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Release Date: December 23, 1996

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1FEDERAL RESERVE STATISTICAL RELEASE                                     December 20, 1996



  H.10(512)                  FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING  NOVEMBER 29, 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       Nov. 25      Nov. 26      Nov. 27      Nov. 28      Nov. 29

 *AUSTRALIA      DOLLAR         0.8116       0.8113       0.8111                    0.8137
  AUSTRIA        SCHILLING     10.713       10.727       10.760                    10.820
  BELGIUM        FRANC         31.340       31.410       31.500                    31.690
  CANADA         DOLLAR         1.3413       1.3423       1.3466                    1.3489
  CHINA,P.R.     YUAN           8.3317       8.3312       8.3310                    8.3312
  DENMARK        KRONE          5.8340       5.8520       5.8630                    5.8914
 *EURO COMMUNITY ECU            1.2670       1.2635       1.2609        H           1.2550
  FINLAND        MARKKA         4.5760       4.5890       4.5970                    4.6145
  FRANCE         FRANC          5.1520       5.1720       5.1772                    5.2235
  GERMANY        D. MARK        1.5224       1.5252       1.5285        O           1.5377
  GREECE         DRACHMA      239.18       239.68       240.50                    241.91
  HONG KONG      DOLLAR         7.7325       7.7322       7.7325                    7.7325
  INDIA          RUPEE         35.850       35.900       35.740         L          35.747
 *IRELAND        POUND          1.6700       1.6755       1.6775                    1.6820
  ITALY          LIRA        1506.00      1514.10      1513.20                   1516.15
  JAPAN          YEN          112.69       112.66       113.33          I         113.88
  MALAYSIA       RINGGIT        2.5247       2.5243       2.5265                    2.5275
  MEXICO         PESO           7.9150       7.8800       7.8900                    7.8950
  NETHERLANDS    GUILDER        1.7067       1.7100       1.7150        D           1.7250
 *NEW ZEALAND    DOLLAR         0.7123       0.7088       0.7082                    0.7108
  NORWAY         KRONE         6.4050       6.4190       6.4130                    6.4172
  PORTUGAL       ESCUDO         153.45       153.90       154.33        A           155.27
  SINGAPORE      DOLLAR           1.40         1.40         1.40                      1.40
  SOUTH AFRICA   RAND          4.6095       4.5860       4.5550                    4.6130
  SOUTH KOREA    WON          830.00       832.00       832.00          Y         829.10
  SPAIN          PESETA       127.890      128.380      128.650                   129.750
  SRI LANKA      RUPEE          56.650       56.550       56.650                    56.750
  SWEDEN         KRONA          6.6410       6.6710       6.6720                    6.7180
  SWITZERLAND    FRANC         1.2865       1.2905       1.2924                    1.3033
  TAIWAN         DOLLAR        27.520       27.520       27.520                    27.490
  THAILAND       BAHT          25.460       25.470       25.500                    25.540
 *UNITED KINGDOM POUND          1.6695       1.6730       1.6760                    1.6820

  MEMO:
**UNITED STATES  DOLLAR        87.27        87.43        87.59                     87.98

  *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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  FORM, PLEASE CALL PUBLICATIONS SERVICES AT THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD AT (202) 452-3244.






1FEDERAL RESERVE STATISTICAL RELEASE                                     December 20, 1996



  H.10(512)                   FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING  DECEMBER 6, 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       Dec. 2       Dec. 3       Dec. 4       Dec. 5       Dec. 6

