       5.6495
  GERMANY        D. MARK        1.6877       1.6921       1.6917       1.6753       1.6788
  GREECE         DRACHMA      265.95       266.73       267.20       264.95       265.46
  HONG KONG      DOLLAR         7.7480       7.7492       7.7507       7.7493       7.7500
  INDIA          RUPEE         35.885       35.900       35.900       35.900       35.910
 *IRELAND        POUND          1.5755       1.5723       1.5730       1.5730       1.5780
  ITALY          LIRA        1689.30      1694.80      1686.00      1672.50      1675.60
  JAPAN          YEN          122.93       123.90       124.23       123.65       123.90
  MALAYSIA       RINGGIT        2.4780       2.4790       2.4822       2.4798       2.4820
  MEXICO         PESO           7.9000       7.8920       7.9100       7.9130       7.9300
  NETHERLANDS    GUILDER        1.8975       1.9030       1.9030       1.8866       1.8878
 *NEW ZEALAND    DOLLAR         0.6974       0.6955       0.6934       0.6943       0.6945
  NORWAY         KRONE         6.7150       6.6799       6.6920       6.6297       6.6380
  PORTUGAL       ESCUDO         169.66       170.35       170.11       168.80       168.65
  SINGAPORE      DOLLAR           1.44         1.44         1.45         1.45         1.45
  SOUTH AFRICA   RAND          4.4275       4.4184       4.4240       4.4215       4.4250
  SOUTH KOREA    WON          890.00       891.00       892.00       896.00       897.50
  SPAIN          PESETA       143.200      143.750      143.480      142.070      142.120
  SRI LANKA      RUPEE          57.740       58.020       58.350       58.200       58.250
  SWEDEN         KRONA          7.6270       7.6680       7.6440       7.5490       7.5750
  SWITZERLAND    FRANC         1.4564       1.4675       1.4651       1.4490       1.4505
  TAIWAN         DOLLAR        27.560       27.590       27.600       27.560       27.560
  THAILAND       BAHT          25.970       25.990       26.030       26.020       25.990
 *UNITED KINGDOM POUND          1.6171       1.6172       1.6276       1.6312       1.6315

  MEMO:
**UNITED STATES  DOLLAR        95.36        95.67        95.52        94.88        95.00

  *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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