1FEDERAL RESERVE STATISTICAL RELEASE October 28, 1996 H.10(512) FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 4, 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 Sep. 30 Oct. 1 Oct. 2 Oct. 3 Oct. 4 *AUSTRALIA DOLLAR 0.7912 0.7915 0.7950 0.7900 0.7895 AUSTRIA SCHILLING 10.742 10.740 10.753 10.753 10.765 BELGIUM FRANC 31.440 31.430 31.460 31.480 31.510 CANADA DOLLAR 1.3620 1.3624 1.3620 1.3609 1.3553 CHINA,P.R. YUAN 8.3317 8.3317 8.3317 8.3315 8.3307 DENMARK KRONE 5.8600 5.8570 5.8630 5.8615 5.8650 *EURO COMMUNITY ECU 1.2480 1.2480 1.2487 1.2484 1.2475 FINLAND MARKKA 4.5700 4.5675 4.5630 4.5655 4.5630 FRANCE FRANC 5.1670 5.1705 5.1710 5.1755 5.1810 GERMANY D. MARK 1.5270 1.5263 1.5279 1.5287 1.5302 GREECE DRACHMA 241.30 241.50 241.25 241.05 241.15 HONG KONG DOLLAR 7.7332 7.7320 7.7325 7.7324 7.7322 INDIA RUPEE 35.850 35.850 35.850 35.800 35.800 *IRELAND POUND 1.6030 1.6000 1.6000 1.5990 1.5985 ITALY LIRA 1523.85 1522.50 1516.40 1516.90 1521.10 JAPAN YEN 111.65 111.37 111.66 111.48 111.63 MALAYSIA RINGGIT 2.5065 2.5032 2.5010 2.5025 2.4998 MEXICO PESO 7.5500 7.5290 7.5220 7.5330 7.5350 NETHERLANDS GUILDER 1.7125 1.7125 1.7142 1.7171 1.7178 *NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR 0.6990 0.6995 0.6992 0.6987 0.6994 NORWAY KRONE 6.5070 6.5060 6.5050 6.5010 6.5110 PORTUGAL ESCUDO 155.30 155.05 154.67 154.64 154.95 SINGAPORE DOLLAR 1.41 1.41 1.41 1.41 1.41 SOUTH AFRICA RAND 4.5370 4.5350 4.5030 4.5290 4.5385 SOUTH KOREA WON 826.50 821.00 821.70 821.70 824.80 SPAIN PESETA 128.510 128.530 128.600 128.720 128.750 SRI LANKA RUPEE 56.470 56.660 56.760 57.150 57.150 SWEDEN KRONA 6.6320 6.6285 6.6000 6.6170 6.6180 SWITZERLAND FRANC 1.2555 1.2545 1.2545 1.2538 1.2566 TAIWAN DOLLAR 27.490 27.490 27.500 27.500 27.500 THAILAND BAHT 25.420 25.430 25.440 25.430 25.440 *UNITED KINGDOM POUND 1.5653 1.5640 1.5685 1.5661 1.5623 MEMO: **UNITED STATES DOLLAR 88.10 88.07 88.05 88.09 88.17 *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 October 28, 1996 H.10(512) FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 11, 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 Oct. 7 Oct. 8 Oct. 9 Oct. 10 Oct. 11 *AUSTRALIA DOLLAR 0.7867 0.7890 0.7894 0.7900 0.7905 AUSTRIA SCHILLING 10.770 10.748 10.758 10.763 10.773 BELGIUM FRANC 31.530 31.450 31.490 31.520 31.540 CANADA DOLLAR 1.3538 1.3549 1.3548 1.3516 1.3526 CHINA,P.R. YUAN 8.3307 8.3315 8.3305 8.3299 8.3293 DENMARK KRONE 5.8635 5.8510 5.8550 5.8620 5.8715 *EURO COMMUNITY ECU 1.2490 1.2522 1.2515 1.2510 1.2516 FINLAND MARKKA 4.5710 