1FEDERAL RESERVE STATISTICAL RELEASE August 18, 1997 H.10(512) FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING JULY 25, 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. 21 Jul. 22 Jul. 23 Jul. 24 Jul. 25 *AUSTRALIA DOLLAR 0.7410 0.7396 0.7366 0.7375 0.7372 AUSTRIA SCHILLING 12.640 12.795 12.856 12.870 12.910 BELGIUM FRANC 37.110 37.540 37.680 37.790 37.900 CANADA DOLLAR 1.3746 1.3818 1.3812 1.3832 1.3848 CHINA,P.R. YUAN 8.3211 8.3209 8.3209 8.3208 8.3205 DENMARK KRONE 6.8364 6.9186 6.9400 6.9670 6.9850 *EURO COMMUNITY ECU 1.1006 1.0875 1.0868 1.0822 1.0785 FINLAND MARKKA 5.3002 5.3585 5.3650 5.4090 5.4285 FRANCE FRANC 6.0600 6.1240 6.1460 6.1710 6.1880 GERMANY D. MARK 1.7950 1.8193 1.8241 1.8298 1.8348 GREECE DRACHMA 281.51 284.60 284.90 285.85 286.80 HONG KONG DOLLAR 7.7470 7.7470 7.7470 7.7385 7.7405 INDIA RUPEE 35.720 35.710 35.710 35.710 35.705 *IRELAND POUND 1.4951 1.4780 1.4780 1.4710 1.4708 ITALY LIRA 1747.10 1766.90 1773.50 1782.50 1787.00 JAPAN YEN 115.88 115.68 115.85 115.95 116.75 MALAYSIA RINGGIT 2.6280 2.6320 2.6390 2.6465 2.6515 MEXICO PESO 7.8860 7.8550 7.8370 7.8350 7.7740 NETHERLANDS GUILDER 2.0210 2.0467 2.0536 2.0595 2.0665 *NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR 0.6534 0.6478 0.6497 0.6530 0.6525 NORWAY KRONE 7.4174 7.4980 7.4830 7.5500 7.5760 PORTUGAL ESCUDO 181.60 183.10 184.40 184.85 185.50 SINGAPORE DOLLAR 1.46 1.46 1.47 1.48 1.48 SOUTH AFRICA RAND 4.5750 4.5745 4.5635 4.5580 4.5660 SOUTH KOREA WON 894.50 896.50 896.50 895.00 894.00 SPAIN PESETA 151.300 153.080 153.600 154.150 154.730 SRI LANKA RUPEE 58.710 59.000 58.740 58.700 58.720 SWEDEN KRONA 7.7814 7.8200 7.8120 7.8980 7.8685 SWITZERLAND FRANC 1.4755 1.4900 1.4840 1.4995 1.5150 TAIWAN DOLLAR 27.940 27.960 27.980 27.970 27.980 THAILAND BAHT 30.600 30.900 31.650 31.800 32.250 *UNITED KINGDOM POUND 1.6776 1.6744 1.6779 1.6729 1.6628 MEMO: **UNITED STATES DOLLAR 97.48 98.27 98.42 98.77 99.12 *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. THIS RELEASE AND HISTORIC RATES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.BOG.FRB.FED.US. 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 18, 1997 H.10(512) FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING AUGUST 1, 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. 28 Jul. 29 Jul. 30 Jul. 31 Aug. 1 *AUSTRALIA DOLLAR 0.7345 0.7450 0.7447 0.7451 0.7393 AUSTRIA SCHILLING 13.000 12.892 12.924 12.924 13.110 BELGIUM FRANC 38.180 37.860 37.880 38.020 38.660 CANADA DOLLAR 1.3865 1.3855 1.3813 1.3820 1.3891 CHINA,P.R. YUAN 8.3003 8.2913 8.2911 8.2913 8.3203 DENMARK KRONE 7.0363 6.9800 6.9890 7.0090 7.1025 *EURO COMMUNITY ECU 1.0679 1.0750 1.0760 1.0721 1.0590 FINLAND MARKKA 5.4591 5.4330 5.4600 5.4900 5.5590 FRANCE FRANC 6.2265 6.1750 6.1828 6.1960 6.2817 GERMANY D. MARK 1.8482 1.8321 1.8374 1.8379 