1FEDERAL RESERVE STATISTICAL RELEASE August 30, 1996 H.10(512) FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING AUGUST 9, 1996 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 Aug. 5 Aug. 6 Aug. 7 Aug. 8 Aug. 9 *AUSTRALIA DOLLAR 0.7729 0.7758 0.7772 0.7782 0.7785 AUSTRIA SCHILLING 10.440 10.440 10.460 10.443 10.407 BELGIUM FRANC 30.570 30.570 30.610 30.590 30.490 CANADA DOLLAR 1.3757 1.3745 1.3722 1.3723 1.3723 CHINA,P.R. YUAN 8.3400 8.3398 8.3395 8.3395 8.3390 DENMARK KRONE 5.7330 5.7340 5.7430 5.7405 5.7230 *EURO COMMUNITY ECU 1.2670 1.2670 1.2640 1.2670 1.2690 FINLAND MARKKA 4.5010 4.4800 4.4710 4.4760 4.4590 FRANCE FRANC 5.0410 5.0525 5.0646 5.0580 5.0582 GERMANY D. MARK 1.4832 1.4830 1.4852 1.4838 1.4785 GREECE DRACHMA 237.30 236.96 237.20 237.03 236.80 HONG KONG DOLLAR 7.7359 7.7390 7.7350 7.7358 7.7373 INDIA RUPEE 35.800 35.800 35.800 35.950 35.900 *IRELAND POUND 1.6094 1.6040 1.6040 1.6080 1.6100 ITALY LIRA 1517.00 1520.27 1519.75 1518.60 1517.30 JAPAN YEN 106.64 106.92 107.95 108.14 108.12 MALAYSIA RINGGIT 2.4925 2.4892 2.4900 2.4910 2.4920 MEXICO PESO 7.5510 7.5350 7.5330 7.5325 7.5200 NETHERLANDS GUILDER 1.6645 1.6645 1.6680 1.6650 1.6599 *NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR 0.6836 0.6875 0.6872 0.6873 0.6882 NORWAY KRONE 6.4080 6.4070 6.4170 6.4110 6.4000 PORTUGAL ESCUDO 152.45 152.52 152.73 152.50 152.20 SINGAPORE DOLLAR 1.42 1.42 1.42 1.42 1.42 SOUTH AFRICA RAND 4.4640 4.4825 4.5050 4.5300 4.5375 SOUTH KOREA WON 814.50 814.30 814.30 814.30 814.50 SPAIN PESETA 125.950 126.040 126.220 125.880 125.880 SRI LANKA RUPEE 55.500 55.120 55.350 55.260 55.500 SWEDEN KRONA 6.6080 6.6020 6.6420 6.6420 6.6570 SWITZERLAND FRANC 1.2030 1.2049 1.2095 1.2103 1.2050 TAIWAN DOLLAR 27.500 27.480 27.490 27.510 27.470 THAILAND BAHT 25.250 25.250 25.280 25.310 25.310 *UNITED KINGDOM POUND 1.5442 1.5375 1.5418 1.5497 1.5490 MEMO: **UNITED STATES DOLLAR 86.43 86.54 86.72 86.63 86.52 *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. 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 August 30, 1996 H.10(512) FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING AUGUST 16, 1996 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 Aug. 12 Aug. 13 Aug. 14 Aug. 15 Aug. 16 *AUSTRALIA DOLLAR 0.7776 0.7792 0.7790 0.7827 0.7837 AUSTRIA SCHILLING 10.393 10.393 10.464 10.455 10.510 BELGIUM FRANC 30.440 30.440 30.640 30.620 30.770 CANADA DOLLAR 1.3715 1.3748 1.3745 1.3775 1.3741 CHINA,P.R. YUAN 8.3386 8.3380 8.3374 8.3372 8.3369 DENMARK KRONE 5.7160 5.7185 5.7530 5.7505 5.7730 *EURO COMMUNITY ECU 1.2707 1.2715 1.2653 1.2673 1.2615 FINLAND MARKKA 4.4475 4.4470 4.4610 4.4660 4.4820 FRANCE FRANC 5.0585 5.0585 5.0820 5.0800 5.1030 