FEDERAL RESERVE STATISTICAL RELEASE October 30, 1998 H.10(512) FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 9, 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: MONETARY (CURRENCY UNITS PER DOLLAR) COUNTRY UNIT Oct. 5 Oct. 6 Oct. 7 Oct. 8 Oct. 9 *AUSTRALIA DOLLAR 0.5940 0.5887 0.6178 0.6183 0.6162 AUSTRIA SCHILLING 11.499 11.500 11.350 11.323 11.510 BELGIUM FRANC 33.710 33.710 33.360 33.190 33.730 CANADA DOLLAR 1.5570 1.5520 1.5288 1.5435 1.5460 CHINA,P.R. YUAN 8.2780 8.2779 8.2778 8.2777 8.2777 DENMARK KRONE 6.2210 6.2075 6.1355 6.1195 6.2150 *EURO COMMUNITY ECU 1.2058 1.2050 1.2176 1.2262 1.2148 FINLAND MARKKA 4.9755 4.9697 4.9130 4.8995 4.9770 FRANCE FRANC 5.4810 5.4780 5.4080 5.3875 5.4730 GERMANY D. MARK 1.6352 1.6335 1.6137 1.6060 1.6328 GREECE DRACHMA 285.00 284.00 279.63 279.45 283.70 HONG KONG DOLLAR 7.7489 7.7486 7.7470 7.7479 7.7480 INDIA RUPEE 42.500 42.450 42.400 42.400 42.400 *IRELAND POUND 1.5275 1.5280 1.5478 1.5520 1.5275 ITALY LIRA 1616.70 1615.50 1596.00 1592.00 1619.00 JAPAN YEN 134.54 131.15 123.97 118.85 117.00 MALAYSIA RINGGIT 3.8000 3.8000 3.8000 3.8000 3.8000 MEXICO PESO 10.2000 10.1900 10.1950 10.3800 10.2300 NETHERLANDS GUILDER 1.8425 1.8416 1.8198 1.8142 1.8440 *NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR 0.4968 0.4930 0.5113 0.5195 0.5205 NORWAY KRONE 7.4815 7.4300 7.3335 7.3350 7.5000 PORTUGAL ESCUDO 167.60 167.52 165.45 164.85 167.55 SINGAPORE DOLLAR 1.68 1.68 1.65 1.65 1.65 SOUTH AFRICA RAND 6.0800 6.0100 5.8700 5.8200 5.7995 SOUTH KOREA WON 1389.00 1389.00 1382.00 1365.00 1335.00 SPAIN PESETA 138.950 138.890 137.200 136.800 138.850 SRI LANKA RUPEE 66.000 66.000 65.500 65.500 65.570 SWEDEN KRONA 8.0635 8.0200 7.7450 7.8560 7.9335 SWITZERLAND FRANC 1.3470 1.3442 1.3180 1.2935 1.3230 TAIWAN DOLLAR 33.750 33.540 33.400 33.000 32.950 THAILAND BAHT 39.150 38.830 38.750 38.700 38.400 *UNITED KINGDOM POUND 1.6901 1.6833 1.6968 1.7222 1.7030 MEMO: **UNITED STATES DOLLAR 95.15 94.77 92.98 92.14 93.07 *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 October 30, 1998 H.10(512) FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 16, 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: MONETARY (CURRENCY UNITS PER DOLLAR) COUNTRY UNIT Oct. 12 Oct. 13 Oct. 14 Oct. 15 Oct. 16 *AUSTRALIA DOLLAR 0.6273 0.6294 0.6310 0.6327 AUSTRIA SCHILLING 11.530 11.553 11.442 11.384 BELGIUM FRANC 33.830 33.858 33.553 33.430 CANADA DOLLAR 1.5485 1.5465 1.5463 1.5430 CHINA,P.R. YUAN 8.2776 8.2777 8.2778 8.2776 DENMARK KRONE 6.2310 6.2380 6.1870 6.1505 *EURO COMMUNITY ECU H 1.2025 1.2002 1.2105 1.2175 FINLAND MARKKA 4.9900 4.9940 4.9510 4.9228 FRANCE