1.8646 GREECE DRACHMA 288.98 287.00 287.01 287.25 290.60 HONG KONG DOLLAR 7.7411 7.7438 7.7450 7.7430 7.7430 INDIA RUPEE 35.750 35.737 35.720 35.720 35.800 *IRELAND POUND 1.4466 1.4615 1.4585 1.4535 1.4472 ITALY LIRA 1797.50 1788.00 1789.40 1793.40 1818.50 JAPAN YEN 117.76 118.00 118.33 118.37 118.47 MALAYSIA RINGGIT 2.6355 2.6190 2.6360 2.6390 2.6395 MEXICO PESO 7.7820 7.7990 7.7680 7.8250 7.8230 NETHERLANDS GUILDER 2.0816 2.0670 2.0660 2.0740 2.0990 *NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR 0.6410 0.6495 0.6502 0.6498 0.6433 NORWAY KRONE 7.6311 7.5900 7.6100 7.6350 7.7115 PORTUGAL ESCUDO 186.55 185.30 185.53 185.65 188.50 SINGAPORE DOLLAR 1.47 1.46 1.47 1.47 1.48 SOUTH AFRICA RAND 4.5755 4.5875 4.5935 4.6130 4.6350 SOUTH KOREA WON 893.50 894.00 894.00 892.00 891.50 SPAIN PESETA 155.700 154.600 155.100 155.200 157.100 SRI LANKA RUPEE 58.870 58.830 59.920 58.850 59.080 SWEDEN KRONA 7.9508 7.9370 7.9925 7.9820 8.0295 SWITZERLAND FRANC 1.5200 1.5170 1.5150 1.5145 1.5260 TAIWAN DOLLAR 28.000 28.250 28.800 28.900 28.900 THAILAND BAHT 32.020 31.400 31.800 32.300 32.200 *UNITED KINGDOM POUND 1.6292 1.6275 1.6210 1.6388 1.6348 MEMO: **UNITED STATES DOLLAR 99.94 99.51 99.67 99.66 100.61 *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. THIS RELEASE AND HISTORIC RATES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.BOG.FRB.FED.US. 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 18, 1997 H.10(512) FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING AUGUST 8, 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 Aug. 4 Aug. 5 Aug. 6 Aug. 7 Aug. 8 *AUSTRALIA DOLLAR 0.7385 0.7392 0.7360 0.7333 0.7337 AUSTRIA SCHILLING 13.117 13.233 13.221 13.158 12.984 BELGIUM FRANC 38.510 38.820 38.820 38.670 38.200 CANADA DOLLAR 1.3798 1.3815 1.3871 1.3875 1.3928 CHINA,P.R. YUAN 8.3205 8.3203 8.3200 8.3203 8.3197 DENMARK KRONE 7.1040 7.1647 7.1570 7.1300 7.0335 *EURO COMMUNITY ECU 1.0585 1.0500 1.0482 1.0505 1.0645 FINLAND MARKKA 5.5580 5.5960 5.6000 5.5965 5.5140 FRANCE FRANC 6.2935 6.3475 6.3491 6.3014 6.2230 GERMANY D. MARK 1.8645 1.8810 1.8786 1.8702 1.8458 GREECE DRACHMA 291.00 293.20 293.60 292.55 289.00 HONG KONG DOLLAR 7.7433 7.7405 7.7420 7.7415 7.7420 INDIA RUPEE 35.800 35.737 35.735 35.727 35.740 *IRELAND POUND 1.4415 1.4345 1.4340 1.4308 1.4410 ITALY LIRA 1825.75 1838.05 1840.75 1829.90 1802.00 JAPAN YEN 118.34 119.26 118.65 118.40 115.30 MALAYSIA RINGGIT 2.6365 2.6430 2.6380 2.6430 2.7000 MEXICO PESO 7.8260 7.8050 7.7800 7.7920 7.8300 NETHERLANDS GUILDER 2.1000 2.1177 2.1170 2.1079 2.0801 *NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR 0.6430 0.6448 0.6393 0.6385 0.6373 NORWAY KRONE 7.6990 7.7564 7.7330 7.6840 7.5690 PORTUGAL ESCUDO 188.90 190.40 190.22 189.35 186.60 SINGAPORE DOLLAR 1.47 1.47 1.47 1.47 1.48 SOUTH AFRICA RAND 4.6530 