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FEDERAL RESERVE STATISTICAL RELEASE                                      October 14, 1997



  H.10(512)                 FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING  SEPTEMBER 19, 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       Sep. 15      Sep. 16      Sep. 17      Sep. 18      Sep. 19

 *AUSTRALIA      DOLLAR         0.7199       0.7165       0.7163       0.7165       0.7203
  AUSTRIA        SCHILLING     12.393       12.438       12.468       12.475       12.480
  BELGIUM        FRANC         36.370       36.440       36.580       36.710       36.580
  CANADA         DOLLAR         1.3922       1.3914       1.3888       1.3911       1.3902
  CHINA,P.R.     YUAN           8.3181       8.3171       8.3175       8.3173       8.3164
  DENMARK        KRONE          6.7090       6.7240       6.7440       6.7690       6.7490
 *EURO COMMUNITY ECU            1.1125       1.1070       1.1065       1.1036       1.1065
  FINLAND        MARKKA         5.2550       5.2870       5.3080       5.3070       5.2830
  FRANCE         FRANC          5.9210       5.9320       5.9510       5.9710       5.9530
  GERMANY        D. MARK        1.7604       1.7680       1.7721       1.7780       1.7717
  GREECE         DRACHMA      278.30       279.30       280.15       280.93       279.80
  HONG KONG      DOLLAR         7.7455       7.7445       7.7452       7.7427       7.7422
  INDIA          RUPEE         36.460       36.650       36.460       36.400       36.500
 *IRELAND        POUND          1.5120       1.4920       1.4955       1.4930       1.4865
  ITALY          LIRA        1718.50      1723.20      1730.05      1735.80      1728.50
  JAPAN          YEN          120.40       121.10       120.99       121.98       121.93
  MALAYSIA       RINGGIT        2.9760       3.0000       3.0100       3.0200       3.0360
  MEXICO         PESO           7.7675       7.7670       7.7500       7.7650       7.7525
  NETHERLANDS    GUILDER        1.9843       1.9880       1.9955       2.0023       1.9958
 *NEW ZEALAND    DOLLAR         0.6360       0.6337       0.6363       0.6305       0.6335
  NORWAY         KRONE         7.2630       7.2950       7.1910       7.2255       7.2175
  PORTUGAL       ESCUDO         179.20       179.55       180.17       180.76       180.05
  SINGAPORE      DOLLAR           1.51         1.51         1.52         1.52         1.52
  SOUTH AFRICA   RAND          4.6750       4.6800       4.6825       4.6780       4.6775
  SOUTH KOREA    WON          911.00       911.00       911.00       912.00       916.00
  SPAIN          PESETA       148.660      149.150      149.600      150.100      149.520
  SRI LANKA      RUPEE          59.700       59.680       59.700       59.600       59.650
  SWEDEN         KRONA          7.6200       7.6290       7.6210       7.6150       7.6050
  SWITZERLAND    FRANC         1.4494       1.4480       1.4593       1.4665       1.4588
  TAIWAN         DOLLAR        28.700       28.700       28.650       28.700       28.700
  THAILAND       BAHT          35.350       35.650       35.950       35.600       35.850
 *UNITED KINGDOM POUND          1.6042       1.5941       1.5985       1.6137       1.6112

  MEMO:
**UNITED STATES  DOLLAR        97.37        97.68        97.82        98.03        97.82

  *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.

  THIS RELEASE AND HISTORIC RATES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.BOG.FRB.FED.US.

  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 14, 1997



  H.10(512)                 FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING  SEPTEMBER 26, 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       Sep. 22      Sep. 23      Sep. 24      Sep. 25      Sep. 26

