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Release Date: November 4, 1996

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1FEDERAL RESERVE STATISTICAL RELEASE                                      November 4, 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.






1FEDERAL RESERVE STATISTICAL RELEASE                                      November 4, 1996



  H.10(512)                   FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING  OCTOBER 18, 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. 14      Oct. 15      Oct. 16      Oct. 17      Oct. 18

 *AUSTRALIA      DOLLAR                      0.7907       0.7914       0.7920       0.7962
  AUSTRIA        SCHILLING                  10.840       10.816       10.853       10.845
  BELGIUM        FRANC                      31.740       31.680       31.800       31.780
  CANADA         DOLLAR                      1.3539       1.3555       1.3522       1.3493
  CHINA,P.R.     YUAN                        8.3281       8.3275       8.3270       8.3278
  DENMARK        KRONE                       5.9040       5.8940       5.9130       5.9000
 *EURO COMMUNITY ECU             H           1.2451       1.2476       1.2430       1.2460
  FINLAND        MARKKA                      4.5980       4.5950       4.6120       4.6130
  FRANCE         FRANC                       5.2075       5.2025       5.2190       5.2100
  GERMANY        D. MARK         O           1.5404       1.5380       1.5435       1.5417
  GREECE         DRACHMA                   240.97       240.50       241.22       241.05
  HONG KONG      DOLLAR                      7.7320       7.7320       7.7322       7.7323
  INDIA          RUPEE           L          35.750       35.750       35.800       35.730
 *IRELAND        POUND                       1.6035       1.5998       1.5975       1.6005
  ITALY          LIRA                     1530.70      1535.60      1540.00      1534.50
  JAPAN          YEN             I         112.28       112.14       112.22       112.54
  MALAYSIA       RINGGIT                     2.5065       2.5060       2.5057       2.5070
  MEXICO         PESO                        7.7500       7.7950       7.7720       7.7730
  NETHERLANDS    GUILDER         D           1.7289       1.7260       1.7322       1.7308
 *NEW ZEALAND    DOLLAR                      0.6965       0.6965       0.7002       0.7065
  NORWAY         KRONE                      6.5330       6.5240       6.5430       6.5280
  PORTUGAL       ESCUDO          A           155.73       154.95       155.70       155.35
  SINGAPORE      DOLLAR                        1.41         1.41         1.41         1.41
  SOUTH AFRICA   RAND                       4.5420       4.5540       4.5480       4.5530
  SOUTH KOREA    WON             Y         829.50       828.20       826.70       827.40
  SPAIN          PESETA                    129.590      129.250      130.000      129.690
  SRI LANKA      RUPEE                       57.020       56.990       57.400       57.450
  SWEDEN         KRONA                       6.6280       6.6300       6.6610       6.6430
  SWITZERLAND    FRANC                      1.2680       1.2658       1.2695       1.2717
  TAIWAN         DOLLAR                     27.500       27.510       27.500       27.510
  THAILAND       BAHT                       25.480       25.480       25.500       25.500
 *UNITED KINGDOM POUND                       1.5823       1.5835       1.5863       1.5903

  MEMO:
**UNITED STATES  DOLLAR                     88.45        88.39        88.56        88.47

  *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                                      November 4, 1996



  H.10(512)                   FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING  OCTOBER 25, 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. 21      Oct. 22      Oct. 23      Oct. 24      Oct. 25

 *AUSTRALIA      DOLLAR         0.7967       0.7957       0.7945       0.7927       0.7918
  AUSTRIA        SCHILLING     10.804       10.796       10.710       10.706       10.697
  BELGIUM        FRANC         31.640       31.610       31.360       31.340       31.350
  CANADA         DOLLAR         1.3475       1.3448       1.3439       1.3457       1.3445
  CHINA,P.R.     YUAN           8.3300       8.3300       8.3300       8.3300       8.3300
  DENMARK        KRONE          5.8830       5.8760       5.8370       5.8400       5.8280
 *EURO COMMUNITY ECU            1.2510       1.2513       1.2585       1.2597       1.2614
  FINLAND        MARKKA         4.5970       4.6020       4.5680       4.5740       4.5410
  FRANCE         FRANC          5.1920       5.1870       5.1460       5.1400       5.1325
  GERMANY        D. MARK        1.5357       1.5345       1.5227       1.5217       1.5201
  GREECE         DRACHMA      240.20       240.00       238.50       238.78       237.30
  HONG KONG      DOLLAR         7.7323       7.7320       7.7320       7.7325       7.7323
  INDIA          RUPEE         35.850       35.850       35.650       35.750       35.750
 *IRELAND        POUND          1.6010       1.6070       1.6120       1.6075       1.6185
  ITALY          LIRA        1532.00      1531.25      1527.70      1527.10      1517.50
  JAPAN          YEN          112.76       112.86       112.97       112.85       113.33
  MALAYSIA       RINGGIT        2.5075       2.5048       2.5067       2.5040       2.5058
  MEXICO         PESO           7.7390       7.7700       7.8550       7.8390       7.9600
  NETHERLANDS    GUILDER        1.7231       1.7215       1.7080       1.7060       1.7061
 *NEW ZEALAND    DOLLAR         0.7131       0.7098       0.7102       0.7008       0.7030
  NORWAY         KRONE         6.5080       6.5010       6.4610       6.4550       6.4210
  PORTUGAL       ESCUDO         153.90       154.55       153.70       153.60       153.20
  SINGAPORE      DOLLAR           1.41         1.42         1.42         1.42         1.42
  SOUTH AFRICA   RAND          4.5700       4.5735       4.5820       4.5900       4.6230
  SOUTH KOREA    WON          829.30       827.70       827.00       827.50       829.50
  SPAIN          PESETA       129.250      129.150      128.300      128.180      127.850
  SRI LANKA      RUPEE          57.140       57.130       56.250       57.450       57.070
  SWEDEN         KRONA          6.6150       6.6115       6.5670       6.5790       6.5710
  SWITZERLAND    FRANC         1.2640       1.2648       1.2546       1.2565       1.2600
  TAIWAN         DOLLAR        27.510       27.570       27.630       27.580       27.600
  THAILAND       BAHT          25.490       25.480       25.470       25.490       25.500
 *UNITED KINGDOM POUND          1.5916       1.5953       1.5968       1.5918       1.6062

