1FEDERAL RESERVE STATISTICAL RELEASE September 27, 1996 H.10(512) FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 6, 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. 2 Sep. 3 Sep. 4 Sep. 5 Sep. 6 *AUSTRALIA DOLLAR 0.7920 0.7921 0.7942 0.7975 AUSTRIA SCHILLING 10.443 10.436 10.449 10.494 BELGIUM FRANC 30.560 30.550 30.590 30.720 CANADA DOLLAR 1.3698 1.3699 1.3703 1.3737 CHINA,P.R. YUAN 8.3360 8.3361 8.3359 8.3357 DENMARK KRONE 5.7320 5.7320 5.7310 5.7535 *EURO COMMUNITY ECU H 1.2707 1.2717 1.2708 1.2662 FINLAND MARKKA 4.4980 4.5020 4.5060 4.5200 FRANCE FRANC 5.0800 5.0830 5.0865 5.0980 GERMANY D. MARK O 1.4844 1.4826 1.4847 1.4915 GREECE DRACHMA 236.90 236.75 237.50 238.13 HONG KONG DOLLAR 7.7332 7.7330 7.7335 7.7320 INDIA RUPEE L 35.750 35.950 35.950 35.850 *IRELAND POUND 1.6230 1.6235 1.6248 1.6195 ITALY LIRA 1513.47 1512.50 1512.00 1512.00 JAPAN YEN I 109.28 108.85 109.09 109.37 MALAYSIA RINGGIT 2.4985 2.4980 2.4982 2.4990 MEXICO PESO 7.5780 7.5610 7.6000 7.5740 NETHERLANDS GUILDER D 1.6633 1.6632 1.6650 1.6712 *NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR 0.6918 0.6922 0.6939 0.6941 NORWAY KRONE 6.4195 6.4130 6.4075 6.4055 PORTUGAL ESCUDO A 152.02 151.95 152.20 152.73 SINGAPORE DOLLAR 1.41 1.41 1.41 1.41 SOUTH AFRICA RAND 4.4860 4.4890 4.5005 4.5135 SOUTH KOREA WON Y 818.90 818.80 818.30 819.20 SPAIN PESETA 125.330 125.440 125.600 125.970 SRI LANKA RUPEE 55.460 55.650 56.100 56.100 SWEDEN KRONA 6.6385 6.6400 6.6420 6.6500 SWITZERLAND FRANC 1.2080 1.2060 1.2072 1.2165 TAIWAN DOLLAR 27.520 27.500 27.500 27.500 THAILAND BAHT 25.500 25.290 25.340 25.360 *UNITED KINGDOM POUND 1.5671 1.5670 1.5667 1.5607 MEMO: **UNITED STATES DOLLAR 86.63 86.56 86.64 86.92 *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 September 27, 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 September 27, 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 September 27, 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.