1FEDERAL RESERVE STATISTICAL RELEASE February 7, 1997 H.10(512) FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING JANUARY 17, 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 Jan. 13 Jan. 14 Jan. 15 Jan. 16 Jan. 17 *AUSTRALIA DOLLAR 0.7783 0.7810 0.7767 0.7791 0.7800 AUSTRIA SCHILLING 11.198 11.224 11.200 11.226 11.320 BELGIUM FRANC 32.800 32.920 32.830 32.890 33.270 CANADA DOLLAR 1.3490 1.3505 1.3421 1.3392 1.3399 CHINA,P.R. YUAN 8.3266 8.3264 8.3262 8.3258 8.3256 DENMARK KRONE 6.0590 6.0822 6.0645 6.0810 6.1450 *EURO COMMUNITY ECU 1.2215 1.2180 1.2208 1.2194 1.2078 FINLAND MARKKA 4.7290 4.7550 4.7480 4.7490 4.7780 FRANCE FRANC 5.3700 5.3842 5.3715 5.3832 5.4385 GERMANY D. MARK 1.5910 1.5945 1.5916 1.5954 1.6122 GREECE DRACHMA 249.19 248.68 248.50 248.48 251.12 HONG KONG DOLLAR 7.7376 7.7382 7.7390 7.7390 7.7383 INDIA RUPEE 35.900 35.900 35.880 35.880 35.890 *IRELAND POUND 1.6425 1.6395 1.6425 1.6397 1.6330 ITALY LIRA 1548.00 1551.00 1547.75 1551.11 1566.75 JAPAN YEN 116.41 116.90 117.24 116.54 117.11 MALAYSIA RINGGIT 2.4720 2.4790 2.4730 2.4835 2.4843 MEXICO PESO 7.8100 7.8040 7.8100 7.8200 7.8280 NETHERLANDS GUILDER 1.7863 1.7937 1.7880 1.7922 1.8128 *NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR 0.7035 0.7030 0.7037 0.7064 0.7085 NORWAY KRONE 6.3750 6.4026 6.3540 6.3420 6.3490 PORTUGAL ESCUDO 158.60 159.31 158.75 158.93 160.60 SINGAPORE DOLLAR 1.40 1.41 1.41 1.40 1.41 SOUTH AFRICA RAND 4.6765 4.6670 4.6490 4.6580 4.6430 SOUTH KOREA WON 859.00 850.00 851.00 851.00 850.00 SPAIN PESETA 132.800 133.320 133.200 133.300 134.520 SRI LANKA RUPEE 57.320 57.320 57.160 57.200 57.000 SWEDEN KRONA 6.9510 6.9645 6.9540 6.9542 7.0360 SWITZERLAND FRANC 1.3790 1.3765 1.3738 1.3772 1.3945 TAIWAN DOLLAR 27.500 27.460 27.390 27.340 27.410 THAILAND BAHT 25.650 25.650 25.660 25.670 25.680 *UNITED KINGDOM POUND 1.6713 1.6695 1.6785 1.6762 1.6602 MEMO: **UNITED STATES DOLLAR 90.20 90.41 90.20 90.25 91.06 *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 February 7, 1997 H.10(512) FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING JANUARY 24, 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 Jan. 20 Jan. 21 Jan. 22 Jan. 23 Jan. 24 *AUSTRALIA DOLLAR 0.7774 0.7756 0.7716 0.7720 AUSTRIA SCHILLING 11.436 11.525 11.541 11.448 BELGIUM FRANC 33.530 33.780 33.800 33.590 CANADA DOLLAR 1.3385 1.3357 1.3417 1.3486 CHINA,P.R. YUAN 8.3255 8.3254 8.3254 8.3251 DENMARK KRONE 6.1970 6.2480 6.2620 6.2085 *EURO COMMUNITY ECU H 1.1980 1.1877 1.1834 1.1875 FINLAND MARKKA 4.7855 4.7906 4.8900 4.8680 FRANCE