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Release Date: February 23, 1998

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1FEDERAL RESERVE STATISTICAL RELEASE February 20, 1998
 
 
 
H.10(512) FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING JANUARY 30, 1998
 
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:
(CURRENCY UNITS PER DOLLAR)
COUNTRYMONETARY
UNIT
Jan. 26Jan. 27Jan. 28Jan. 29Jan. 30
*AUSTRALIA      DOLLAR         0.6694       0.6748       0.6810       0.6750       0.6852 
 AUSTRIA         SCHILLING     12.556       12.558       12.706       12.809       12.880  
 BELGIUM        FRANC        37.050       36.940       37.330       37.570       37.820  
 CANADA         DOLLAR        1.4498       1.4545       1.4568       1.4637       1.4562 
 CHINA,P.R.     YUAN          8.3100       8.3100       8.3100       8.3100       8.3100 
 DENMARK        KRONE         6.8460       6.8170       6.8855       6.9360       6.9790 
*EURO COMMUNITY ECU           1.0975       1.0995       1.0890       1.0845       1.0770 
 FINLAND        MARKKA        5.4380       5.4185       5.4740       5.5150       5.5495 
 FRANCE         FRANC         6.0185       5.9940       6.0555       6.0970       6.1370 
 GERMANY        D. MARK       1.7944       1.7898       1.8070       1.8212       1.8315 
 GREECE         DRACHMA     284.90       284.13       286.25       288.52       290.15   
 HONG KONG      DOLLAR        7.7462       7.7385       7.7370       7.7365       7.7375 
 INDIA          RUPEE        38.410       38.450       38.900       38.800       38.800  
*IRELAND        POUND         1.4036       1.3990       1.3875       1.3785       1.3670 
 ITALY          LIRA       1772.00      1765.00      1784.50      1797.30      1805.82   
 JAPAN          YEN         126.64       126.02       125.26       125.38       127.10   
 MALAYSIA       RINGGIT       4.5200       4.4200       4.3700       4.3800       4.2300 
 MEXICO         PESO          8.2820       8.2700       8.3800       8.4800       8.4550 
 NETHERLANDS    GUILDER       2.0224       2.0178       2.0367       2.0510       2.0648 
*NEW ZEALAND    DOLLAR        0.5860       0.5933       0.5940       0.5880       0.5865 
 NORWAY         KRONE        7.4630       7.4300       7.4925       7.5800       7.5996  
 PORTUGAL       ESCUDO        183.30       183.11       184.80       186.46       187.40 
 SINGAPORE      DOLLAR          1.75         1.72         1.72         1.73         1.72 
 SOUTH AFRICA   RAND         4.9045       4.9125       4.9180       4.9260       4.9400  
 SOUTH KOREA    WON        1682.00      1682.00      1690.00      1690.00      1528.00   
 SPAIN          PESETA      151.950      151.820      153.250      154.520      155.300  
  SRI LANKA     RUPEE          62.250        62.650       62.550       62.500       62.450 
  SWEDEN        KRONA          7.9330        7.9550       8.0276       8.0875       8.1136 
  SWITZERLAND   FRANC         1.4585        1.4498       1.4623       1.4673       1.4820  
  TAIWAN        DOLLAR        34.100        34.200       34.200       34.200       34.250  
  THAILAND      BAHT          54.100        53.700       53.700       54.100       53.100  
 *UNITED KINGDOMPOUND          1.6525        1.6474       1.6430       1.6400       1.6325 
                      
  MEMO:               
**UNITED STATES DOLLAR        99.39         99.20        99.81       100.35       100.94   
 
*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.
 
THIS RELEASE AND HISTORIC RATES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.BOG.FRB.FED.US.
 

FOR INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR SUBSCRIPTION TO THIS RELEASE OR ABOUT RECEIVING IT IN DOCUMENT
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1FEDERAL RESERVE STATISTICAL RELEASE February 20, 1998
 
 
 
 
 
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:
 
