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Release Date: February 24, 1997

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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.







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