 *AUSTRALIA      DOLLAR         0.7195       0.7195       0.7206       0.7255       0.7227
  AUSTRIA        SCHILLING     12.604       12.641       12.489       12.437       12.395
  BELGIUM        FRANC         37.030       37.080       36.620       36.510       36.330
  CANADA         DOLLAR         1.3890       1.3903       1.3875       1.3842       1.3839
  CHINA,P.R.     YUAN           8.3159       8.3154       8.3151       8.3150       8.3150
  DENMARK        KRONE          6.8330       6.8400       6.7550       6.7317       6.7079
 *EURO COMMUNITY ECU            1.0940       1.0930       1.1055       1.1092       1.1107
  FINLAND        MARKKA         5.3580       5.3590       5.2947       5.2857       5.2756
  FRANCE         FRANC          6.0275       6.0360       5.9625       5.9400       5.9168
  GERMANY        D. MARK        1.7955       1.7956       1.7759       1.7686       1.7619
  GREECE         DRACHMA      283.32       283.54       280.63       279.20       278.60
  HONG KONG      DOLLAR         7.7420       7.7430       7.7402       7.7380       7.7390
  INDIA          RUPEE         36.400       36.400       36.300       36.250       36.250
 *IRELAND        POUND          1.4610       1.4600       1.4725       1.4690       1.4615
  ITALY          LIRA        1752.00      1752.00      1733.70      1726.95      1722.00
  JAPAN          YEN          122.25       121.53       120.40       121.30       120.87
  MALAYSIA       RINGGIT        3.1250       3.0750       3.0600       3.1225       3.1425
  MEXICO         PESO           7.7250       7.7700       7.8225       7.8150       7.8250
  NETHERLANDS    GUILDER        2.0198       2.0232       1.9980       1.9916       1.9820
 *NEW ZEALAND    DOLLAR         0.6347       0.6360       0.6385       0.6413       0.6412
  NORWAY         KRONE         7.2855       7.2515       7.1944       7.1537       7.1343
  PORTUGAL       ESCUDO         182.34       182.60       180.62       179.90       179.36
  SINGAPORE      DOLLAR           1.53         1.51         1.51         1.52         1.53
  SOUTH AFRICA   RAND          4.7040       4.7020       4.6935       4.6895       4.6800
  SOUTH KOREA    WON          916.00       916.00       916.00       917.00       918.00
  SPAIN          PESETA       151.470      151.530      149.840      149.250      148.710
  SRI LANKA      RUPEE          59.630       59.750       59.700       59.650       59.670
  SWEDEN         KRONA          7.6950       7.6345       7.5530       7.5392       7.5734
  SWITZERLAND    FRANC         1.4726       1.4745       1.4601       1.4578       1.4530
  TAIWAN         DOLLAR        28.700       28.660       28.660       28.660       28.760
  THAILAND       BAHT          36.550       35.270       35.150       34.750       34.950
 *UNITED KINGDOM POUND          1.6025       1.6115       1.6103       1.6279       1.6100

  MEMO:
**UNITED STATES  DOLLAR        98.72        98.59        97.73        97.45        97.32

  *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.

  THIS RELEASE AND HISTORIC RATES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.BOG.FRB.FED.US.

  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 14, 1997



  H.10(512)                    FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING  OCTOBER 3, 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       Sep. 29      Sep. 30      Oct. 1       Oct. 2       Oct. 3

 *AUSTRALIA      DOLLAR         0.7190       0.7250       0.7280       0.7283       0.7275
  AUSTRIA        SCHILLING     12.368       12.436       12.500       12.453       12.382
  BELGIUM        FRANC         36.280       36.490       36.690       36.610       36.310
  CANADA         DOLLAR         1.3848       1.3824       1.3791       1.3747       1.3713
  CHINA,P.R.     YUAN           8.3152       8.3149       8.3149       8.3149       8.3149
  DENMARK        KRONE          6.6975       6.7300       6.7610       6.7500       6.6980
 *EURO COMMUNITY ECU            1.1135       1.1090       1.1040       1.1062       1.1129
  FINLAND        MARKKA         5.2625       5.2900       5.3166       5.3120       5.2780
  FRANCE         FRANC          5.9085       5.9335       5.9630       5.9570       5.9180
  GERMANY        D. MARK        1.7584       1.7671       1.7754       1.7721       1.7590
  GREECE         DRACHMA      277.85       279.04       280.35       280.26       277.90
  HONG KONG      DOLLAR         7.7387       7.7385       7.7370       7.7380       7.7383
  INDIA          RUPEE         36.227       36.190       36.200       37.000       36.250
 *IRELAND        POUND          1.4620       1.4525       1.4505       1.4525       1.4545
  ITALY          LIRA        1722.00      1726.00      1739.00      1737.39      1723.70
  JAPAN          YEN          121.00       120.71       120.80       121.80       121.93
  MALAYSIA       RINGGIT        3.1900       3.2475       3.3675       3.3250       3.3780
  MEXICO         PESO           7.8175       7.7750       7.7557       7.7575       7.7540
  NETHERLANDS    GUILDER        1.9805       1.9902       1.9997       1.9964       1.9815
 *NEW ZEALAND    DOLLAR         0.6375       0.6398       0.6425       0.6427       0.6415
  NORWAY         KRONE         7.0900       7.1055       7.1360       7.1063       7.0220
  PORTUGAL       ESCUDO         179.20       180.03       180.90       180.60       179.30
  SINGAPORE      DOLLAR           1.53         1.53         1.54         1.53         1.54
  SOUTH AFRICA   RAND          4.6630       4.6605       4.6730       4.6625       4.6715
  SOUTH KOREA    WON          917.00       917.00       915.00       916.00       916.00
  SPAIN          PESETA       148.600      149.330      149.800      149.750      148.600
  SRI LANKA      RUPEE          59.800       59.800       59.800       59.950       60.050
  SWEDEN         KRONA          7.5600       7.5975       7.6020       7.5990       7.5050
  SWITZERLAND    FRANC         1.4510       1.4548       1.4609       1.4560       1.4491
  TAIWAN         DOLLAR        28.660       28.660       28.660       28.700       28.680
  THAILAND       BAHT          35.750       35.850       35.950       35.650       35.850
 *UNITED KINGDOM POUND          1.6142       1.6117       1.6145       1.6135       1.6130

