1FEDERAL RESERVE STATISTICAL RELEASE July 11, 1997 H.10(512) FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING JUNE 20, 1997 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 Jun. 16 Jun. 17 Jun. 18 Jun. 19 Jun. 20 *AUSTRALIA DOLLAR 0.7485 0.7500 0.7505 0.7497 0.7525 AUSTRIA SCHILLING 12.181 12.206 12.190 12.135 12.174 BELGIUM FRANC 35.730 35.780 35.740 35.580 35.680 CANADA DOLLAR 1.3845 1.3860 1.3873 1.3882 1.3925 CHINA,P.R. YUAN 8.3231 8.3228 8.3225 8.3215 8.3215 DENMARK KRONE 6.5920 6.6015 6.5975 6.5670 6.5850 *EURO COMMUNITY ECU 1.1282 1.1285 1.1295 1.1330 1.1312 FINLAND MARKKA 5.1860 5.1825 5.1945 5.1710 5.1730 FRANCE FRANC 5.8382 5.8465 5.8470 5.8185 5.8360 GERMANY D. MARK 1.7308 1.7340 1.7329 1.7244 1.7298 GREECE DRACHMA 274.03 273.86 273.90 272.60 273.50 HONG KONG DOLLAR 7.7427 7.7405 7.7405 7.7420 7.7430 INDIA RUPEE 35.830 35.820 35.790 35.845 35.830 *IRELAND POUND 1.5126 1.5078 1.5057 1.5120 1.5054 ITALY LIRA 1697.80 1697.00 1696.00 1688.50 1692.30 JAPAN YEN 113.49 113.35 113.50 114.09 114.62 MALAYSIA RINGGIT 2.5155 2.5120 2.5145 2.5155 2.5155 MEXICO PESO 7.9575 7.9350 7.9150 7.9114 7.9610 NETHERLANDS GUILDER 1.9465 1.9505 1.9489 1.9405 1.9462 *NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR 0.6900 0.6894 0.6895 0.6867 0.6850 NORWAY KRONE 7.3180 7.2530 7.2575 7.2475 7.2640 PORTUGAL ESCUDO 174.35 175.00 174.55 173.62 174.40 SINGAPORE DOLLAR 1.43 1.43 1.43 1.43 1.43 SOUTH AFRICA RAND 4.4990 4.5110 4.5160 4.5140 4.5100 SOUTH KOREA WON 891.00 890.00 890.00 890.50 890.00 SPAIN PESETA 146.200 146.340 146.100 145.420 145.900 SRI LANKA RUPEE 58.400 58.320 58.380 58.700 58.420 SWEDEN KRONA 7.7870 7.7680 7.7625 7.7250 7.7150 SWITZERLAND FRANC 1.4416 1.4465 1.4478 1.4363 1.4399 TAIWAN DOLLAR 27.920 27.940 27.930 27.950 27.950 THAILAND BAHT 24.000 22.750 23.800 25.200 24.300 *UNITED KINGDOM POUND 1.6357 1.6385 1.6384 1.6480 1.6537 MEMO: **UNITED STATES DOLLAR 95.50 95.55 95.55 95.25 95.46 *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 July 11, 1997 H.10(512) FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING JUNE 27, 1997 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 Jun. 23 Jun. 24 Jun. 25 Jun. 26 Jun. 27 *AUSTRALIA DOLLAR 0.7520 0.7508 0.7513 0.7495 0.7455 AUSTRIA SCHILLING 12.108 12.141 12.142 12.153 12.223 BELGIUM FRANC 35.520 35.610 35.610 35.630 35.840 CANADA DOLLAR 1.3895 1.3916 1.3948 1.3817 1.3815 CHINA,P.R. YUAN 8.3216 8.3214 8.3210 8.3210 8.3290 DENMARK KRONE 6.5560 6.5770 6.5710 6.5830 6.6180 *EURO COMMUNITY ECU 1.1393 1.1350 1.1357 1.1343 1.1287 FINLAND