GERMANY D. MARK 1.4770 1.4763 1.4870 1.4856 1.4938 GREECE DRACHMA 236.35 236.35 238.16 237.75 238.18 HONG KONG DOLLAR 7.7365 7.7335 7.7338 7.7342 7.7340 INDIA RUPEE 35.800 35.800 35.800 35.800 35.800 *IRELAND POUND 1.6110 1.6105 1.6068 1.6056 1.6070 ITALY LIRA 1517.00 1515.80 1520.00 1516.50 1519.50 JAPAN YEN 107.72 107.59 107.94 108.01 107.96 MALAYSIA RINGGIT 2.4928 2.4950 2.4955 2.4917 2.4940 MEXICO PESO 7.5080 7.4925 7.4925 7.5025 7.4850 NETHERLANDS GUILDER 1.6570 1.6572 1.6685 1.6669 1.6750 *NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR 0.6857 0.6842 0.6855 0.6871 0.6890 NORWAY KRONE 6.4040 6.3930 6.4280 6.4200 6.4475 PORTUGAL ESCUDO 151.85 151.88 152.67 152.45 152.99 SINGAPORE DOLLAR 1.42 1.41 1.41 1.41 1.41 SOUTH AFRICA RAND 4.5450 4.5380 4.5595 4.5670 4.5580 SOUTH KOREA WON 814.80 817.00 821.40 821.40 820.10 SPAIN PESETA 125.830 125.750 126.160 125.750 126.140 SRI LANKA RUPEE 55.500 55.300 56.100 55.690 55.510 SWEDEN KRONA 6.6690 6.6520 6.6410 6.6360 6.6400 SWITZERLAND FRANC 1.2010 1.1993 1.2080 1.2057 1.2112 TAIWAN DOLLAR 27.500 27.510 27.490 27.490 27.490 THAILAND BAHT 25.290 25.290 25.270 25.300 25.300 *UNITED KINGDOM POUND 1.5505 1.5499 1.5483 1.5504 1.5468 MEMO: **UNITED STATES DOLLAR 86.42 86.40 86.75 86.70 86.94 *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. 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 August 30, 1996 H.10(512) FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING AUGUST 23, 1996 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 Aug. 19 Aug. 20 Aug. 21 Aug. 22 Aug. 23 *AUSTRALIA DOLLAR 0.7900 0.7862 0.7898 0.7910 0.7903 AUSTRIA SCHILLING 10.470 10.478 10.440 10.496 10.456 BELGIUM FRANC 30.680 30.670 30.550 30.720 30.600 CANADA DOLLAR 1.3735 1.3735 1.3740 1.3718 1.3700 CHINA,P.R. YUAN 8.3366 8.3365 8.3371 8.3369 8.3371 DENMARK KRONE 5.7520 5.7485 5.7330 5.7670 5.7430 *EURO COMMUNITY ECU 1.2660 1.2648 1.2680 1.2627 1.2665 FINLAND MARKKA 4.4730 4.4805 4.4775 4.5290 4.5130 FRANCE FRANC 5.0905 5.0832 5.0740 5.0845 5.0695 GERMANY D. MARK 1.4870 1.4887 1.4832 1.4913 1.4848 GREECE DRACHMA 237.75 237.70 237.25 238.00 237.25 HONG KONG DOLLAR 7.7340 7.7345 7.7350 7.7345 7.7325 INDIA RUPEE 35.800 35.800 35.700 35.800 35.800 *IRELAND POUND 1.6040 1.6065 1.6110 1.6086 1.6110 ITALY LIRA 1517.70 1519.50 1516.30 1518.60 1515.50 JAPAN YEN 107.87 108.30 108.34 108.23 108.40 MALAYSIA RINGGIT 2.4930 2.4930 2.4935 2.4960 2.4938 MEXICO PESO 7.4880 7.4770 7.4900 7.4800 7.4880 NETHERLANDS GUILDER 1.6687 1.6700 1.6634 1.6723 1.6668 *NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR 0.6890 0.6899 0.6920 0.6913 0.6940 NORWAY KRONE 6.4330 6.4295 6.4310 6.4560 6.4380 PORTUGAL ESCUDO 152.67 152.70 152.35 153.05 