FRANC 5.4940 5.5025 5.4530 5.4280 GERMANY D. MARK O 1.6381 1.6408 1.6264 1.6185 GREECE DRACHMA 282.49 282.84 280.38 278.30 HONG KONG DOLLAR 7.7470 7.7465 7.7475 7.7470 INDIA RUPEE L 42.400 42.350 42.330 42.350 *IRELAND POUND 1.5190 1.5203 1.5320 1.5410 ITALY LIRA 1622.15 1624.20 1609.50 1601.70 JAPAN YEN I 118.85 119.27 117.50 115.45 MALAYSIA RINGGIT 3.8000 3.8000 3.8000 3.8000 MEXICO PESO 10.1980 10.1800 10.1250 10.0850 NETHERLANDS GUILDER D 1.8479 1.8513 1.8353 1.8255 *NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR 0.5410 0.5395 0.5312 0.5357 NORWAY KRONE 7.5350 7.6079 7.6580 7.3920 PORTUGAL ESCUDO A 168.24 168.40 166.90 166.10 SINGAPORE DOLLAR 1.63 1.61 1.62 1.62 SOUTH AFRICA RAND 5.8125 5.6700 5.6750 5.6971 SOUTH KOREA WON Y 1350.00 1350.00 1336.00 1326.00 SPAIN PESETA 139.330 139.450 138.300 137.600 SRI LANKA RUPEE 65.820 66.000 66.300 66.330 SWEDEN KRONA 7.8930 7.9425 7.9725 7.7810 SWITZERLAND FRANC 1.3286 1.3325 1.3230 1.3148 TAIWAN DOLLAR 33.160 33.300 33.050 32.800 THAILAND BAHT 38.300 38.200 37.950 37.950 *UNITED KINGDOM POUND 1.7015 1.7055 1.7028 1.7030 MEMO: **UNITED STATES DOLLAR 93.44 93.56 92.90 92.30 *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. 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 October 30, 1998 H.10(512) FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 23, 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: MONETARY (CURRENCY UNITS PER DOLLAR) COUNTRY UNIT Oct. 19 Oct. 20 Oct. 21 Oct. 22 Oct. 23 *AUSTRALIA DOLLAR 0.6328 0.6285 0.6275 0.6253 0.6184 AUSTRIA SCHILLING 11.455 11.563 11.560 11.552 11.518 BELGIUM FRANC 33.610 33.907 33.900 33.900 33.800 CANADA DOLLAR 1.5490 1.5390 1.5550 1.5433 1.5445 CHINA,P.R. YUAN 8.2778 8.2779 8.2778 8.2782 8.2778 DENMARK KRONE 6.1920 6.2510 6.2475 6.2395 6.2275 *EURO COMMUNITY ECU 1.2068 1.2000 1.1980 1.1985 1.2014 FINLAND MARKKA 4.9510 4.9948 4.9960 4.9900 4.9815 FRANCE FRANC 5.4590 5.5105 5.5080 5.5053 5.4915 GERMANY D. MARK 1.6279 1.6426 1.6442 1.6409 1.6373 GREECE DRACHMA 279.59 281.35 281.10 280.50 279.55 HONG KONG DOLLAR 7.7480 7.7490 7.7490 7.7493 7.7505 INDIA RUPEE 42.350 42.340 42.340 42.320 42.350 *IRELAND POUND 1.5290 1.5168 1.5170 1.5186 1.5226 ITALY LIRA 1611.60 1624.70 1625.25 1625.25 1619.70 JAPAN YEN 114.46 118.09 116.85 117.88 118.06 MALAYSIA RINGGIT 3.8000 3.8000 3.8000 3.8000 3.8000 MEXICO PESO 10.1000 10.0500 10.0400 9.9950 10.0400 NETHERLANDS GUILDER 1.8360 1.8529 1.8530 1.8515 1.8470 *NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR 0.5350 0.5263 0.5260 0.5255 0.5253 NORWAY KRONE 7.4455 7.4650 7.4100 7.3885 7.3130 PORTUGAL ESCUDO 167.05 168.58 168.50 168.35 167.75 