MARKKA 5.1420 5.1740 5.1645 5.1525 5.1840 FRANCE FRANC 5.8035 5.8235 5.8240 5.8260 5.8580 GERMANY D. MARK 1.7204 1.7264 1.7258 1.7272 1.7376 GREECE DRACHMA 271.50 272.30 272.45 272.95 274.20 HONG KONG DOLLAR 7.7485 7.7450 7.7450 7.7485 7.7495 INDIA RUPEE 35.830 35.840 35.820 35.830 35.830 *IRELAND POUND 1.5150 1.5140 1.5165 1.5100 1.5085 ITALY LIRA 1684.00 1685.50 1683.00 1688.00 1697.00 JAPAN YEN 115.30 114.80 113.95 113.23 114.67 MALAYSIA RINGGIT 2.5190 2.5209 2.5228 2.5220 2.5230 MEXICO PESO 7.9750 7.9440 7.9480 7.9550 7.9510 NETHERLANDS GUILDER 1.9365 1.9425 1.9420 1.9455 1.9550 *NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR 0.6827 0.6840 0.6848 0.6872 0.6789 NORWAY KRONE 7.2465 7.2545 7.2580 7.2600 7.3030 PORTUGAL ESCUDO 173.65 174.25 174.10 174.60 175.70 SINGAPORE DOLLAR 1.43 1.43 1.43 1.43 1.43 SOUTH AFRICA RAND 4.4995 4.5025 4.5070 4.5120 4.5205 SOUTH KOREA WON 890.00 889.50 890.00 890.00 890.00 SPAIN PESETA 145.450 145.520 145.650 145.980 146.950 SRI LANKA RUPEE 58.430 58.500 58.540 58.470 58.490 SWEDEN KRONA 7.7010 7.7305 7.6925 7.7050 7.7260 SWITZERLAND FRANC 1.4328 1.4393 1.4383 1.4382 1.4496 TAIWAN DOLLAR 27.920 27.900 27.880 27.860 27.840 THAILAND BAHT 25.100 25.200 25.350 25.400 25.300 *UNITED KINGDOM POUND 1.6688 1.6643 1.6625 1.6660 1.6620 MEMO: **UNITED STATES DOLLAR 95.11 95.28 95.18 95.06 95.59 *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 July 11, 1997 H.10(512) FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING JULY 4, 1997 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 Jun. 30 Jul. 1 Jul. 2 Jul. 3 Jul. 4 *AUSTRALIA DOLLAR 0.7550 0.7529 0.7525 0.7537 AUSTRIA SCHILLING 12.270 12.253 12.329 12.308 BELGIUM FRANC 35.970 36.000 36.210 36.100 CANADA DOLLAR 1.3810 1.3803 1.3770 1.3736 CHINA,P.R. YUAN 8.3207 8.3208 8.3210 8.3214 DENMARK KRONE 6.6379 6.6250 6.6830 6.6625 *EURO COMMUNITY ECU 1.1266 1.1275 1.1202 1.1255 H FINLAND MARKKA 5.1941 5.1890 5.2330 5.2100 FRANCE FRANC 5.8752 5.8680 5.9090 5.8970 GERMANY D. MARK 1.7438 1.7421 1.7529 1.7498 O GREECE DRACHMA 274.59 274.22 276.40 275.80 HONG KONG DOLLAR 7.7475 7.7462 7.7472 7.7445 INDIA RUPEE 35.850 35.830 35.800 35.790 L *IRELAND POUND 1.5130 1.5160 1.5067 1.5330 ITALY LIRA 1699.30 1694.50 1706.70 1702.40 JAPAN YEN 114.61 114.93 114.52 113.46 I MALAYSIA RINGGIT 2.5245 2.5235 2.5255 2.5202 MEXICO PESO 7.9520 7.9300 7.9510 7.9530 NETHERLANDS GUILDER 1.9630 1.9609 1.9755 1.9697 D *NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR 0.6790 0.6780 0.6780 0.6775 NORWAY KRONE 7.3283 7.3050 7.3530 7.2925 