 (CURRENCY UNITS PER DOLLAR)
COUNTRYMONETARY
UNIT
Feb. 2 Feb. 3 Feb. 4 Feb. 5 Feb. 6
*AUSTRALIA      DOLLAR         0.6868       0.6825       0.6812       0.6765       0.6700 
 AUSTRIA        SCHILLING     12.496       12.786       12.706       12.589       12.642  
 BELGIUM        FRANC        37.500       37.510       37.210       36.940       37.200  
 CANADA         DOLLAR        1.4529       1.4512       1.4471       1.4388       1.4285 
 CHINA,P.R.     YUAN          8.2790       8.3100       8.3100       8.3100       8.3095 
 DENMARK        KRONE         6.9320       6.9250       6.8621       6.8200       6.8708 
*EURO COMMUNITY ECU           1.0850       1.0853       1.0946       1.1005       1.0940 
 FINLAND        MARKKA        5.5070       5.5047       5.4550       5.4275       5.4713 
 FRANCE         FRANC         6.0935       6.0890       6.0372       5.9990       6.0258 
 GERMANY        D. MARK       1.8210       1.8174       1.8010       1.7880       1.8038 
 GREECE         DRACHMA     287.85       287.60       285.15       283.58       285.10   
 HONG KONG      DOLLAR        7.7365       7.7370       7.7355       7.7360       7.7375 
 INDIA          RUPEE        38.950       38.900       38.850       38.850       38.850  
*IRELAND        POUND         1.3785       1.3840       1.3966       1.4030       1.3925 
 ITALY          LIRA       1796.00      1794.00      1778.00      1766.00      1780.60   
 JAPAN          YEN         126.65       126.02       123.78       123.31       124.26   
 MALAYSIA       RINGGIT       4.1300       3.9895       3.9900       3.9950       3.8200 
 MEXICO         PESO          8.4470       8.4325       8.4090       8.4220       8.4220 
 NETHERLANDS    GUILDER       2.0500       2.0478       2.0306       2.0180       2.0308 
*NEW ZEALAND    DOLLAR        0.5915       0.5863       0.5875       0.5863       0.5823 
 NORWAY         KRONE        7.5280       7.5450       7.4890       7.4505       7.5196  
 PORTUGAL       ESCUDO        186.20       186.00       184.23       183.10       184.45 
 SINGAPORE      DOLLAR          1.71         1.68         1.69         1.66         1.65 
 SOUTH AFRICA   RAND         4.9275       4.9345       4.9180       4.9110       4.9040  
  SOUTH KOREA   WON         1556.00       1620.00      1608.00      1608.00      1557.00   
  SPAIN         PESETA       154.190       154.050      152.650      151.670      152.700  
  SRI LANKA     RUPEE          62.200        62.950       62.350       62.650       62.350 
  SWEDEN        KRONA          8.0720        8.0825       8.0255       8.0125       8.0380 
  SWITZERLAND   FRANC         1.4730        1.4689       1.4590       1.4473       1.4556  
  TAIWAN        DOLLAR        33.500        33.250       34.050       32.950       32.950  
  THAILAND      BAHT          51.000        48.200       49.500       48.900       48.100  
 *UNITED KINGDOMPOUND          1.6380        1.6423       1.6580       1.6545       1.6475 
       
  MEMO:               
**UNITED STATES DOLLAR       100.41        100.22        99.29        98.78        99.31   
 
*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.
 
THIS RELEASE AND HISTORIC RATES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.BOG.FRB.FED.US.
 

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 20, 1998
 
 
 
H.10(512) FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 13, 1998
 
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:
 
 (CURRENCY UNITS PER DOLLAR)
COUNTRYMONETARY
UNIT
Feb. 9 Feb. 10Feb. 11Feb. 12Feb. 13
*AUSTRALIA      DOLLAR         0.6725       0.6814       0.6780       0.6770       0.6725 
 AUSTRIA        SCHILLING     12.749       12.753       12.800       12.735       12.850  
 BELGIUM        FRANC        37.500       37.410       37.570       37.380       37.680  
 CANADA         DOLLAR        1.4354       1.4295       1.4363       1.4383       1.4431 
 CHINA,P.R.     YUAN          8.2900       8.3100       8.3100       8.3100       8.3096 
 DENMARK        KRONE         6.9260       6.9065       6.9320       6.8915       6.9520 
*EURO COMMUNITY ECU           1.0850       1.0870       1.0850       1.0915       1.0825 
 FINLAND        MARKKA        5.5080       5.4986       5.5245       5.4928       5.5379 
 FRANCE         FRANC         6.0920       6.0738       6.0960       6.0665       6.1130 
 GERMANY        D. MARK       1.8158       1.8115       1.8189       1.8090       1.8237 
 GREECE         DRACHMA     287.35       286.78       287.22       286.06       287.95   
 HONG KONG      DOLLAR        7.7390       7.7388       7.7390       7.7400       7.7395 
 INDIA          RUPEE        38.560       38.900       38.790       38.850       38.850  
*IRELAND        POUND         1.3815       1.3825       1.3800       1.3815       1.3730 
 ITALY          LIRA       1794.80      1790.16      1795.80      1785.63      1797.30   
 JAPAN          YEN         124.28       123.47       123.53       123.78       125.37   
 MALAYSIA       RINGGIT       3.8305       3.5900       3.5895       3.7800       3.8450 
 MEXICO         PESO          8.4520       8.5010       8.4570       8.4550       8.4700 
 NETHERLANDS    GUILDER       2.0480       2.0430       2.0504       2.0400       2.0560 
*NEW ZEALAND    DOLLAR        0.5837       0.5910       0.5870       0.5842       0.5824 
 NORWAY         KRONE        7.5690       7.5505       7.5685       7.5216       7.5799  
 PORTUGAL       ESCUDO        185.95       185.20       186.24       185.30       186.60 
 SINGAPORE      DOLLAR          1.66         1.63         1.62         1.65         1.66 
 SOUTH AFRICA   RAND         4.9150       4.9290       4.9270       4.9320       4.9390  
  SOUTH KOREA   WON         1558.00       1586.00      1603.00      1629.00      1623.00   
  SPAIN         PESETA       154.000       153.360      154.210      153.470      154.500  
  SRI LANKA     RUPEE          62.800        62.850       62.600       62.350       62.200 
  SWEDEN        KRONA          8.1285        8.1209       8.1335       8.0770       8.1125 
  SWITZERLAND   FRANC         1.4653        1.4650       1.4633       1.4510       1.4655  
  TAIWAN        DOLLAR        33.150        32.950       32.800       32.900       32.850  
  THAILAND      BAHT          48.000        45.400       43.900       45.100       46.600  
 *UNITED KINGDOMPOUND          1.6338        1.6230       1.6324       1.6379       1.6345 
       