  MEMO:
**UNITED STATES  DOLLAR        97.22        97.47        97.76        97.74        97.26

  *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.

  THIS RELEASE AND HISTORIC RATES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.BOG.FRB.FED.US.

  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 14, 1997



  H.10(512)                   FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING  OCTOBER 10, 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       Oct. 6       Oct. 7       Oct. 8       Oct. 9       Oct. 10

 *AUSTRALIA      DOLLAR         0.7235       0.7250       0.7285       0.7356       0.7360
  AUSTRIA        SCHILLING     12.396       12.344       12.337       12.265       12.332
  BELGIUM        FRANC         36.380       36.200       36.180       36.010       36.150
  CANADA         DOLLAR         1.3718       1.3730       1.3727       1.3747       1.3795
  CHINA,P.R.     YUAN           8.3145       8.3145       8.3100       8.3141       8.3135
  DENMARK        KRONE          6.7120       6.6780       6.6760       6.6400       6.6755
 *EURO COMMUNITY ECU            1.1112       1.1172       1.1177       1.1229       1.1178
  FINLAND        MARKKA         5.2870       5.2580       5.2560       5.2360       5.2555
  FRANCE         FRANC          5.9250       5.8950       5.8875       5.8600       5.8815
  GERMANY        D. MARK        1.7629       1.7539       1.7533       1.7436       1.7534
  GREECE         DRACHMA      278.70       276.60       276.50       275.55       276.40
  HONG KONG      DOLLAR         7.7365       7.7365       7.7365       7.7360       7.7365
  INDIA          RUPEE         36.200       36.250       36.250       36.220       36.250
 *IRELAND        POUND          1.4550       1.4605       1.4552       1.4610       1.4615
  ITALY          LIRA        1728.75      1722.30      1718.00      1719.00      1724.00
  JAPAN          YEN          121.93       122.01       121.09       121.18       120.13
  MALAYSIA       RINGGIT        3.3400       3.2575       3.1710       3.0750       3.1175
  MEXICO         PESO           7.7625       7.7460       7.7625       7.7700       7.7580
  NETHERLANDS    GUILDER        1.9861       1.9759       1.9745       1.9645       1.9733
 *NEW ZEALAND    DOLLAR         0.6370       0.6410       0.6415       0.6443       0.6460
  NORWAY         KRONE         7.0560       7.0335       7.0760       7.0395       7.0240
  PORTUGAL       ESCUDO         179.90       178.85       178.65       177.80       178.10
  SINGAPORE      DOLLAR           1.55         1.56         1.56         1.53         1.54
  SOUTH AFRICA   RAND          4.6640       4.6690       4.6720       4.6720       4.6700
  SOUTH KOREA    WON          916.00       917.00       918.00       918.00       918.00
  SPAIN          PESETA       149.000      148.100      147.950      147.350      147.900
  SRI LANKA      RUPEE          59.990       59.950       59.700       59.450       59.450
  SWEDEN         KRONA          7.5330       7.5295       7.5530       7.5530       7.5770
  SWITZERLAND    FRANC         1.4521       1.4450       1.4455       1.4561       1.4572
  TAIWAN         DOLLAR        28.650       28.550       28.580       28.500       28.570
  THAILAND       BAHT          36.050       35.800       35.800       35.800       35.850
 *UNITED KINGDOM POUND          1.6130       1.6195       1.6208       1.6245       1.6207

  MEMO:
**UNITED STATES  DOLLAR        97.40        97.08        96.93        96.71        96.91

  *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.

  THIS RELEASE AND HISTORIC RATES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.BOG.FRB.FED.US.

  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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