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.