  MEMO:               
**UNITED STATES DOLLAR       100.00         99.80       100.00        99.64       100.37   
 
*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.
 
THIS RELEASE AND HISTORIC RATES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.BOG.FRB.FED.US.
 

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 20, 1998
 
 
 
H.10(512) FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 20, 1998
 
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:
 
 (CURRENCY UNITS PER DOLLAR)
COUNTRYMONETARY
UNIT
Feb. 16Feb. 17Feb. 18Feb. 19Feb. 20
*AUSTRALIA      DOLLAR                      0.6685       0.6702       0.6760       0.6716 
 AUSTRIA        SCHILLING                  12.825       12.803       12.835       12.840  
 BELGIUM        FRANC                     37.700       37.550       37.670       37.650  
 CANADA         DOLLAR                     1.4405       1.4355       1.4235       1.4205 
 CHINA,P.R.     YUAN                       8.3100       8.3100       8.3100       8.3092 
 DENMARK        KRONE                      6.9680       6.9360       6.9531       6.9510 
*EURO COMMUNITY ECU            H           1.0828       1.0865       1.0840       1.0840 
 FINLAND        MARKKA                     5.5425       5.5300       5.5390       5.5330 
 FRANCE         FRANC                      6.1095       6.0980       6.1135       6.1160 
 GERMANY        D. MARK        O           1.8266       1.8200       1.8237       1.8231 
 GREECE         DRACHMA                  288.00       287.12       288.05       289.03   
 HONG KONG      DOLLAR                     7.7415       7.7450       7.7450       7.7455 
 INDIA          RUPEE          L          38.950       38.900       38.900       39.390  
*IRELAND        POUND                      1.3575       1.3635       1.3625       1.3650 
 ITALY          LIRA                    1798.25      1794.25      1798.10      1799.20   
 JAPAN          YEN            I         126.87       126.35       126.25       127.73   
 MALAYSIA       RINGGIT                    3.8700       3.8000       3.7300       3.7800 
 MEXICO         PESO                       8.4720       8.5500       8.5450       8.5900 
 NETHERLANDS    GUILDER        D           2.0585       2.0507       2.0555       2.0600 
*NEW ZEALAND    DOLLAR                     0.5795       0.5793       0.5852       0.5786 
 NORWAY         KRONE                     7.6175       7.5900       7.5997       7.6005  
 PORTUGAL       ESCUDO         A           186.95       186.30       186.78       186.65 
  SINGAPORE     DOLLAR                         1.67         1.65         1.63         1.65 
  SOUTH AFRICA  RAND                        4.9425       4.9460       4.9430       4.9510  
  SOUTH KOREA   WON             Y         1692.00      1711.00      1674.00      1661.00   
  SPAIN         PESETA                     154.750      154.080      154.520      154.530  
  SRI LANKA     RUPEE                        62.200       62.200       62.200       62.200 
  SWEDEN        KRONA                        8.1440       8.1040       8.0969       8.0890 
  SWITZERLAND   FRANC                       1.4731       1.4690       1.4715       1.4705  
  TAIWAN        DOLLAR                      33.050       32.970       32.850       32.900  
  THAILAND      BAHT                        46.200       45.800       44.200       44.700  
 *UNITED KINGDOMPOUND                        1.6312       1.6395       1.6355       1.6363 
                      
  MEMO:                
**UNITED STATES DOLLAR                     100.62       100.26       100.34       100.48   
 
*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.
 
THIS RELEASE AND HISTORIC RATES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.BOG.FRB.FED.US.
 

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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