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Release Date: September 14, 1998

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FEDERAL RESERVE STATISTICAL RELEASE September 11, 1998
 
 
 
H.10(512) FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING AUGUST 21, 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
Aug. 17Aug. 18Aug. 19Aug. 20Aug. 21
*AUSTRALIA      DOLLAR         0.5925       0.5938       0.5940       0.5897       0.5830 
 AUSTRIA         SCHILLING     12.622       12.650       12.665       12.651       12.630  
 BELGIUM        FRANC        36.990       37.060       37.066       37.072       37.003  
 CANADA         DOLLAR        1.5243       1.5285       1.5335       1.5305       1.5420 
 CHINA,P.R.     YUAN          8.3100       8.3100       8.3100       8.3100       8.3100 
 DENMARK        KRONE         6.8295       6.8440       6.8450       6.8460       6.8340 
*EURO COMMUNITY ECU           1.0986       1.0963       1.0970       1.0980       1.0980 
 FINLAND        MARKKA        5.4565       5.4680       5.4670       5.4655       5.4633 
 FRANCE         FRANC         6.0085       6.0325       6.0290       6.0275       6.0220 
 GERMANY        D. MARK       1.7928       1.7991       1.7984       1.7979       1.7969 
 GREECE         DRACHMA     302.94       302.32       302.32       302.37       303.26   
 HONG KONG      DOLLAR        7.7500       7.7490       7.7468       7.7495       7.7503 
 INDIA          RUPEE        43.280       43.400       43.600       42.900       42.700  
*IRELAND        POUND         1.3954       1.3955       1.3925       1.3945       1.3930 
 ITALY          LIRA       1769.00      1772.80      1772.65      1773.60      1771.00   
 JAPAN          YEN         145.78       145.02       143.85       142.60       144.94   
 MALAYSIA       RINGGIT       4.2426       4.2300       4.2035       4.1850       4.2353 
 MEXICO         PESO          9.3015       9.2400       9.1950       9.3100       9.7000 
 NETHERLANDS    GUILDER       2.0235       2.0276       2.0273       2.0277       2.0235 
*NEW ZEALAND    DOLLAR        0.5038       0.5027       0.5038       0.4985       0.4925 
 NORWAY         KRONE        7.6635       7.6960       7.7020       7.7440       7.7290  
 PORTUGAL       ESCUDO        183.59       183.92       184.05       184.06       184.70 
 SINGAPORE      DOLLAR          1.76         1.77         1.76         1.75         1.77 
 SOUTH AFRICA   RAND         6.2650       6.2650       6.3200       6.3500       6.3800  
 SOUTH KOREA    WON        1335.00      1320.00      1305.00      1302.00      1302.00   
 SPAIN          PESETA      152.170      152.490      152.640      152.580      152.380  
  SRI LANKA     RUPEE          67.100        67.000       66.230       66.700       67.000 
  SWEDEN        KRONA          8.1695        8.1830       8.1650       8.1530       8.1837 
  SWITZERLAND   FRANC         1.5029        1.5105       1.5070       1.5045       1.5030  
  TAIWAN        DOLLAR        34.770        34.740       34.850       34.600       34.700  
  THAILAND      BAHT          41.800        41.700       41.550       41.200       41.700  
 *UNITED KINGDOMPOUND          1.6162        1.6162       1.6227       1.6275       1.6363 
                      
  MEMO:               
**UNITED STATES DOLLAR       102.22        102.38       102.21       102.02       102.20   
 
*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.
 
 
 
