1FEDERAL RESERVE STATISTICAL RELEASE April 18, 1997 H.10(512) FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING MARCH 28, 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 Mar. 24 Mar. 25 Mar. 26 Mar. 27 Mar. 28 *AUSTRALIA DOLLAR 0.7870 0.7817 0.7830 0.7816 0.7835 AUSTRIA SCHILLING 11.883 11.915 11.903 11.799 11.820 BELGIUM FRANC 34.820 34.920 34.890 34.620 34.630 CANADA DOLLAR 1.3780 1.3779 1.3746 1.3770 1.3810 CHINA,P.R. YUAN 8.3256 8.3268 8.3266 8.3264 8.3264 DENMARK KRONE 6.4350 6.4570 6.4510 6.3780 6.3990 *EURO COMMUNITY ECU 1.1509 1.1465 1.1490 1.1586 1.1580 FINLAND MARKKA 5.0430 5.0530 5.0200 4.9830 4.9834 FRANCE FRANC 5.6910 5.7080 5.7030 5.6520 5.6495 GERMANY D. MARK 1.6877 1.6921 1.6917 1.6753 1.6788 GREECE DRACHMA 265.95 266.73 267.20 264.95 265.46 HONG KONG DOLLAR 7.7480 7.7492 7.7507 7.7493 7.7500 INDIA RUPEE 35.885 35.900 35.900 35.900 35.910 *IRELAND POUND 1.5755 1.5723 1.5730 1.5730 1.5780 ITALY LIRA 1689.30 1694.80 1686.00 1672.50 1675.60 JAPAN YEN 122.93 123.90 124.23 123.65 123.90 MALAYSIA RINGGIT 2.4780 2.4790 2.4822 2.4798 2.4820 MEXICO PESO 7.9000 7.8920 7.9100 7.9130 7.9300 NETHERLANDS GUILDER 1.8975 1.9030 1.9030 1.8866 1.8878 *NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR 0.6974 0.6955 0.6934 0.6943 0.6945 NORWAY KRONE 6.7150 6.6799 6.6920 6.6297 6.6380 PORTUGAL ESCUDO 169.66 170.35 170.11 168.80 168.65 SINGAPORE DOLLAR 1.44 1.44 1.45 1.45 1.45 SOUTH AFRICA RAND 4.4275 4.4184 4.4240 4.4215 4.4250 SOUTH KOREA WON 890.00 891.00 892.00 896.00 897.50 SPAIN PESETA 143.200 143.750 143.480 142.070 142.120 SRI LANKA RUPEE 57.740 58.020 58.350 58.200 58.250 SWEDEN KRONA 7.6270 7.6680 7.6440 7.5490 7.5750 SWITZERLAND FRANC 1.4564 1.4675 1.4651 1.4490 1.4505 TAIWAN DOLLAR 27.560 27.590 27.600 27.560 27.560 THAILAND BAHT 25.970 25.990 26.030 26.020 25.990 *UNITED KINGDOM POUND 1.6171 1.6172 1.6276 1.6312 1.6315 MEMO: **UNITED STATES DOLLAR 95.36 95.67 95.52 94.88 95.00 *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 April 18, 1997 H.10(512) FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING APRIL 4, 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 Mar. 31 Apr. 1 Apr. 2 Apr. 3 Apr. 4 *AUSTRALIA DOLLAR 0.7840 0.7876 0.7845 0.7790 0.7755 AUSTRIA SCHILLING 11.802 11.775 11.776 11.752 11.830 BELGIUM FRANC 34.420 34.470 34.570 34.440 34.700 CANADA DOLLAR 1.3835 1.3865 1.3877 1.3887 1.3923 CHINA,P.R. YUAN 8.3255 8.3253 8.3263 8.3269 8.3268 DENMARK KRONE 6.3570 6.3680 6.3910 6.3630 6.4010 *EURO COMMUNITY ECU 1.1650 1.1645 1.1610 1.1650 1.1585 FINLAND MARKKA 4.9555 4.9750 5.0250 5.0080 5.0400 FRANCE FRANC 5.6165 5.6260 5.6470 