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1FEDERAL RESERVE STATISTICAL RELEASE                                       January 6, 1997



  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.

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  FORM, PLEASE CALL PUBLICATIONS SERVICES AT THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD AT (202) 452-3244.






1FEDERAL RESERVE STATISTICAL RELEASE                                       January 6, 1997



  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                                       January 6, 1997



  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.






1FEDERAL RESERVE STATISTICAL RELEASE                                       January 6, 1997



  H.10(512)                    FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING  JANUARY 3, 1997

  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. 30      Dec. 31      Jan. 1       Jan. 2       Jan. 3

 *AUSTRALIA      DOLLAR         0.7957       0.7944                    0.7895       0.7914
  AUSTRIA        SCHILLING     10.962       10.834                    10.840       10.988
  BELGIUM        FRANC         32.090       31.710                    31.760       32.130
  CANADA         DOLLAR         1.3683       1.3697                    1.3736       1.3742
  CHINA,P.R.     YUAN           8.3282       8.3284                    8.3283       8.3283
  DENMARK        KRONE          5.9635       5.8930                    5.8920       5.9570
 *EURO COMMUNITY ECU            1.2385       1.2545        H           1.2530       1.2390
  FINLAND        MARKKA         4.6590       4.6030                    4.6130       4.6720
  FRANCE         FRANC          5.2521       5.1928                    5.1932       5.2770
  GERMANY        D. MARK        1.5577       1.5387        O           1.5413       1.5629
  GREECE         DRACHMA      247.54       246.96                    244.60       246.64
  HONG KONG      DOLLAR         7.7358       7.7347                    7.7340       7.7350
  INDIA          RUPEE         35.950       35.950         L          36.000       35.950
 *IRELAND        POUND          1.6730       1.6920                    1.6675       1.6675
  ITALY          LIRA        1530.50      1519.00                   1515.70      1535.94
  JAPAN          YEN          115.88       115.77          I         115.49       116.33
  MALAYSIA       RINGGIT        2.5280       2.5260                    2.5245       2.5230
  MEXICO         PESO           7.8590       7.8810                    7.9050       7.8700
  NETHERLANDS    GUILDER        1.7487       1.7271        D           1.7300       1.7532
 *NEW ZEALAND    DOLLAR         0.7055       0.7065                    0.7072       0.7075
  NORWAY         KRONE         6.4550       6.3750                    6.3810       6.4460
  PORTUGAL       ESCUDO         156.90       155.10        A           155.10       156.84
  SINGAPORE      DOLLAR           1.40         1.40                      1.40         1.40
  SOUTH AFRICA   RAND          4.6800       4.6830                    4.6925       4.7010
  SOUTH KOREA    WON          847.00       847.50          Y         857.50       846.50
  SPAIN          PESETA       131.300      129.860                   129.880      131.230
  SRI LANKA      RUPEE          56.760       56.700                    56.720       56.820
  SWEDEN         KRONA          6.8870       6.8250                    6.8749       6.9281
  SWITZERLAND    FRANC         1.3515       1.3390                    1.3430       1.3587
  TAIWAN         DOLLAR        27.520       27.520                    27.520       27.520
  THAILAND       BAHT          25.640       25.650                    25.620       25.640
 *UNITED KINGDOM POUND          1.6908       1.7123                    1.6870       1.6900

  MEMO:
**UNITED STATES  DOLLAR        89.00        88.23                     88.45        89.30

  *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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