PORTUGAL ESCUDO 175.98 176.10 177.00 176.70 A SINGAPORE DOLLAR 1.43 1.43 1.43 1.43 SOUTH AFRICA RAND 4.5385 4.5310 4.5330 4.5250 SOUTH KOREA WON 890.00 890.00 890.50 889.00 Y SPAIN PESETA 147.300 147.250 148.150 147.800 SRI LANKA RUPEE 58.540 58.470 58.510 58.520 SWEDEN KRONA 7.7345 7.7370 7.7710 7.7140 SWITZERLAND FRANC 1.4606 1.4590 1.4719 1.4660 TAIWAN DOLLAR 27.820 27.820 27.870 27.890 THAILAND BAHT 25.150 24.520 30.180 29.000 *UNITED KINGDOM POUND 1.6650 1.6574 1.6670 1.6885 MEMO: **UNITED STATES DOLLAR 95.77 95.79 96.07 95.61 *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 July 11, 1997 H.10(512) FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING JULY 11, 1997 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 Jul. 7 Jul. 8 Jul. 9 Jul. 10 Jul. 11 *AUSTRALIA DOLLAR 0.7435 0.7470 0.7450 0.7430 0.7404 AUSTRIA SCHILLING 12.278 12.376 12.390 12.327 12.450 BELGIUM FRANC 36.000 36.300 36.360 36.170 36.550 CANADA DOLLAR 1.3762 1.3745 1.3730 1.3736 1.3705 CHINA,P.R. YUAN 8.3218 8.3219 8.3220 8.3213 8.3206 DENMARK KRONE 6.6590 6.7040 6.7100 6.6785 6.7470 *EURO COMMUNITY ECU 1.1250 1.1193 1.1185 1.1224 1.1131 FINLAND MARKKA 5.2060 5.2260 5.2200 5.2125 5.2500 FRANCE FRANC 5.8960 5.9340 5.9460 5.9218 5.9790 GERMANY D. MARK 1.7491 1.7587 1.7615 1.7518 1.7704 GREECE DRACHMA 275.45 277.00 276.94 275.90 278.30 HONG KONG DOLLAR 7.7428 7.7436 7.7430 7.7425 7.7462 INDIA RUPEE 35.820 35.800 35.780 35.770 35.730 *IRELAND POUND 1.5200 1.5200 1.5160 1.5275 1.5155 ITALY LIRA 1703.70 1713.25 1717.20 1712.20 1717.90 JAPAN YEN 112.60 112.76 112.97 113.08 113.88 MALAYSIA RINGGIT 2.5248 2.5050 2.5044 2.4890 2.5050 MEXICO PESO 7.9070 7.9190 7.8980 7.8790 7.8520 NETHERLANDS GUILDER 1.9679 1.9808 1.9837 1.9728 1.9933 *NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR 0.6745 0.6757 0.6730 0.6724 0.6697 NORWAY KRONE 7.3060 7.3650 7.3400 7.3415 7.4100 PORTUGAL ESCUDO 176.60 177.90 177.83 177.30 178.80 SINGAPORE DOLLAR 1.44 1.44 1.44 1.43 1.44 SOUTH AFRICA RAND 4.5395 4.5565 4.5580 4.5525 4.5480 SOUTH KOREA WON 889.00 890.00 890.00 891.00 892.00 SPAIN PESETA 147.640 148.600 148.760 148.020 149.350 SRI LANKA RUPEE 58.520 58.650 58.620 58.620 58.580 SWEDEN KRONA 7.7275 7.7780 7.7245 7.7250 7.7520 SWITZERLAND FRANC 1.4590 1.4655 1.4602 1.4498 1.4601 TAIWAN DOLLAR 27.920 27.940 27.950 27.870 27.870 THAILAND BAHT 28.900 28.920 29.100 29.040 30.150 *UNITED KINGDOM POUND 1.6870 1.6885 1.6840 1.6881 1.6935 MEMO: **UNITED STATES DOLLAR 95.50 95.88 95.98 95.69 96.27 *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.