5.6260 5.6590 GERMANY D. MARK 1.6678 1.6710 1.6751 1.6693 1.6802 GREECE DRACHMA 265.00 265.10 265.88 264.55 265.80 HONG KONG DOLLAR 7.7485 7.7475 7.7457 7.7480 7.7490 INDIA RUPEE 35.880 35.890 35.900 35.870 35.880 *IRELAND POUND 1.5840 1.5845 1.5805 1.5812 1.5735 ITALY LIRA 1667.60 1667.40 1663.50 1654.60 1663.30 JAPAN YEN 123.72 122.70 122.72 122.80 124.27 MALAYSIA RINGGIT 2.4760 2.4770 2.4823 2.4850 2.4870 MEXICO PESO 7.9300 7.9150 7.9300 7.9690 7.9520 NETHERLANDS GUILDER 1.8755 1.8794 1.8864 1.8787 1.8918 *NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR 0.6947 0.6973 0.6963 0.6927 0.6905 NORWAY KRONE 6.5950 6.7240 6.7940 6.7850 6.8330 PORTUGAL ESCUDO 167.82 168.04 168.38 167.88 169.12 SINGAPORE DOLLAR 1.44 1.44 1.44 1.43 1.44 SOUTH AFRICA RAND 4.4210 4.4130 4.4205 4.4190 4.4125 SOUTH KOREA WON 898.00 898.00 897.00 897.00 895.00 SPAIN PESETA 141.350 141.450 141.880 141.280 141.970 SRI LANKA RUPEE 58.360 58.450 58.300 58.400 58.320 SWEDEN KRONA 7.5400 7.6056 7.6480 7.5930 7.6130 SWITZERLAND FRANC 1.4383 1.4427 1.4445 1.4335 1.4422 TAIWAN DOLLAR 27.560 27.560 27.560 27.570 27.570 THAILAND BAHT 25.970 25.960 25.960 25.980 25.990 *UNITED KINGDOM POUND 1.6448 1.6485 1.6425 1.6460 1.6389 MEMO: **UNITED STATES DOLLAR 94.53 94.54 94.74 94.46 95.06 *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 April 18, 1997 H.10(512) FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING APRIL 11, 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 Apr. 7 Apr. 8 Apr. 9 Apr. 10 Apr. 11 *AUSTRALIA DOLLAR 0.7762 0.7810 0.7838 0.7814 0.7860 AUSTRIA SCHILLING 12.027 12.045 12.129 12.095 12.140 BELGIUM FRANC 35.250 35.300 35.600 35.450 35.580 CANADA DOLLAR 1.3894 1.3880 1.3882 1.3916 1.3976 CHINA,P.R. YUAN 8.3266 8.3266 8.3265 8.3265 8.3269 DENMARK KRONE 6.5094 6.5152 6.5680 6.5480 6.5700 *EURO COMMUNITY ECU 1.1445 1.1420 1.1345 1.1360 1.1331 FINLAND MARKKA 5.1070 5.1104 5.1410 5.1320 5.1525 FRANCE FRANC 5.7500 5.7550 5.7995 5.7820 5.8000 GERMANY D. MARK 1.7086 1.7115 1.7243 1.7181 1.7238 GREECE DRACHMA 268.85 269.44 270.93 270.10 271.20 HONG KONG DOLLAR 7.7476 7.7495 7.7490 7.7491 7.7493 INDIA RUPEE 35.880 35.890 35.860 35.850 35.880 *IRELAND POUND 1.5522 1.5500 1.5450 1.5490 1.5455 ITALY LIRA 1682.80 1687.20 1700.80 1698.75 1698.50 JAPAN YEN 125.67 126.08 126.86 125.95 126.04 MALAYSIA RINGGIT 2.4993 2.5055 2.5046 2.5055 2.5060 MEXICO PESO 7.9020 7.8870 7.8910 7.9091 7.9230 NETHERLANDS GUILDER 1.9224 1.9242 1.9375 1.9323 1.9385 *NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR 0.6892 0.6886 0.6935 0.6916 0.6938 NORWAY KRONE 6.9638 6.9391 6.9760 6.9600 6.9820 PORTUGAL