H.10(512) March 12, 1999
FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
FOR THE WEEK ENDING MARCH 12, 1999
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)
| COUNTRY | MONETARY UNIT | Mar. 8 | Mar. 9 | Mar. 10 | Mar. 11 | Mar. 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *AUSTRALIA | DOLLAR | 0.6305 | 0.6357 | 0.6350 | 0.6365 | 0.6360 |
| BRAZIL | REAL | 1.9750 | 1.9200 | 1.8700 | 1.8950 | 1.9100 |
| CANADA | DOLLAR | 1.5145 | 1.5169 | 1.5240 | 1.5220 | 1.5235 |
| CHINA, P.R. | YUAN | 8.2786 | 8.2791 | 8.2788 | 8.2789 | 8.2789 |
| DENMARK | KRONE | 6.8150 | 6.8375 | 6.7850 | 6.8025 | 6.7970 |
| *EMU MEMBERS | EURO | 1.0899 | 1.0873 | 1.0961 | 1.0932 | 1.0936 |
| GREECE | DRACHMA | 295.30 | 296.00 | 293.35 | 294.15 | 293.90 |
| HONG KONG | DOLLAR | 7.7485 | 7.7483 | 7.7492 | 7.7500 | 7.7490 |
| INDIA | RUPEE | 42.56 | 42.53 | 42.50 | 42.48 | 42.52 |
| JAPAN | YEN | 121.73 | 121.40 | 119.84 | 119.57 | 118.99 |
| MALAYSIA | RINGGIT | 3.8000 | 3.8000 | 3.8000 | 3.8000 | 3.8000 |
| MEXICO | PESO | 9.838 | 9.795 | 9.800 | 9.750 | 9.770 |
| *NEW ZEALAND | DOLLAR | 0.5325 | 0.5346 | 0.5352 | 0.5340 | 0.5340 |
| NORWAY | KRONE | 7.8575 | 7.8575 | 7.8130 | 7.8000 | 7.8050 |
| SINGAPORE | DOLLAR | 1.7282 | 1.7303 | 1.7295 | 1.7358 | 1.7320 |
| SOUTH AFRICA | RAND | 6.2000 | 6.1675 | 6.1475 | 6.1600 | 6.1850 |
| SOUTH KOREA | WON | 1240.50 | 1236.50 | 1234.90 | 1231.00 | 1235.00 |
| SRI LANKA | RUPEE | 69.900 | 69.750 | 69.700 | 69.720 | 69.680 |
| SWEDEN | KRONA | 8.2050 | 8.1890 | 8.1120 | 8.0940 | 8.1150 |
| SWITZERLAND | FRANC | 1.4612 | 1.4675 | 1.4566 | 1.4685 | 1.4608 |
| TAIWAN | DOLLAR | 33.200 | 33.220 | 33.150 | 33.150 | 33.160 |
| THAILAND | BAHT | 37.150 | 37.270 | 37.480 | 38.650 | 37.450 |
| *UNITED KINGDOM | POUND | 1.6085 | 1.6148 | 1.6267 | 1.6270 | 1.6335 |
| VENEZUELA | BOLIVAR | 577.50 | 577.25 | 578.25 | 579.30 | 580.00 |
| MEMO: | ||||||
| UNITED STATES | DOLLAR | |||||
| 1)BROAD | JAN97=100 | 118.28 | 118.19 | 117.79 | 117.88 | 117.73 |
| 2)MAJOR CURRENCY | MAR73=100 | 96.11 | 96.11 | 95.62 | 95.61 | 95.47 |
| 3)OITP | JAN97=100 | 131.49 | 131.25 | 131.13 | 131.37 | 131.25 |
This release is available online at http://www.federalreserve.gov/release/.
For more information on exchange rate indexes for the U.S. dollar, see "New Summary Measures
of the Foreign Exchange Value of the Dollar," Federal Reserve Bulletin, vol. 84 (October 1998),
pp. 811-18 (http://www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/bulletin/) and "Index of the Weighted-Average
Exchange Value of the U.S. Dollar: Revision," Federal Reserve Bulletin, vol. 64 (August 1978),
p. 700. Weights for broad index can be found at http://www.federalreserve.gov/; weights for
the major currencies index and the other important trading partners (OITP) index are derived
from the broad index weights.
* Value is U.S. dollars.
1) A weighted average of the foreign exchange value of the U.S. dollar against the currencies
of a broad group of major U.S. trading partners.
2) A weighted average of the foreign exchange value of the U.S. dollar against a subset of
the broad index currencies that circulate widely outside the country of issue.
3) A weighted average of the foreign exchange value of the U.S. dollar against a subset of
the broad index currencies that do not circulate widely outside the country of issue.
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As of the January 11, 1999 release, the euro is reported in place of the individual euro-area
currencies. These currency rates can be derived from the euro rate by using the fixed conversion
rates (in currencies per euro) given below:
1 EUR = 40.3399 BELGIAN FRANCS
= 1.95583 GERMAN MARKS
= 166.386 SPANISH PESETAS
= 6.55957 FRENCH FRANCS
= .787564 IRISH POUNDS
= 1936.27 ITALIAN LIRE
= 40.3399 LUXEMBOURG FRANCS
= 2.20371 DUTCH GUILDERS
= 13.7603 AUSTRIAN SCHILLINGS
= 200.482 PORTUGUESE ESCUDOS
= 5.94573 FINNISH MARKKAS