152.45 SINGAPORE DOLLAR 1.41 1.41 1.41 1.41 1.41 SOUTH AFRICA RAND 4.5760 4.5670 4.5610 4.5600 4.5430 SOUTH KOREA WON 819.50 819.90 818.90 819.30 818.40 SPAIN PESETA 125.940 125.830 125.550 126.200 125.650 SRI LANKA RUPEE 55.900 55.880 55.600 55.750 55.800 SWEDEN KRONA 6.6330 6.6037 6.6090 6.6180 6.5980 SWITZERLAND FRANC 1.2066 1.2077 1.2004 1.2071 1.2000 TAIWAN DOLLAR 27.490 27.530 27.510 27.510 27.500 THAILAND BAHT 25.280 25.290 25.310 25.310 25.310 *UNITED KINGDOM POUND 1.5444 1.5473 1.5497 1.5508 1.5530 MEMO: **UNITED STATES DOLLAR 86.77 86.80 86.62 86.81 86.61 *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. 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 August 30, 1996 H.10(512) FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING AUGUST 30, 1996 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 Aug. 26 Aug. 27 Aug. 28 Aug. 29 Aug. 30 *AUSTRALIA DOLLAR 0.7905 0.7868 0.7905 0.7910 0.7910 AUSTRIA SCHILLING 10.414 10.407 10.390 10.425 10.415 BELGIUM FRANC 30.470 30.450 30.410 30.500 30.490 CANADA DOLLAR 1.3709 1.3676 1.3665 1.3666 1.3685 CHINA,P.R. YUAN 8.3371 8.3369 8.3366 8.3364 8.3363 DENMARK KRONE 5.7130 5.7150 5.7080 5.7240 5.7190 *EURO COMMUNITY ECU 1.2716 1.2723 1.2741 1.2710 1.2735 FINLAND MARKKA 4.4900 4.4950 4.4840 4.4750 4.4720 FRANCE FRANC 5.0542 5.0630 5.0565 5.0793 5.0645 GERMANY D. MARK 1.4796 1.4790 1.4764 1.4815 1.4801 GREECE DRACHMA 236.50 236.50 236.23 237.25 236.50 HONG KONG DOLLAR 7.7330 7.7325 7.7323 7.7322 7.7330 INDIA RUPEE 35.850 35.850 35.850 35.850 35.850 *IRELAND POUND 1.6177 1.6165 1.6210 1.6185 1.6205 ITALY LIRA 1512.25 1514.00 1510.30 1515.00 1511.50 JAPAN YEN 107.70 107.78 108.44 108.50 108.70 MALAYSIA RINGGIT 2.4930 2.4935 2.4946 2.4950 2.4935 MEXICO PESO 7.5020 7.5175 7.4930 7.5250 7.5900 NETHERLANDS GUILDER 1.6590 1.6583 1.6555 1.6605 1.6597 *NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR 0.6943 0.6920 0.6920 0.6928 0.6900 NORWAY KRONE 6.4060 6.4185 6.4040 6.4270 6.4120 PORTUGAL ESCUDO 151.86 151.63 151.47 151.93 151.86 SINGAPORE DOLLAR 1.41 1.41 1.41 1.41 1.41 SOUTH AFRICA RAND 4.5300 4.5225 4.5090 4.5090 4.4900 SOUTH KOREA WON 818.20 819.10 819.50 819.80 819.30 SPAIN PESETA 125.100 125.050 124.920 125.310 125.160 SRI LANKA RUPEE 55.700 55.850 55.900 55.850 55.550 SWEDEN KRONA 6.5920 6.6105 6.6080 6.6260 6.6260 SWITZERLAND FRANC 1.1935 1.1937 1.1928 1.1985 1.2009 TAIWAN DOLLAR 27.480 27.480 27.500 27.490 27.470 THAILAND BAHT 25.290 25.280 25.290 25.310 25.320 *UNITED KINGDOM POUND 1.5553 1.5530 1.5593 1.5563 1.5612 MEMO: **UNITED STATES DOLLAR 86.33 86.36 86.29 86.52 86.45 *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. 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.