FRANC 5.4821 5.5320 5.5319 5.4985 GERMANY D. MARK O 1.6240 1.6370 1.6406 1.6300 GREECE DRACHMA 253.10 256.30 257.20 256.29 HONG KONG DOLLAR 7.7385 7.7386 7.7393 7.7415 INDIA RUPEE L 35.900 35.900 35.880 35.820 *IRELAND POUND 1.6225 1.6130 1.6022 1.6025 ITALY LIRA 1578.60 1596.05 1601.50 1587.14 JAPAN YEN I 117.80 118.92 119.65 119.06 MALAYSIA RINGGIT 2.4840 2.4875 2.4868 2.4890 MEXICO PESO 7.8000 7.7990 7.7950 7.8250 NETHERLANDS GUILDER D 1.8255 1.8405 1.8427 1.8302 *NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR 0.7041 0.7042 0.6967 0.6935 NORWAY KRONE 6.4740 6.5129 6.6140 6.5673 PORTUGAL ESCUDO A 161.87 163.28 163.88 163.31 SINGAPORE DOLLAR 1.41 1.41 1.41 1.41 SOUTH AFRICA RAND 4.6560 4.6180 4.6190 4.6150 SOUTH KOREA WON Y 853.00 856.00 855.50 856.50 SPAIN PESETA 135.870 137.350 137.910 137.400 SRI LANKA RUPEE 57.100 57.250 57.250 57.550 SWEDEN KRONA 7.0940 7.1460 7.2700 7.2213 SWITZERLAND FRANC 1.4145 1.4273 1.4230 1.4081 TAIWAN DOLLAR 27.490 27.520 27.460 27.480 THAILAND BAHT 25.750 25.770 25.810 25.800 *UNITED KINGDOM POUND 1.6632 1.6534 1.6285 1.6283 MEMO: **UNITED STATES DOLLAR 91.57 92.26 92.68 92.24 *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 February 7, 1997 H.10(512) FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING JANUARY 31, 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 Jan. 27 Jan. 28 Jan. 29 Jan. 30 Jan. 31 *AUSTRALIA DOLLAR 0.7722 0.7690 0.7700 0.7657 0.7625 AUSTRIA SCHILLING 11.550 11.600 11.559 11.521 11.524 BELGIUM FRANC 33.880 33.980 33.870 33.780 33.810 CANADA DOLLAR 1.3443 1.3407 1.3455 1.3482 1.3474 CHINA,P.R. YUAN 8.3248 8.3244 8.3240 8.3238 8.3234 DENMARK KRONE 6.2605 6.2820 6.2690 6.2440 6.2515 *EURO COMMUNITY ECU 1.1816 1.1755 1.1781 1.1825 1.1807 FINLAND MARKKA 4.8550 4.8941 4.8920 4.8650 4.8860 FRANCE FRANC 5.5365 5.5510 5.5330 5.5265 5.5235 GERMANY D. MARK 1.6424 1.6485 1.6427 1.6375 1.6362 GREECE DRACHMA 257.45 258.30 258.08 257.00 257.55 HONG KONG DOLLAR 7.7415 7.7425 7.7425 7.7488 7.7490 INDIA RUPEE 35.900 35.900 35.900 35.830 35.900 *IRELAND POUND 1.6005 1.5925 1.5985 1.5935 1.5905 ITALY LIRA 1597.60 1615.20 1612.90 1609.10 1610.50 JAPAN YEN 119.45 121.19 121.98 121.55 121.25 MALAYSIA RINGGIT 2.4898 2.4935 2.4970 2.4864 2.4863 MEXICO PESO 7.8300 7.8175 7.8325 7.8450 7.8200 NETHERLANDS GUILDER 1.8455 1.8511 1.8442 1.8393 1.8398 *NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR 0.6900 0.6874 0.6883 0.6900 0.6885 NORWAY KRONE 6.4905 6.5435 6.5460 6.4800 6.4915 PORTUGAL ESCUDO 164.28 165.10 164.75 164.10 164.15 SINGAPORE DOLLAR 