4.6530 4.6750 4.6790 4.6685 SOUTH KOREA WON 891.00 893.00 895.50 895.50 896.50 SPAIN PESETA 157.530 158.750 158.800 158.050 156.000 SRI LANKA RUPEE 58.900 59.100 59.000 59.100 59.150 SWEDEN KRONA 8.0460 8.0825 8.0550 8.0480 7.9040 SWITZERLAND FRANC 1.5255 1.5360 1.5317 1.5295 1.5070 TAIWAN DOLLAR 28.750 28.750 28.750 28.800 28.850 THAILAND BAHT 31.700 31.400 31.050 31.000 31.050 *UNITED KINGDOM POUND 1.6283 1.6250 1.6008 1.5875 1.5850 MEMO: **UNITED STATES DOLLAR 100.62 101.29 101.40 101.16 99.95 *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. THIS RELEASE AND HISTORIC RATES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.BOG.FRB.FED.US. 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 18, 1997 H.10(512) FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING AUGUST 15, 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 Aug. 11 Aug. 12 Aug. 13 Aug. 14 Aug. 15 *AUSTRALIA DOLLAR 0.7368 0.7381 0.7445 0.7427 0.7428 AUSTRIA SCHILLING 13.069 13.142 12.912 12.963 12.823 BELGIUM FRANC 38.330 38.550 37.900 38.060 37.660 CANADA DOLLAR 1.3933 1.3932 1.3926 1.3907 1.3903 CHINA,P.R. YUAN 8.3196 8.3191 8.3116 8.3193 8.3119 DENMARK KRONE 7.0740 7.1115 6.9910 7.0200 6.9420 *EURO COMMUNITY ECU 1.0600 1.0540 1.0705 1.0658 1.0790 FINLAND MARKKA 5.5460 5.5860 5.4920 5.5235 5.4650 FRANCE FRANC 6.2595 6.2925 6.1835 6.2120 6.1425 GERMANY D. MARK 1.8568 1.8675 1.8350 1.8417 1.8237 GREECE DRACHMA 290.95 292.00 288.66 288.95 286.00 HONG KONG DOLLAR 7.7430 7.7447 7.7442 7.7490 7.7435 INDIA RUPEE 35.727 35.730 35.732 35.740 35.810 *IRELAND POUND 1.4350 1.4300 1.4430 1.4467 1.4605 ITALY LIRA 1810.90 1822.20 1796.00 1799.19 1781.00 JAPAN YEN 115.85 116.21 115.78 117.75 117.80 MALAYSIA RINGGIT 2.7455 2.7830 2.7775 2.7835 2.7850 MEXICO PESO 7.8000 7.7800 7.7820 7.7700 7.7625 NETHERLANDS GUILDER 2.0915 2.1035 2.0675 2.0755 2.0300 *NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR 0.6418 0.6380 0.6414 0.6415 0.6421 NORWAY KRONE 7.6475 7.6770 7.6120 7.6405 7.5884 PORTUGAL ESCUDO 188.10 188.90 186.01 186.87 185.10 SINGAPORE DOLLAR 1.48 1.51 1.51 1.52 1.52 SOUTH AFRICA RAND 4.6670 4.6705 4.6610 4.6880 4.6900 SOUTH KOREA WON 895.50 896.50 897.00 897.00 897.00 SPAIN PESETA 156.620 157.450 155.170 456.100 154.450 SRI LANKA RUPEE 59.000 59.200 59.030 59.100 59.100 SWEDEN KRONA 7.9840 8.0205 8.0110 8.0410 7.9660 SWITZERLAND FRANC 1.5230 1.5285 1.5101 1.5195 1.5055 TAIWAN DOLLAR 28.850 28.950 28.850 28.850 28.900 THAILAND BAHT 31.250 31.450 31.350 31.600 31.970 *UNITED KINGDOM POUND 1.5902 1.5775 1.5825 1.5865 1.6090 MEMO: **UNITED STATES DOLLAR 100.37 100.87 99.75 100.19 99.26 *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. THIS RELEASE AND HISTORIC RATES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.BOG.FRB.FED.US. 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.