1FEDERAL RESERVE STATISTICAL RELEASE October 11, 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 October 11, 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. 1FEDERAL RESERVE STATISTICAL RELEASE October 11, 1996 H.10(512) FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 4, 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. 30 Oct. 1 Oct. 2 Oct. 3 Oct. 4 *AUSTRALIA DOLLAR 0.7912 0.7915 0.7950 0.7900 0.7895 AUSTRIA SCHILLING 10.742 10.740 10.753 10.753 10.765 BELGIUM FRANC 31.440 31.430 31.460 31.480 31.510 CANADA DOLLAR 1.3620 1.3624 1.3620 1.3609 1.3553 CHINA,P.R. YUAN 8.3317 8.3317 8.3317 8.3315 8.3307 DENMARK KRONE 5.8600 5.8570 5.8630 5.8615 5.8650 *EURO COMMUNITY ECU 1.2480 1.2480 1.2487 1.2484 1.2475 FINLAND MARKKA 4.5700 4.5675 4.5630 4.5655 4.5630 FRANCE FRANC 5.1670 5.1705 5.1710 5.1755 5.1810 GERMANY D. MARK 1.5270 1.5263 1.5279 1.5287 1.5302 GREECE DRACHMA 241.30 241.50 241.25 241.05 241.15 HONG KONG DOLLAR 7.7332 7.7320 7.7325 7.7324 7.7322 INDIA RUPEE 35.850 35.850 35.850 35.800 35.800 *IRELAND POUND 1.6030 1.6000 1.6000 1.5990 1.5985 ITALY LIRA 1523.85 1522.50 1516.40 1516.90 1521.10 JAPAN YEN 111.65 111.37 111.66 111.48 111.63 MALAYSIA RINGGIT 2.5065 2.5032 2.5010 2.5025 2.4998 MEXICO PESO 7.5500 7.5290 7.5220 7.5330 7.5350 NETHERLANDS GUILDER 1.7125 1.7125 1.7142 1.7171 1.7178 *NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR 0.6990 0.6995 0.6992 0.6987 0.6994 NORWAY KRONE 6.5070 6.5060 6.5050 6.5010 6.5110 PORTUGAL ESCUDO 155.30 155.05 154.67 154.64 154.95 SINGAPORE DOLLAR 1.41 1.41 1.41 1.41 1.41 SOUTH AFRICA RAND 4.5370 4.5350 4.5030 4.5290 4.5385 SOUTH KOREA WON 826.50 821.00 821.70 821.70 824.80 SPAIN PESETA 128.510 128.530 128.600 128.720 128.750 SRI LANKA RUPEE 56.470 56.660 56.760 57.150 57.150 SWEDEN KRONA 6.6320 6.6285 6.6000 6.6170 6.6180 SWITZERLAND FRANC 1.2555 1.2545 1.2545 1.2538 1.2566 TAIWAN DOLLAR 27.490 27.490 27.500 27.500 27.500 THAILAND BAHT 25.420 25.430 25.440 25.430 25.440 *UNITED KINGDOM POUND 1.5653 1.5640 1.5685 1.5661 1.5623 MEMO: **UNITED STATES DOLLAR 88.10 88.07 88.05 88.09 88.17 *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 October 11, 1996 H.10(512) FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 11, 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 Oct. 7 Oct. 8 Oct. 9 Oct. 10 Oct. 11 *AUSTRALIA DOLLAR 0.7867 0.7890 0.7894 0.7900 0.7905 AUSTRIA SCHILLING 10.770 10.748 10.758 10.763 10.773 BELGIUM FRANC 31.530 31.450 31.490 31.520 31.540 CANADA DOLLAR 1.3538 1.3549 1.3548 1.3516 1.3526 CHINA,P.R. YUAN 8.3307 8.3315 8.3305 8.3299 8.3293 DENMARK KRONE 5.8635 5.8510 5.8550 5.8620 5.8715 *EURO COMMUNITY ECU 1.2490 1.2522 1.2515 1.2510 1.2516 FINLAND MARKKA 4.5710 4.5580 4.5670 4.5780 4.5785 FRANCE FRANC 5.1735 5.1595 5.1665 5.1730 5.1823 GERMANY D. MARK 1.5311 1.5272 1.5286 1.5299 1.5310 GREECE DRACHMA 240.90 240.00 240.20 240.15 240.00 HONG KONG DOLLAR 7.7321 7.7320 7.7320 7.7320 7.7330 INDIA RUPEE 35.850 35.850 35.850 35.850 35.700 *IRELAND POUND 1.6060 1.6040 1.6025 1.6060 1.6083 ITALY LIRA 1516.60 1518.00 1522.10 1523.50 1522.80 JAPAN YEN 111.27 111.31 111.47 111.28 111.66 MALAYSIA RINGGIT 2.5006 2.5022 2.5050 2.5060 2.5060 MEXICO PESO 7.5310 7.5440 7.5760 7.6080 7.6430 NETHERLANDS GUILDER 1.7178 1.7143 1.7155 1.7160 1.7172 *NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR 0.6822 0.6915 0.6894 0.6922 0.6932 NORWAY KRONE 6.5100 6.4950 6.5030 6.5090 6.5100 PORTUGAL ESCUDO 154.75 154.60 154.66 154.90 155.00 SINGAPORE DOLLAR 1.41 1.41 1.41 1.41 1.41 SOUTH AFRICA RAND 4.5410 4.5360 4.5420 4.5550 4.5460 SOUTH KOREA WON 828.10 829.10 829.50 833.90 829.10 SPAIN PESETA 128.670 128.500 128.550 128.750 128.800 SRI LANKA RUPEE 56.750 56.830 56.840 56.900 56.400 SWEDEN KRONA 6.6200 6.5830 6.5830 6.6015 6.6045 SWITZERLAND FRANC 1.2562 1.2508 1.2537 1.2520 1.2547 TAIWAN DOLLAR 27.500 27.510 27.510 27.510 27.490 THAILAND BAHT 25.450 25.440 25.440 25.450 25.460 *UNITED KINGDOM POUND 1.5635 1.5631 1.5642 1.5651 1.5755 MEMO: **UNITED STATES DOLLAR 88.08 87.96 88.05 88.05 88.08 *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.