SINGAPORE DOLLAR 1.62 1.63 1.62 1.62 1.62 SOUTH AFRICA RAND 5.6700 5.7500 5.6950 5.7250 5.7400 SOUTH KOREA WON 1328.00 1330.00 1326.00 1324.00 1322.00 SPAIN PESETA 138.360 139.640 139.650 139.410 139.130 SRI LANKA RUPEE 66.900 66.320 66.400 66.610 66.610 SWEDEN KRONA 7.7780 7.8075 7.7575 7.7450 7.6365 SWITZERLAND FRANC 1.3235 1.3462 1.3480 1.3423 1.3375 TAIWAN DOLLAR 32.990 33.000 33.000 32.920 32.960 THAILAND BAHT 38.200 38.050 37.900 37.700 37.490 *UNITED KINGDOM POUND 1.6995 1.7060 1.7005 1.6950 1.6900 MEMO: **UNITED STATES DOLLAR 92.57 93.42 93.40 93.41 93.27 *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 October 30, 1998 H.10(512) FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 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: MONETARY (CURRENCY UNITS PER DOLLAR) COUNTRY UNIT Oct. 26 Oct. 27 Oct. 28 Oct. 29 Oct. 30 *AUSTRALIA DOLLAR 0.6165 0.6154 0.6160 0.6231 0.6250 AUSTRIA SCHILLING 11.598 11.643 11.644 11.635 11.655 BELGIUM FRANC 34.005 34.145 34.147 34.150 34.183 CANADA DOLLAR 1.5450 1.5395 1.5420 1.5497 1.5432 CHINA,P.R. YUAN 8.2777 8.2776 8.2778 8.2776 8.2778 DENMARK KRONE 6.2610 6.2910 6.2940 6.2875 6.3075 *EURO COMMUNITY ECU 1.1918 1.1885 1.1890 1.1888 1.1868 FINLAND MARKKA 5.0110 5.0340 5.0350 5.0300 5.0350 FRANCE FRANC 5.5280 5.5477 5.5490 5.5425 5.5570 GERMANY D. MARK 1.6509 1.6544 1.6537 1.6535 1.6565 GREECE DRACHMA 279.65 281.53 282.00 282.80 281.75 HONG KONG DOLLAR 7.7498 7.7500 7.7495 7.7483 7.7455 INDIA RUPEE 42.400 42.400 42.350 42.450 42.450 *IRELAND POUND 1.5100 1.5043 1.5020 1.5055 1.5017 ITALY LIRA 1632.50 1637.75 1638.00 1636.00 1639.50 JAPAN YEN 118.84 118.60 117.56 117.30 116.45 MALAYSIA RINGGIT 3.8000 3.8000 3.8000 3.8000 3.8000 MEXICO PESO 10.0230 10.1950 10.1700 10.2150 10.1020 NETHERLANDS GUILDER 1.8610 1.8672 1.8675 1.8653 1.8690 *NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR 0.5225 0.5202 0.5220 0.5258 0.5295 NORWAY KRONE 7.3320 7.3820 7.3960 7.3990 7.3770 PORTUGAL ESCUDO 169.10 169.75 169.70 169.57 169.92 SINGAPORE DOLLAR 1.63 1.63 1.62 1.62 1.63 SOUTH AFRICA RAND 5.6975 5.7700 5.7500 5.7100 5.6000 SOUTH KOREA WON 1316.00 1321.00 1320.00 1317.00 1321.00 SPAIN PESETA 140.000 140.710 140.650 140.550 140.900 SRI LANKA RUPEE 66.930 66.950 67.020 67.040 67.150 SWEDEN KRONA 7.6700 7.7910 7.8080 7.7870 7.8180 SWITZERLAND FRANC 1.3463 1.3497 1.3483 1.3452 1.3548 TAIWAN DOLLAR 33.000 32.700 32.550 32.580 32.480 THAILAND BAHT 37.650 37.410 36.900 36.900 36.800 *UNITED KINGDOM POUND 1.6830 1.6722 1.6720 1.6758 1.6735 MEMO: **UNITED STATES DOLLAR 93.84 94.09 94.00 93.93 93.96 *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.