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1FEDERAL RESERVE STATISTICAL RELEASE December 27, 1996
H.10(512) FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 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 Dec. 2 Dec. 3 Dec. 4 Dec. 5 Dec. 6
*AUSTRALIA DOLLAR 0.8180 0.7970 0.7980 0.7980 0.7961
AUSTRIA SCHILLING 10.869 11.007 10.995 10.920 10.879
BELGIUM FRANC 31.840 32.270 32.200 32.000 31.870
CANADA DOLLAR 1.3515 1.3486 1.3525 1.3585 1.3595
CHINA,P.R. YUAN 8.3312 8.3311 8.3313 8.3313 8.3302
DENMARK KRONE 5.9095 5.9870 5.9840 5.9660 5.9260
*EURO COMMUNITY ECU 1.2520 1.2360 1.2370 1.2410 1.2455
FINLAND MARKKA 4.6280 4.6680 4.6660 4.6415 4.6240
FRANCE FRANC 5.2368 5.2850 5.2795 5.2435 5.2240
GERMANY D. MARK 1.5438 1.5655 1.5626 1.5525 1.5469
GREECE DRACHMA 242.60 245.20 245.65 244.45 244.10
HONG KONG DOLLAR 7.7320 7.7321 7.7330 7.7322 7.7321
INDIA RUPEE 35.800 35.750 35.830 35.870 35.900
*IRELAND POUND 1.6815 1.6385 1.6445 1.6320 1.6495
ITALY LIRA 1517.00 1535.50 1536.00 1530.75 1526.70
JAPAN YEN 113.80 113.59 113.13 112.35 112.84
MALAYSIA RINGGIT 2.5260 2.5260 2.5220 2.5205 2.5210
MEXICO PESO 7.8900 7.8800 7.8700 7.8900 7.9200
NETHERLANDS GUILDER 1.7330 1.7560 1.7529 1.7410 1.7350
*NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR 0.7113 0.7065 0.7120 0.7030 0.7032
NORWAY KRONE 6.4325 6.5220 6.5210 6.4860 6.4690
PORTUGAL ESCUDO 155.90 157.50 157.85 156.65 156.20
SINGAPORE DOLLAR 1.40 1.40 1.40 1.40 1.40
SOUTH AFRICA RAND 4.6405 4.6580 4.6700 4.6740 4.6650
SOUTH KOREA WON 832.00 833.00 832.00 832.50 833.50
SPAIN PESETA 130.020 131.450 131.550 130.480 130.250
SRI LANKA RUPEE 56.700 56.850 56.660 56.780 56.800
SWEDEN KRONA 6.7310 6.7990 6.8005 6.8050 6.8090
SWITZERLAND FRANC 1.3140 1.3285 1.3230 1.3138 1.3155
TAIWAN DOLLAR 27.500 27.510 27.520 27.520 27.520
THAILAND BAHT 25.550 25.570 25.580 25.540 25.560
*UNITED KINGDOM POUND 1.6840 1.6420 1.6387 1.6268 1.6415
MEMO:
**UNITED STATES DOLLAR 88.17 89.11 89.02 88.72 88.51
*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 December 27, 1996
H.10(512) FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 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 Dec. 9 Dec. 10 Dec. 11 Dec. 12 Dec. 13
*AUSTRALIA DOLLAR 0.8031 0.8018 0.7920 0.7925 0.7915
AUSTRIA SCHILLING 10.965 10.941 10.843 10.863 10.883
BELGIUM FRANC 32.110 32.050 31.760 31.820 31.870
CANADA DOLLAR 1.3555 1.3569 1.3625 1.3569 1.3625
CHINA,P.R. YUAN 8.3296 8.3294 8.3292 8.3295 8.3290
DENMARK KRONE 5.9620 5.9490 5.8960 5.9100 5.9215
*EURO COMMUNITY ECU 1.2397 1.2400 1.2510 1.2492 1.2475