 *AUSTRALIA      DOLLAR         0.8180       0.7970       0.7980       0.7980       0.7961
  AUSTRIA        SCHILLING     10.869       11.007       10.995       10.920       10.879
  BELGIUM        FRANC         31.840       32.270       32.200       32.000       31.870
  CANADA         DOLLAR         1.3515       1.3486       1.3525       1.3585       1.3595
  CHINA,P.R.     YUAN           8.3312       8.3311       8.3313       8.3313       8.3302
  DENMARK        KRONE          5.9095       5.9870       5.9840       5.9660       5.9260
 *EURO COMMUNITY ECU            1.2520       1.2360       1.2370       1.2410       1.2455
  FINLAND        MARKKA         4.6280       4.6680       4.6660       4.6415       4.6240
  FRANCE         FRANC          5.2368       5.2850       5.2795       5.2435       5.2240
  GERMANY        D. MARK        1.5438       1.5655       1.5626       1.5525       1.5469
  GREECE         DRACHMA      242.60       245.20       245.65       244.45       244.10
  HONG KONG      DOLLAR         7.7320       7.7321       7.7330       7.7322       7.7321
  INDIA          RUPEE         35.800       35.750       35.830       35.870       35.900
 *IRELAND        POUND          1.6815       1.6385       1.6445       1.6320       1.6495
  ITALY          LIRA        1517.00      1535.50      1536.00      1530.75      1526.70
  JAPAN          YEN          113.80       113.59       113.13       112.35       112.84
  MALAYSIA       RINGGIT        2.5260       2.5260       2.5220       2.5205       2.5210
  MEXICO         PESO           7.8900       7.8800       7.8700       7.8900       7.9200
  NETHERLANDS    GUILDER        1.7330       1.7560       1.7529       1.7410       1.7350
 *NEW ZEALAND    DOLLAR         0.7113       0.7065       0.7120       0.7030       0.7032
  NORWAY         KRONE         6.4325       6.5220       6.5210       6.4860       6.4690
  PORTUGAL       ESCUDO         155.90       157.50       157.85       156.65       156.20
  SINGAPORE      DOLLAR           1.40         1.40         1.40         1.40         1.40
  SOUTH AFRICA   RAND          4.6405       4.6580       4.6700       4.6740       4.6650
  SOUTH KOREA    WON          832.00       833.00       832.00       832.50       833.50
  SPAIN          PESETA       130.020      131.450      131.550      130.480      130.250
  SRI LANKA      RUPEE          56.700       56.850       56.660       56.780       56.800
  SWEDEN         KRONA          6.7310       6.7990       6.8005       6.8050       6.8090
  SWITZERLAND    FRANC         1.3140       1.3285       1.3230       1.3138       1.3155
  TAIWAN         DOLLAR        27.500       27.510       27.520       27.520       27.520
  THAILAND       BAHT          25.550       25.570       25.580       25.540       25.560
 *UNITED KINGDOM POUND          1.6840       1.6420       1.6387       1.6268       1.6415

  MEMO:
**UNITED STATES  DOLLAR        88.17        89.11        89.02        88.72        88.51

  *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                                     December 20, 1996



  H.10(512)                  FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING  DECEMBER 13, 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       Dec. 9       Dec. 10      Dec. 11      Dec. 12      Dec. 13

 *AUSTRALIA      DOLLAR         0.8031       0.8018       0.7920       0.7925       0.7915
  AUSTRIA        SCHILLING     10.965       10.941       10.843       10.863       10.883
  BELGIUM        FRANC         32.110       32.050       31.760       31.820       31.870
  CANADA         DOLLAR         1.3555       1.3569       1.3625       1.3569       1.3625
  CHINA,P.R.     YUAN           8.3296       8.3294       8.3292       8.3295       8.3290
  DENMARK        KRONE          5.9620       5.9490       5.8960       5.9100       5.9215
 *EURO COMMUNITY ECU            1.2397       1.2400       1.2510       1.2492       1.2475
  FINLAND        MARKKA         4.6610       4.6460       4.6110       4.6210       4.6200
  FRANCE         FRANC          5.2600       5.2550       5.2085       5.2207       5.2155
  GERMANY        D. MARK        1.5573       1.5538       1.5488       1.5441       1.5458
  GREECE         DRACHMA      245.30       245.10       243.84       243.70       244.60
  HONG KONG      DOLLAR         7.7340       7.7330       7.7343       7.7356       7.7394
  INDIA          RUPEE         35.922       35.910       35.900       35.900       35.900
 *IRELAND        POUND          1.6515       1.6545       1.6620       1.6615       1.6625
  ITALY          LIRA        1533.50      1534.00      1524.60      1526.50      1525.50
  JAPAN          YEN          113.27       113.28       112.90       113.55       113.80
  MALAYSIA       RINGGIT        2.5235       2.5235       2.5220       2.5230       2.5243
  MEXICO         PESO           7.9050       7.8800       7.9000       7.9130       7.9200
  NETHERLANDS    GUILDER        1.7470       1.7440       1.7270       1.7305       1.7348
 *NEW ZEALAND    DOLLAR         0.7070       0.6985       0.6955       0.7006       0.7015
  NORWAY         KRONE         6.4980       6.4850       6.4380       6.4660       6.4680
  PORTUGAL       ESCUDO         157.30       157.30       155.29       155.90       156.10
  SINGAPORE      DOLLAR           1.40         1.40         1.40         1.40         1.40
  SOUTH AFRICA   RAND          4.6900       4.6845       4.6720       4.7500       4.7330
  SOUTH KOREA    WON          837.00       838.00       842.00       849.00       848.00
  SPAIN          PESETA       131.030      130.840      129.820      129.950      130.100
  SRI LANKA      RUPEE          56.700       56.650       56.760       56.800       56.820
  SWEDEN         KRONA          6.8550       6.8390       6.7875       6.8075       6.7910
  SWITZERLAND    FRANC         1.3268       1.3275       1.3105       1.3140       1.3167
  TAIWAN         DOLLAR        27.520       27.520       27.520       27.520       27.520
  THAILAND       BAHT          25.570       25.570       25.560       25.570       25.580
 *UNITED KINGDOM POUND          1.6475       1.6505       1.6580       1.6570       1.6603

