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Release Date: December 07, 1998

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H.10(512) December 4, 1998
 

 

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
 

FOR THE WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 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:
 

 

(RATES IN CURRENCY UNITS PER DOLLAR)
 

 

COUNTRYMONETARY
UNIT
Nov. 30Dec. 1 Dec. 2 Dec. 3 Dec. 4
*AUSTRALIA      DOLLAR        0.6280       0.6305       0.6310       0.6245       0.6175 
 AUSTRIA        SCHILLING     11.936       11.822       11.756       11.764       11.810  
 BELGIUM        FRANC        34.99        34.67        34.47        34.50        34.64   
 BRAZIL         REAL          1.2010       1.2016       1.2020       1.2024       1.2022 
 CANADA         DOLLAR        1.5235       1.5330       1.5368       1.5338       1.5350 
 CHINA,P.R.     YUAN          8.2782       8.2782       8.2780       8.2779       8.2777 
 DENMARK        KRONE         6.4475       6.3925       6.3585       6.3610       6.3770 
*EURO COMMUNITY ECU           1.1573       1.1675       1.1736       1.1732       1.1700 
 FINLAND        MARKKA        5.1650       5.1095       5.0855       5.0870       5.1000 
 FRANCE         FRANC         5.6890       5.6342       5.6044       5.6094       5.6265 
 GERMANY        D. MARK       1.6966       1.6808       1.6720       1.6725       1.6794 
 GREECE         DRACHMA     284.55       283.28       281.30       281.18       282.30   
 HONG KONG      DOLLAR        7.7430       7.7455       7.7465       7.7465       7.7472 
 INDIA          RUPEE        42.65        42.61        42.61        42.56        42.58   
*IRELAND        POUND         1.4640       1.4778       1.4864       1.4850       1.4800 
 ITALY          LIRA       1679.25      1664.00      1654.75      1655.60      1661.30   
 JAPAN          YEN         123.21       122.20       120.17       118.79       119.35   
 MALAYSIA       RINGGIT       3.8000       3.8000       3.8000       3.8000       3.8000 
 MEXICO         PESO         10.005       10.027        9.970        9.993        9.995  
 NETHERLANDS    GUILDER       1.9124       1.8949       1.8840       1.8845       1.8912 
*NEW ZEALAND    DOLLAR        0.5270       0.5245       0.5275       0.5232       0.5213 
 NORWAY         KRONE         7.4850       7.4425       7.4325       7.4275       7.4475 
 PORTUGAL       ESCUDO      173.92       172.41       171.50       171.48       172.09   
 SINGAPORE      DOLLAR        1.6500       1.6455       1.6470       1.6460       1.6585 
 SOUTH AFRICA   RAND          5.6950       5.6650       5.6575       5.7350       5.8950 
 SOUTH KOREA    WON        1247.00      1246.00      1240.00      1230.00      1217.00   
  SPAIN         PESETA       144.230       143.040      142.270      142.250      142.780  
  SRI LANKA     RUPEE         67.950        67.940       68.000       68.000       68.100  
  SWEDEN        KRONA          8.1350        8.1225       8.0650       8.0420       8.0900 
  SWITZERLAND   FRANC          1.3963        1.3783       1.3700       1.3667       1.3710 
  TAIWAN        DOLLAR        32.500        32.500       32.470       32.550       32.400  
  THAILAND      BAHT          36.150        36.200       36.150       35.950       35.980  
 *UNITED KINGDOMPOUND          1.6485        1.6540       1.6625       1.6645       1.6615 
  VENEZUELA     BOLIVAR      572.85        573.70       574.25       575.15       575.70   
                      
  MEMO:               
  UNITED STATES  DOLLAR        
1)BROAD         JAN97=100    115.65        115.40       114.98       114.79       115.05   
2)MAJOR CURRENCYMAR73=100     94.85         94.50        93.95        93.64        93.93   
3)OITP          JAN97=100    126.98        126.99       126.88       126.96       127.10   
4)G-10          MAR73=100     96.31         95.65        95.05        94.88        95.20   
 
*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.
 
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