FINLAND MARKKA 4.6610 4.6460 4.6110 4.6210 4.6200
FRANCE FRANC 5.2600 5.2550 5.2085 5.2207 5.2155
GERMANY D. MARK 1.5573 1.5538 1.5488 1.5441 1.5458
GREECE DRACHMA 245.30 245.10 243.84 243.70 244.60
HONG KONG DOLLAR 7.7340 7.7330 7.7343 7.7356 7.7394
INDIA RUPEE 35.922 35.910 35.900 35.900 35.900
*IRELAND POUND 1.6515 1.6545 1.6620 1.6615 1.6625
ITALY LIRA 1533.50 1534.00 1524.60 1526.50 1525.50
JAPAN YEN 113.27 113.28 112.90 113.55 113.80
MALAYSIA RINGGIT 2.5235 2.5235 2.5220 2.5230 2.5243
MEXICO PESO 7.9050 7.8800 7.9000 7.9130 7.9200
NETHERLANDS GUILDER 1.7470 1.7440 1.7270 1.7305 1.7348
*NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR 0.7070 0.6985 0.6955 0.7006 0.7015
NORWAY KRONE 6.4980 6.4850 6.4380 6.4660 6.4680
PORTUGAL ESCUDO 157.30 157.30 155.29 155.90 156.10
SINGAPORE DOLLAR 1.40 1.40 1.40 1.40 1.40
SOUTH AFRICA RAND 4.6900 4.6845 4.6720 4.7500 4.7330
SOUTH KOREA WON 837.00 838.00 842.00 849.00 848.00
SPAIN PESETA 131.030 130.840 129.820 129.950 130.100
SRI LANKA RUPEE 56.700 56.650 56.760 56.800 56.820
SWEDEN KRONA 6.8550 6.8390 6.7875 6.8075 6.7910
SWITZERLAND FRANC 1.3268 1.3275 1.3105 1.3140 1.3167
TAIWAN DOLLAR 27.520 27.520 27.520 27.520 27.520
THAILAND BAHT 25.570 25.570 25.560 25.570 25.580
*UNITED KINGDOM POUND 1.6475 1.6505 1.6580 1.6570 1.6603
MEMO:
**UNITED STATES DOLLAR 88.88 88.79 88.33 88.40 88.46
*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 December 27, 1996
H.10(512) FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 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 Dec. 16 Dec. 17 Dec. 18 Dec. 19 Dec. 20
*AUSTRALIA DOLLAR 0.7930 0.7959 0.7905 0.7940 0.7943
AUSTRIA SCHILLING 10.930 10.876 10.945 10.944 10.910
BELGIUM FRANC 32.010 31.860 31.040 32.140 31.940
CANADA DOLLAR 1.3662 1.3665 1.3671 1.3685 1.3675
CHINA,P.R. YUAN 8.3286 8.3283 8.3279 8.3275 8.3270
DENMARK KRONE 5.9410 5.9180 5.9480 5.9650 5.9355
*EURO COMMUNITY ECU 1.2422 1.2460 1.2384 1.2367 1.2430
FINLAND MARKKA 4.6360 4.6198 4.6360 4.6520 4.6280
FRANCE FRANC 5.2385 5.2200 5.2515 5.2680 5.2365
GERMANY D. MARK 1.5528 1.5426 1.5539 1.5565 1.5506
GREECE DRACHMA 245.08 244.75 246.45 246.95 246.96
HONG KONG DOLLAR 7.7360 7.7373 7.7380 7.7387 7.7373
INDIA RUPEE 35.890 35.850 35.950 35.920 35.890
*IRELAND POUND 1.6610 1.6655 1.6625 1.6522 1.6580
ITALY LIRA 1529.50 1524.40 1530.90 1529.50 1528.50
JAPAN YEN 114.24 113.63 113.65 114.00 114.25
MALAYSIA RINGGIT 2.5265 2.5245 2.5243 2.5253 2.5263
MEXICO PESO 7.8900 7.8800 7.8350 7.8700 7.8460
NETHERLANDS GUILDER 1.7421 1.7344 1.7443 1.7456 1.7497
*NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR 0.6980 0.7077 0.7055 0.7073 0.7083
NORWAY KRONE 6.4740 6.4505 6.4750 6.4820 6.4550
PORTUGAL ESCUDO 156.58 156.00 156.84 157.05 156.40
SINGAPORE DOLLAR 1.40 1.40 1.40 1.40 1.40
SOUTH AFRICA RAND 4.7220 4.7200 4.6830 4.6720 4.6810
SOUTH KOREA WON 845.00 845.00 844.00 844.30 845.00
SPAIN PESETA 130.750 130.180 130.880 131.100 130.570
SRI LANKA RUPEE 56.950 56.650 56.520 56.600 56.450
SWEDEN KRONA 6.8370 6.8270 6.8480 6.8340 6.8240
SWITZERLAND FRANC 1.3270 1.3210 1.3322 1.3370 1.3325
TAIWAN DOLLAR 27.520 27.520 27.510 27.510 27.510
THAILAND BAHT 25.620 25.590 25.750 25.600 25.620
*UNITED KINGDOM POUND 1.6622 1.6720 1.6722 1.6525 1.6670
MEMO:
**UNITED STATES DOLLAR 88.78 88.39 88.56 89.00 88.75
*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 December 27, 1996
H.10(512) FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 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 Dec. 23 Dec. 24 Dec. 25 Dec. 26 Dec. 27
*AUSTRALIA DOLLAR 0.7970 0.7960 0.7950 0.7950
AUSTRIA SCHILLING 10.953 10.953 10.957 10.955
BELGIUM FRANC 32.060 32.060 32.080 32.050
CANADA DOLLAR 1.3675 1.3657 1.3637 1.3697
CHINA,P.R. YUAN 8.3277 8.3280 8.3277 8.3282
DENMARK KRONE 5.9555 5.9570 5.9580 5.9530
*EURO COMMUNITY ECU 1.2385 1.2393 H 1.2365 1.2400
FINLAND MARKKA 4.6480 4.6500 4.6500 4.6475
FRANCE FRANC 5.2520 5.2520 5.2550 5.2500
GERMANY D. MARK 1.5565 1.5560 O 1.5570 1.5560
GREECE DRACHMA 247.67 247.50 247.80 247.60
HONG KONG DOLLAR 7.7380 7.7375 7.7380 7.7375
INDIA RUPEE 35.880 35.850 L 35.850 35.850
*IRELAND POUND 1.6580 1.6565 1.6550 1.6730
ITALY LIRA 1529.20 1528.50 1528.30 1528.80
JAPAN YEN 114.12 114.50 I 114.92 116.13
MALAYSIA RINGGIT 2.5282 2.5275 2.5290 2.5287
MEXICO PESO 7.8400 7.8400 7.8500 7.8550
NETHERLANDS GUILDER 1.7459 1.7458 D 1.7495 1.7467
*NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR 0.7075 0.7072 0.7060 0.7065
NORWAY KRONE 6.4707 6.5653 6.4653 6.4505
PORTUGAL ESCUDO 156.80 156.40 A 156.73 156.60
SINGAPORE DOLLAR 1.40 1.39 1.40 1.40
SOUTH AFRICA RAND 4.6920 4.6905 4.6920 4.6800
SOUTH KOREA WON 845.00 847.00 Y 846.50 847.00
SPAIN PESETA 131.150 131.000 131.160 131.080
SRI LANKA RUPEE 56.920 56.750 56.700 56.800
SWEDEN KRONA 6.8710 6.8717 6.8780 6.8670
SWITZERLAND FRANC 1.3375 1.3450 1.3453 1.3503
TAIWAN DOLLAR 27.500 27.520 27.520 27.520
THAILAND BAHT 25.610 25.600 25.630 25.640
*UNITED KINGDOM POUND 1.6715 1.6715 1.6726 1.6917
MEMO:
**UNITED STATES DOLLAR 88.86 88.89 88.96 88.97
*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.
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