4.5580 4.5670 4.5780 4.5785 FRANCE FRANC 5.1735 5.1595 5.1665 5.1730 5.1823 GERMANY D. MARK 1.5311 1.5272 1.5286 1.5299 1.5310 GREECE DRACHMA 240.90 240.00 240.20 240.15 240.00 HONG KONG DOLLAR 7.7321 7.7320 7.7320 7.7320 7.7330 INDIA RUPEE 35.850 35.850 35.850 35.850 35.700 *IRELAND POUND 1.6060 1.6040 1.6025 1.6060 1.6083 ITALY LIRA 1516.60 1518.00 1522.10 1523.50 1522.80 JAPAN YEN 111.27 111.31 111.47 111.28 111.66 MALAYSIA RINGGIT 2.5006 2.5022 2.5050 2.5060 2.5060 MEXICO PESO 7.5310 7.5440 7.5760 7.6080 7.6430 NETHERLANDS GUILDER 1.7178 1.7143 1.7155 1.7160 1.7172 *NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR 0.6822 0.6915 0.6894 0.6922 0.6932 NORWAY KRONE 6.5100 6.4950 6.5030 6.5090 6.5100 PORTUGAL ESCUDO 154.75 154.60 154.66 154.90 155.00 SINGAPORE DOLLAR 1.41 1.41 1.41 1.41 1.41 SOUTH AFRICA RAND 4.5410 4.5360 4.5420 4.5550 4.5460 SOUTH KOREA WON 828.10 829.10 829.50 833.90 829.10 SPAIN PESETA 128.670 128.500 128.550 128.750 128.800 SRI LANKA RUPEE 56.750 56.830 56.840 56.900 56.400 SWEDEN KRONA 6.6200 6.5830 6.5830 6.6015 6.6045 SWITZERLAND FRANC 1.2562 1.2508 1.2537 1.2520 1.2547 TAIWAN DOLLAR 27.500 27.510 27.510 27.510 27.490 THAILAND BAHT 25.450 25.440 25.440 25.450 25.460 *UNITED KINGDOM POUND 1.5635 1.5631 1.5642 1.5651 1.5755 MEMO: **UNITED STATES DOLLAR 88.08 87.96 88.05 88.05 88.08 *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 October 28, 1996 H.10(512) FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 18, 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 Oct. 14 Oct. 15 Oct. 16 Oct. 17 Oct. 18 *AUSTRALIA DOLLAR 0.7907 0.7914 0.7920 0.7962 AUSTRIA SCHILLING 10.840 10.816 10.853 10.845 BELGIUM FRANC 31.740 31.680 31.800 31.780 CANADA DOLLAR 1.3539 1.3555 1.3522 1.3493 CHINA,P.R. YUAN 8.3281 8.3275 8.3270 8.3278 DENMARK KRONE 5.9040 5.8940 5.9130 5.9000 *EURO COMMUNITY ECU H 1.2451 1.2476 1.2430 1.2460 FINLAND MARKKA 4.5980 4.5950 4.6120 4.6130 FRANCE FRANC 5.2075 5.2025 5.2190 5.2100 GERMANY D. MARK O 1.5404 1.5380 1.5435 1.5417 GREECE DRACHMA 240.97 240.50 241.22 241.05 HONG KONG DOLLAR 7.7320 7.7320 7.7322 7.7323 INDIA RUPEE L 35.750 35.750 35.800 35.730 *IRELAND POUND 1.6035 1.5998 1.5975 1.6005 ITALY LIRA 1530.70 1535.60 1540.00 1534.50 JAPAN YEN I 112.28 112.14 112.22 112.54 MALAYSIA RINGGIT 2.5065 2.5060 2.5057 2.5070 MEXICO PESO 7.7500 7.7950 7.7720 7.7730 NETHERLANDS GUILDER D 1.7289 1.7260 1.7322 1.7308 *NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR 0.6965 0.6965 0.7002 0.7065 NORWAY KRONE 6.5330 6.5240 6.5430 6.5280 PORTUGAL