 
FEDERAL RESERVE STATISTICAL RELEASE September 11, 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
Aug. 24Aug. 25Aug. 26Aug. 27Aug. 28
*AUSTRALIA      DOLLAR         0.5792       0.5760       0.5682       0.5550       0.5650 
 AUSTRIA        SCHILLING     12.628       12.655       12.713       12.690       12.473  
 BELGIUM        FRANC        37.010       37.088       37.270       37.065       36.555  
 CANADA         DOLLAR        1.5493       1.5507       1.5630       1.5770       1.5692 
 CHINA,P.R.     YUAN          8.3100       8.3100       8.3100       8.3100       8.3100 
 DENMARK        KRONE         6.8360       6.8525       6.8790       6.8850       6.7475 
*EURO COMMUNITY ECU           1.0998       1.0980       1.0930       1.1000       1.1140 
 FINLAND        MARKKA        5.4600       5.4695       5.5000       5.4850       5.3910 
 FRANCE         FRANC         6.0170       6.0300       6.0570       6.0235       5.9410 
 GERMANY        D. MARK       1.7947       1.7985       1.8066       1.7983       1.7719 
 GREECE         DRACHMA     305.75       306.80       313.01       312.15       304.73   
 HONG KONG      DOLLAR        7.7480       7.7465       7.7485       7.7505       7.7500 
 INDIA          RUPEE        42.600       42.560       42.550       42.650       42.700  
*IRELAND        POUND         1.3963       1.3940       1.3890       1.3925       1.4150 
 ITALY          LIRA       1770.00      1773.00      1783.00      1777.00      1751.00   
 JAPAN          YEN         143.96       144.94       144.43       142.20       142.55   
 MALAYSIA       RINGGIT       4.2020       4.2205       4.2055       4.2050       4.2030 
 MEXICO         PESO          9.6650       9.5900       9.8600       9.9700      10.0500 
 NETHERLANDS    GUILDER       2.0235       2.0283       2.0375       2.0270       2.0000 
*NEW ZEALAND    DOLLAR        0.4910       0.4912       0.4885       0.4838       0.4928 
 NORWAY         KRONE        7.7920       7.8655       8.0045       8.3200       7.9545  
 PORTUGAL       ESCUDO        183.77       184.10       185.02       185.20       181.80 
 SINGAPORE      DOLLAR          1.77         1.77         1.77         1.77         1.78 
 SOUTH AFRICA   RAND         6.2750       6.2725       6.4000       6.6400       6.4800  
  SOUTH KOREA   WON         1306.00       1309.00      1312.00      1320.00      1338.00   
  SPAIN         PESETA       152.350       152.800      153.400      153.500      150.450  
  SRI LANKA     RUPEE          66.800        66.850       66.360       67.250       66.450 
  SWEDEN        KRONA          8.2250        8.2635       8.3325       8.3350       8.0976 
  SWITZERLAND   FRANC         1.4996        1.5030       1.5053       1.4820       1.4530  
  TAIWAN        DOLLAR        34.850        34.850       34.840       34.800       34.850  
  THAILAND      BAHT          41.750        41.550       41.720       41.900       42.100  
 *UNITED KINGDOMPOUND          1.6410        1.6395       1.6385       1.6405       1.6720 
       
  MEMO:               
**UNITED STATES DOLLAR       102.08        102.35       102.70       102.22       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
FORM, PLEASE CALL PUBLICATIONS SERVICES AT THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD AT (202) 452-3244.
 
 
 
 
FEDERAL RESERVE STATISTICAL RELEASE September 11, 1998
 
 
 
H.10(512) FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 4, 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
Aug. 31Sep. 1 Sep. 2 Sep. 3 Sep. 4
*AUSTRALIA      DOLLAR         0.5720       0.5805       0.5830       0.5810       0.5861 
 AUSTRIA        SCHILLING     12.367       12.325       12.325       12.143       12.210  
 BELGIUM        FRANC        36.370       36.133       36.127       35.620       35.810  
 CANADA         DOLLAR        1.5745       1.5535       1.5385       1.5395       1.5265 
 CHINA,P.R.     YUAN          8.3100       8.3100       8.3100       8.3100       8.3100 
 DENMARK        KRONE         6.6990       6.6635       6.6600       6.5730       6.6020 
*EURO COMMUNITY ECU           1.1190       1.1267       1.1258       1.1413       1.1347 
 FINLAND        MARKKA        5.3480       5.3340       5.3325       5.2520       5.2840 
 FRANCE         FRANC         5.9140       5.8685       5.8715       5.7925       5.8225 
 GERMANY        D. MARK       1.7584       1.7502       1.7507       1.7279       1.7350 
 GREECE         DRACHMA     302.48       301.29       299.54       297.40       299.90   
 HONG KONG      DOLLAR        7.7497       7.7455       7.7500       7.7495       7.7390 
 INDIA          RUPEE        42.650       42.650       42.580       42.600       42.655  
*IRELAND        POUND         1.4240       1.4330       1.4295       1.4520       1.4445 
 ITALY          LIRA       1741.00      1732.70      1731.40      1703.50      1713.40   
 JAPAN          YEN         140.90       136.23       137.76       134.82       133.99   
 MALAYSIA       RINGGIT       4.1950       3.8950       3.8100       3.8005       3.8000 
 MEXICO         PESO          9.9850       9.9900       9.9400      10.1200      10.1460 
 NETHERLANDS    GUILDER       1.9830       1.9775       1.9770       1.9480       1.9592 
*NEW ZEALAND    DOLLAR        0.4950       0.5073       0.5035       0.5005       0.5062 
 NORWAY         KRONE        7.8050       7.7400       7.7200       7.7280       7.7150  
 PORTUGAL       ESCUDO        180.21       179.37       179.28       176.95       177.70 
 SINGAPORE      DOLLAR          1.78         1.72         1.74         1.76         1.75 
 SOUTH AFRICA   RAND         6.4400       6.2800       6.2100       6.2200       6.2350  
  SOUTH KOREA   WON         1336.00       1356.00      1342.00      1332.00      1344.00   
  SPAIN         PESETA       149.790       148.800      148.800      146.600      147.250  
  SRI LANKA     RUPEE          66.950        66.450       66.350       66.580       66.900 
  SWEDEN        KRONA          8.0665        7.9675       7.9550       7.8950       7.9450 
  SWITZERLAND   FRANC         1.4417        1.4405       1.4450       1.4193       1.4252  
  TAIWAN        DOLLAR        34.880        34.810       34.780       34.820       34.750  
  THAILAND      BAHT          42.000        40.550       40.700       40.750       40.850  
 *UNITED KINGDOMPOUND          1.6760        1.6740       1.6686       1.6762       1.6720 
       