1.41 1.41 1.41 1.41 1.41 SOUTH AFRICA RAND 4.5835 4.5700 4.5575 4.5690 4.5600 SOUTH KOREA WON 857.50 861.00 861.50 867.00 867.00 SPAIN PESETA 138.180 139.000 138.850 138.300 138.680 SRI LANKA RUPEE 57.650 57.590 57.620 57.720 57.670 SWEDEN KRONA 7.2605 7.3040 7.2823 7.2260 7.2430 SWITZERLAND FRANC 1.4226 1.4291 1.4255 1.4226 1.4190 TAIWAN DOLLAR 27.470 27.470 27.470 27.460 27.450 THAILAND BAHT 25.810 25.850 25.890 25.970 25.910 *UNITED KINGDOM POUND 1.6240 1.6155 1.6207 1.6183 1.6012 MEMO: **UNITED STATES DOLLAR 92.74 93.23 93.12 92.94 93.01 *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 February 7, 1997 H.10(512) FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 7, 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 Feb. 3 Feb. 4 Feb. 5 Feb. 6 Feb. 7 *AUSTRALIA DOLLAR 0.7670 0.7630 0.7613 0.7648 0.7611 AUSTRIA SCHILLING 11.563 11.570 11.590 11.625 11.768 BELGIUM FRANC 33.900 33.910 33.980 34.090 34.530 CANADA DOLLAR 1.3434 1.3431 1.3430 1.3484 1.3493 CHINA,P.R. YUAN 8.3231 8.3227 8.3225 8.3216 8.3216 DENMARK KRONE 6.2670 6.2620 6.2815 6.3020 6.3770 *EURO COMMUNITY ECU 1.1760 1.1772 1.1779 1.1752 1.1600 FINLAND MARKKA 4.9080 4.8999 4.9085 4.9050 4.9540 FRANCE FRANC 5.5560 5.5560 5.5645 5.5750 5.6483 GERMANY D. MARK 1.6399 1.6440 1.6483 1.6517 1.6748 GREECE DRACHMA 258.95 260.00 259.00 259.20 262.60 HONG KONG DOLLAR 7.7495 7.7498 7.7500 7.7498 7.7483 INDIA RUPEE 35.880 35.870 35.880 35.900 35.880 *IRELAND POUND 1.5935 1.5980 1.6082 1.6040 1.5885 ITALY LIRA 1623.90 1621.35 1623.00 1626.00 1634.50 JAPAN YEN 121.68 122.34 123.59 123.82 124.54 MALAYSIA RINGGIT 2.4862 2.4946 2.4930 2.4933 2.4938 MEXICO PESO 7.8170 7.8340 7.8150 7.8300 7.8050 NETHERLANDS GUILDER 1.8455 1.8462 1.8503 1.8542 1.8803 *NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR 0.6882 0.6898 0.6909 0.6885 0.6835 NORWAY KRONE 6.4885 6.4536 6.4575 6.4780 6.5610 PORTUGAL ESCUDO 165.00 165.35 165.40 165.98 167.75 SINGAPORE DOLLAR 1.41 1.41 1.41 1.41 1.41 SOUTH AFRICA RAND 4.5300 4.5300 4.4900 4.4690 4.4400 SOUTH KOREA WON 869.00 871.00 872.00 868.00 872.00 SPAIN PESETA 139.650 139.350 139.450 139.730 141.250 SRI LANKA RUPEE 57.720 57.720 57.660 57.800 60.000 SWEDEN KRONA 7.2990 7.3230 7.3780 7.3880 7.4230 SWITZERLAND FRANC 1.4205 1.4260 1.4285 1.4255 1.4448 TAIWAN DOLLAR 27.460 27.460 27.520 27.520 27.540 THAILAND BAHT 25.900 25.910 25.940 25.980 26.050 *UNITED KINGDOM POUND 1.6135 1.6207 1.6380 1.6355 1.6228 MEMO: **UNITED STATES DOLLAR 93.20 93.29 93.44 93.63 94.52 *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.