ESCUDO A 155.73 154.95 155.70 155.35 SINGAPORE DOLLAR 1.41 1.41 1.41 1.41 SOUTH AFRICA RAND 4.5420 4.5540 4.5480 4.5530 SOUTH KOREA WON Y 829.50 828.20 826.70 827.40 SPAIN PESETA 129.590 129.250 130.000 129.690 SRI LANKA RUPEE 57.020 56.990 57.400 57.450 SWEDEN KRONA 6.6280 6.6300 6.6610 6.6430 SWITZERLAND FRANC 1.2680 1.2658 1.2695 1.2717 TAIWAN DOLLAR 27.500 27.510 27.500 27.510 THAILAND BAHT 25.480 25.480 25.500 25.500 *UNITED KINGDOM POUND 1.5823 1.5835 1.5863 1.5903 MEMO: **UNITED STATES DOLLAR 88.45 88.39 88.56 88.47 *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 October 28, 1996 H.10(512) FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 25, 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 Oct. 21 Oct. 22 Oct. 23 Oct. 24 Oct. 25 *AUSTRALIA DOLLAR 0.7967 0.7957 0.7945 0.7927 0.7918 AUSTRIA SCHILLING 10.804 10.796 10.710 10.706 10.697 BELGIUM FRANC 31.640 31.610 31.360 31.340 31.350 CANADA DOLLAR 1.3475 1.3448 1.3439 1.3457 1.3445 CHINA,P.R. YUAN 8.3300 8.3300 8.3300 8.3300 8.3300 DENMARK KRONE 5.8830 5.8760 5.8370 5.8400 5.8280 *EURO COMMUNITY ECU 1.2510 1.2513 1.2585 1.2597 1.2614 FINLAND MARKKA 4.5970 4.6020 4.5680 4.5740 4.5410 FRANCE FRANC 5.1920 5.1870 5.1460 5.1400 5.1325 GERMANY D. MARK 1.5357 1.5345 1.5227 1.5217 1.5201 GREECE DRACHMA 240.20 240.00 238.50 238.78 237.30 HONG KONG DOLLAR 7.7323 7.7320 7.7320 7.7325 7.7323 INDIA RUPEE 35.850 35.850 35.650 35.750 35.750 *IRELAND POUND 1.6010 1.6070 1.6120 1.6075 1.6185 ITALY LIRA 1532.00 1531.25 1527.70 1527.10 1517.50 JAPAN YEN 112.76 112.86 112.97 112.85 113.33 MALAYSIA RINGGIT 2.5075 2.5048 2.5067 2.5040 2.5058 MEXICO PESO 7.7390 7.7700 7.8550 7.8390 7.9600 NETHERLANDS GUILDER 1.7231 1.7215 1.7080 1.7060 1.7061 *NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR 0.7131 0.7098 0.7102 0.7008 0.7030 NORWAY KRONE 6.5080 6.5010 6.4610 6.4550 6.4210 PORTUGAL ESCUDO 153.90 154.55 153.70 153.60 153.20 SINGAPORE DOLLAR 1.41 1.42 1.42 1.42 1.42 SOUTH AFRICA RAND 4.5700 4.5735 4.5820 4.5900 4.6230 SOUTH KOREA WON 829.30 827.70 827.00 827.50 829.50 SPAIN PESETA 129.250 129.150 128.300 128.180 127.850 SRI LANKA RUPEE 57.140 57.130 56.250 57.450 57.070 SWEDEN KRONA 6.6150 6.6115 6.5670 6.5790 6.5710 SWITZERLAND FRANC 1.2640 1.2648 1.2546 1.2565 1.2600 TAIWAN DOLLAR 27.510 27.570 27.630 27.580 27.600 THAILAND BAHT 25.490 25.480 25.470 25.490 25.500 *UNITED KINGDOM POUND 1.5916 1.5953 1.5968 1.5918 1.6062 MEMO: **UNITED STATES DOLLAR 88.25 88.18 87.78 87.78 87.65 *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.