  MEMO:               
**UNITED STATES DOLLAR       100.37         99.44        99.55        98.32        98.51   
 
*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.
 
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.
 
 
 
 
FEDERAL RESERVE STATISTICAL RELEASE September 11, 1998
 
 
 
H.10(512) FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 11, 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
Sep. 7 Sep. 8 Sep. 9 Sep. 10Sep. 11
*AUSTRALIA      DOLLAR                      0.5897       0.5875       0.5966       0.6010 
 AUSTRIA        SCHILLING                  12.149       12.134       11.899       11.868  
 BELGIUM        FRANC                     35.614       35.578       34.874       34.790  
 CANADA         DOLLAR                     1.5263       1.5210       1.5145       1.5130 
 CHINA,P.R.     YUAN                       8.3100       8.3100       8.3100       8.3100 
 DENMARK        KRONE                      6.5750       6.5670       6.4480       6.4440 
*EURO COMMUNITY ECU            H           1.1385       1.1412       1.1610       1.1647 
 FINLAND        MARKKA                     5.2520       5.2450       5.1470       5.1280 
 FRANCE         FRANC                      5.7870       5.7865       5.6720       5.6500 
 GERMANY        D. MARK        O           1.7258       1.7255       1.6916       1.6889 
 GREECE         DRACHMA                  295.58       294.92       291.71       290.50   
 HONG KONG      DOLLAR                     7.7495       7.7500       7.7500       7.7502 
 INDIA          RUPEE          L          42.600       42.600       42.600       42.570  
*IRELAND        POUND                      1.4480       1.4515       1.4815       1.4822 
 ITALY          LIRA                    1703.00      1702.10      1671.00      1663.50   
 JAPAN          YEN            I         132.10       136.45       134.32       131.05   
 MALAYSIA       RINGGIT                    3.8000       3.8000       3.8000       3.8000 
 MEXICO         PESO                      10.3080      10.3700      10.6300      10.5300 
 NETHERLANDS    GUILDER        D           1.9487       1.9460       1.9078       1.9035 
*NEW ZEALAND    DOLLAR                     0.5097       0.5075       0.5155       0.5210 
 NORWAY         KRONE                     7.7270       7.7150       7.6130       7.5260  
 PORTUGAL       ESCUDO         A           176.81       176.75       173.34       172.75 
  SINGAPORE     DOLLAR                         1.73         1.74         1.73         1.72 
  SOUTH AFRICA  RAND                        6.2475       6.2350       6.2650       6.2750  
  SOUTH KOREA   WON             Y         1358.00      1363.00      1370.00      1370.00   
  SPAIN         PESETA                     146.500      146.430      143.750      143.270  
  SRI LANKA     RUPEE                        66.000       66.180       66.050       66.000 
  SWEDEN        KRONA                        7.9500       7.9610       7.9280       7.8270 
  SWITZERLAND   FRANC                       1.4123       1.4165       1.3905       1.3860  
  TAIWAN        DOLLAR                      34.570       34.690       34.610       34.520  
  THAILAND      BAHT                        40.800       40.800       40.740       40.900  
 *UNITED KINGDOMPOUND                        1.6581       1.6620       1.6816       1.6847 
                      
  MEMO:                
**UNITED STATES DOLLAR                      98.07        98.43        96.86        96.29   
 
*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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