  MEMO:
**UNITED STATES  DOLLAR        88.25        88.18        87.78        87.78        87.65

  *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                                      November 4, 1996



  H.10(512)                   FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING  NOVEMBER 1, 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. 28      Oct. 29      Oct. 30      Oct. 31      Nov. 1

 *AUSTRALIA      DOLLAR         0.7904       0.7909       0.7918       0.7930       0.7892
  AUSTRIA        SCHILLING     10.683       10.614       10.620       10.658       10.651
  BELGIUM        FRANC         31.260       31.090       31.090       31.200       31.190
  CANADA         DOLLAR         1.3448       1.3454       1.3417       1.3409       1.3348
  CHINA,P.R.     YUAN           8.3300       8.3300       8.3300       8.3300       8.3285
  DENMARK        KRONE          5.8270       5.8000       5.7980       5.8175       5.8180
 *EURO COMMUNITY ECU            1.2625       1.2690       1.2705       1.2670       1.2665
  FINLAND        MARKKA         4.5460       4.5200       4.5170       4.5315       4.5393
  FRANCE         FRANC          5.1290       5.1065       5.0990       5.1110       5.1180
  GERMANY        D. MARK        1.5178       1.5090       1.5098       1.5141       1.5150
  GREECE         DRACHMA      237.90       237.20       236.95       237.85       238.25
  HONG KONG      DOLLAR         7.7320       7.7320       7.7321       7.7323       7.7325
  INDIA          RUPEE         35.800       35.850       35.850       35.900       35.840
 *IRELAND        POUND          1.6257       1.6235       1.6355       1.6265       1.6365
  ITALY          LIRA        1521.00      1516.80      1514.00      1515.90      1519.00
  JAPAN          YEN          114.12       114.11       113.97       113.79       113.28
  MALAYSIA       RINGGIT        2.5125       2.5153       2.5275       2.5268       2.5288
  MEXICO         PESO           7.9100       7.9200       8.0100       8.0450       7.9700
  NETHERLANDS    GUILDER        1.7035       1.6920       1.6930       1.6970       1.6985
 *NEW ZEALAND    DOLLAR         0.7054       0.7055       0.7058       0.7070       0.7083
  NORWAY         KRONE         6.4160       6.3920       6.3740       6.3770       6.3768
  PORTUGAL       ESCUDO         153.35       152.80       151.10       153.10       153.25
  SINGAPORE      DOLLAR           1.42         1.41         1.41         1.41         1.41
  SOUTH AFRICA   RAND          4.6680       4.6900       4.7490       4.6900       4.6860
  SOUTH KOREA    WON          833.00       834.50       833.50       828.50       827.00
  SPAIN          PESETA       127.910      127.250      127.230      127.650      127.600
  SRI LANKA      RUPEE          57.010       56.940       57.450       57.600       57.020
  SWEDEN         KRONA          6.5760       6.5490       6.5530       6.5750       6.5820
  SWITZERLAND    FRANC         1.2585       1.2545       1.2530       1.2623       1.2700
  TAIWAN         DOLLAR        27.600       27.570       27.560       27.560       27.530
  THAILAND       BAHT          25.530       25.520       25.500       25.510       25.510
 *UNITED KINGDOM POUND          1.6122       1.6099       1.6326       1.6278       1.6358

  MEMO:
**UNITED STATES  DOLLAR        87.65        87.38        87.18        87.35        87.28

  *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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