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FEDERAL RESERVE STATISTICAL RELEASE October 17, 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 17, 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 17, 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.
1FEDERAL RESERVE STATISTICAL RELEASE October 17, 1997
H.10(512) FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 17, 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. 13 Oct. 14 Oct. 15 Oct. 16 Oct. 17
*AUSTRALIA DOLLAR 0.7364 0.7325 0.7386 0.7325
AUSTRIA SCHILLING 12.353 12.311 12.278 12.378
BELGIUM FRANC 36.220 36.100 36.030 36.590
CANADA DOLLAR 1.3826 1.3865 1.3870 1.3860
CHINA,P.R. YUAN 8.3132 8.3139 8.3142 8.3139
DENMARK KRONE 6.6815 6.6620 6.6505 6.7570
*EURO COMMUNITY ECU H 1.1184 1.1230 1.1235 1.1092
FINLAND MARKKA 5.2631 5.2440 5.2385 5.3220
FRANCE FRANC 5.8850 5.8675 5.8545 5.9480
GERMANY D. MARK O 1.7545 1.7495 1.7447 1.7734
GREECE DRACHMA 276.00 275.10 274.55 278.17
HONG KONG DOLLAR 7.7377 7.7385 7.7395 7.7400
INDIA RUPEE L 36.300 36.257 36.235 36.237
*IRELAND POUND 1.4670 1.4740 1.4680 1.4550
ITALY LIRA 1715.70 1711.20 1706.70 1730.00
JAPAN YEN I 121.75 121.31 119.87 120.19
MALAYSIA RINGGIT 3.1075 3.1500 3.1950 3.2475
MEXICO PESO 7.7450 7.7420 7.7480 7.7450
NETHERLANDS GUILDER D 1.9765 1.9707 1.9670 1.9982
*NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR 0.6459 0.6445 0.6450 0.6412
NORWAY KRONE 7.0700 7.0595 6.9900 7.1100
PORTUGAL ESCUDO A 178.55 178.10 177.84 180.56
SINGAPORE DOLLAR 1.54 1.55 1.55 1.56
SOUTH AFRICA RAND 4.6725 4.6730 4.6880 4.6975
SOUTH KOREA WON Y 914.20 917.00 918.00 918.00
SPAIN PESETA 148.100 147.650 147.300 149.550
SRI LANKA RUPEE 59.550 59.550 59.500 59.500
SWEDEN KRONA 7.5824 7.5695 7.5680 7.6550
SWITZERLAND FRANC 1.4615 1.4580 1.4558 1.4755
TAIWAN DOLLAR 28.530 28.540 28.560 29.750
THAILAND BAHT 36.300 37.250 37.300 37.450
*UNITED KINGDOM POUND 1.6197 1.6235 1.6187 1.6145
MEMO:
**UNITED STATES DOLLAR 97.13 96.91 96.65 97.67
*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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