  MEMO:
**UNITED STATES  DOLLAR        88.88        88.79        88.33        88.40        88.46

  *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                                     December 20, 1996



  H.10(512)                  FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING  DECEMBER 20, 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       Dec. 16      Dec. 17      Dec. 18      Dec. 19      Dec. 20

 *AUSTRALIA      DOLLAR         0.7930       0.7959       0.7905       0.7940       0.7943
  AUSTRIA        SCHILLING     10.930       10.876       10.945       10.944       10.910
  BELGIUM        FRANC         32.010       31.860       31.040       32.140       31.940
  CANADA         DOLLAR         1.3662       1.3665       1.3671       1.3685       1.3675
  CHINA,P.R.     YUAN           8.3286       8.3283       8.3279       8.3275       8.3270
  DENMARK        KRONE          5.9410       5.9180       5.9480       5.9650       5.9355
 *EURO COMMUNITY ECU            1.2422       1.2460       1.2384       1.2367       1.2430
  FINLAND        MARKKA         4.6360       4.6198       4.6360       4.6520       4.6280
  FRANCE         FRANC          5.2385       5.2200       5.2515       5.2680       5.2365
  GERMANY        D. MARK        1.5528       1.5426       1.5539       1.5565       1.5506
  GREECE         DRACHMA      245.08       244.75       246.45       246.95       246.96
  HONG KONG      DOLLAR         7.7360       7.7373       7.7380       7.7387       7.7373
  INDIA          RUPEE         35.890       35.850       35.950       35.920       35.890
 *IRELAND        POUND          1.6610       1.6655       1.6625       1.6522       1.6580
  ITALY          LIRA        1529.50      1524.40      1530.90      1529.50      1528.50
  JAPAN          YEN          114.24       113.63       113.65       114.00       114.25
  MALAYSIA       RINGGIT        2.5265       2.5245       2.5243       2.5253       2.5263
  MEXICO         PESO           7.8900       7.8800       7.8350       7.8700       7.8460
  NETHERLANDS    GUILDER        1.7421       1.7344       1.7443       1.7456       1.7497
 *NEW ZEALAND    DOLLAR         0.6980       0.7077       0.7055       0.7073       0.7083
  NORWAY         KRONE         6.4740       6.4505       6.4750       6.4820       6.4550
  PORTUGAL       ESCUDO         156.58       156.00       156.84       157.05       156.40
  SINGAPORE      DOLLAR           1.40         1.40         1.40         1.40         1.40
  SOUTH AFRICA   RAND          4.7220       4.7200       4.6830       4.6720       4.6810
  SOUTH KOREA    WON          845.00       845.00       844.00       844.30       845.00
  SPAIN          PESETA       130.750      130.180      130.880      131.100      130.570
  SRI LANKA      RUPEE          56.950       56.650       56.520       56.600       56.450
  SWEDEN         KRONA          6.8370       6.8270       6.8480       6.8340       6.8240
  SWITZERLAND    FRANC         1.3270       1.3210       1.3322       1.3370       1.3325
  TAIWAN         DOLLAR        27.520       27.520       27.510       27.510       27.510
  THAILAND       BAHT          25.620       25.590       25.750       25.600       25.620
 *UNITED KINGDOM POUND          1.6622       1.6720       1.6722       1.6525       1.6670

  MEMO:
**UNITED STATES  DOLLAR        88.78        88.39        88.56        89.00        88.75

  *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.







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