ESCUDO 171.45 171.76 173.00 172.05 172.40 SINGAPORE DOLLAR 1.44 1.44 1.44 1.44 1.44 SOUTH AFRICA RAND 4.4290 4.4260 4.4390 4.4550 4.4510 SOUTH KOREA WON 896.00 896.00 896.00 895.00 895.00 SPAIN PESETA 144.400 144.550 145.570 145.150 145.350 SRI LANKA RUPEE 58.450 58.500 58.650 58.750 58.830 SWEDEN KRONA 7.7100 7.6550 7.7005 7.6990 7.6959 SWITZERLAND FRANC 1.4648 1.4692 1.4770 1.4704 1.4660 TAIWAN DOLLAR 27.570 27.600 27.620 27.590 27.660 THAILAND BAHT 26.050 26.090 26.110 26.080 26.090 *UNITED KINGDOM POUND 1.6277 1.6233 1.6220 1.6230 1.6245 MEMO: **UNITED STATES DOLLAR 96.23 96.36 96.92 96.65 96.83 *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 April 18, 1997 H.10(512) FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING APRIL 18, 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 Apr. 14 Apr. 15 Apr. 16 Apr. 17 Apr. 18 *AUSTRALIA DOLLAR 0.7790 0.7755 0.7716 0.7735 0.7740 AUSTRIA SCHILLING 12.136 12.202 12.168 12.141 12.086 BELGIUM FRANC 35.600 35.790 35.660 35.610 35.370 CANADA DOLLAR 1.3985 1.3967 1.3978 1.3975 1.3994 CHINA,P.R. YUAN 8.3265 8.3261 8.3256 8.3251 8.3251 DENMARK KRONE 6.5675 6.6060 6.5850 6.5725 6.5380 *EURO COMMUNITY ECU 1.1339 1.1270 1.1302 1.1335 1.1390 FINLAND MARKKA 5.1510 5.1940 5.1875 5.1940 5.1720 FRANCE FRANC 5.8010 5.8300 5.8110 5.8070 5.7735 GERMANY D. MARK 1.7245 1.7339 1.7290 1.7245 1.7125 GREECE DRACHMA 271.10 272.75 271.90 271.20 270.75 HONG KONG DOLLAR 7.7496 7.7498 7.7499 7.7498 7.7490 INDIA RUPEE 35.850 35.837 35.800 35.830 35.800 *IRELAND POUND 1.5415 1.5395 1.5405 1.5435 1.5505 ITALY LIRA 1696.30 1706.00 1703.40 1700.00 1693.00 JAPAN YEN 126.48 126.35 125.75 126.05 125.88 MALAYSIA RINGGIT 2.5089 2.5132 2.5107 2.5148 2.5125 MEXICO PESO 7.9100 7.8810 7.9890 7.8880 7.8750 NETHERLANDS GUILDER 1.9387 1.9497 1.9425 1.9387 1.9270 *NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR 0.6920 0.6873 0.6870 0.6893 0.6915 NORWAY KRONE 6.9705 7.0250 7.0580 7.0900 7.0580 PORTUGAL ESCUDO 172.10 173.55 173.20 172.90 172.39 SINGAPORE DOLLAR 1.44 1.44 1.44 1.44 1.44 SOUTH AFRICA RAND 4.4570 4.4640 4.4590 4.4555 4.4460 SOUTH KOREA WON 896.50 897.00 896.00 894.50 896.00 SPAIN PESETA 145.110 146.000 145.700 145.450 144.550 SRI LANKA RUPEE 58.900 58.860 59.000 58.920 58.860 SWEDEN KRONA 7.6360 7.7070 7.7230 7.7310 7.6780 SWITZERLAND FRANC 1.4689 1.4693 1.4715 1.4690 1.4589 TAIWAN DOLLAR 27.640 27.620 27.620 27.660 27.650 THAILAND BAHT 26.080 26.060 26.080 26.080 26.080 *UNITED KINGDOM POUND 1.6225 1.6255 1.6225 1.6310 1.6315 MEMO: **UNITED STATES DOLLAR 96.87 97.17 96.98 96.85 96.44 *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.