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1FEDERAL RESERVE STATISTICAL RELEASE                                     September 8, 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      156.100      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.




1FEDERAL RESERVE STATISTICAL RELEASE                                     September 8, 1997



  H.10(512)                    FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING  AUGUST 22, 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. 18      Aug. 19      Aug. 20      Aug. 21      Aug. 22

 *AUSTRALIA      DOLLAR         0.7387       0.7415       0.7422       0.7483       0.7482
  AUSTRIA        SCHILLING     12.825       12.959       13.060       12.973       12.783
  BELGIUM        FRANC         37.650       38.040       38.330       38.070       37.450
  CANADA         DOLLAR         1.3887       1.3951       1.3939       1.3955       1.3948
  CHINA,P.R.     YUAN           8.3185       8.3190       8.3200       8.3191       8.3190
  DENMARK        KRONE          6.9420       7.0140       7.0720       7.0290       6.9365
 *EURO COMMUNITY ECU            1.0785       1.0690       1.0604       1.0668       1.0840
  FINLAND        MARKKA         5.4600       5.5130       5.5405       5.5070       5.4275
  FRANCE         FRANC          6.1450       6.2050       6.2550       6.2120       6.1120
  GERMANY        D. MARK        1.8236       1.8423       1.8562       1.8426       1.8145
  GREECE         DRACHMA      286.00       288.40       290.80       289.00       285.00
  HONG KONG      DOLLAR         7.7395       7.7400       7.7430       7.7435       7.7445
  INDIA          RUPEE         35.740       35.730       36.200       36.300       36.400
 *IRELAND        POUND          1.4660       1.4545       1.4395       1.4494       1.4730
  ITALY          LIRA        1781.50      1796.66      1806.90      1795.35      1771.00
  JAPAN          YEN          117.81       118.45       118.08       117.78       117.26
  MALAYSIA       RINGGIT        2.8025       2.7900       2.7800       2.7600       2.7750
  MEXICO         PESO           7.7650       7.7600       7.7650       7.7600       7.7830
  NETHERLANDS    GUILDER        2.0535       2.0740       2.0905       2.0755       2.0425
 *NEW ZEALAND    DOLLAR         0.6435       0.6443       0.6403       0.6403       0.6470
  NORWAY         KRONE         7.5950       7.6680       7.7270       7.6875       7.5810
  PORTUGAL       ESCUDO         184.95       186.60       188.10       186.90       184.10
  SINGAPORE      DOLLAR           1.52         1.51         1.51         1.50         1.49
  SOUTH AFRICA   RAND          4.6850       4.7030       4.7500       4.7450       4.6900
  SOUTH KOREA    WON          900.50       900.50       901.00       898.90       902.00
  SPAIN          PESETA       154.220      155.600      156.750      155.650      153.450
  SRI LANKA      RUPEE          60.100       59.400       59.400       59.000       59.100
  SWEDEN         KRONA          8.0210       8.0800       8.0650       8.0205       7.9430
  SWITZERLAND    FRANC         1.5120       1.5165       1.5270       1.5165       1.4978
  TAIWAN         DOLLAR        28.800       28.800       28.850       28.850       28.800
  THAILAND       BAHT          32.600       32.650       32.400       32.900       33.650
 *UNITED KINGDOM POUND          1.6088       1.6035       1.5923       1.5905       1.6081

  MEMO:
**UNITED STATES  DOLLAR        99.40       100.16       100.63       100.17        99.00

  *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                                     September 8, 1997



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

 *AUSTRALIA      DOLLAR         0.7463       0.7465       0.7400       0.7365       0.7345
  AUSTRIA        SCHILLING     12.815       12.663       12.720       12.640       12.691
  BELGIUM        FRANC         37.590       37.120       37.380       37.150       37.270
  CANADA         DOLLAR         1.3917       1.3951       1.3917       1.3878       1.3890
  CHINA,P.R.     YUAN           8.3190       8.3190       8.3192       8.3185       8.3184
  DENMARK        KRONE          6.9400       6.8495       6.8950       6.8450       6.8760
 *EURO COMMUNITY ECU            1.0788       1.0916       1.0855       1.0927       1.0885
  FINLAND        MARKKA         5.4435       5.3890       5.4400       5.3965       5.4430
  FRANCE         FRANC          6.1330       6.0562       6.0940       6.0470       6.0750
  GERMANY        D. MARK        1.8205       1.7971       1.8104       1.7975       1.8050
  GREECE         DRACHMA      286.30       282.90       284.82       283.00       283.97
  HONG KONG      DOLLAR         7.7430       7.7435       7.7450       7.7467       7.7500
  INDIA          RUPEE         36.600       36.500       36.500       36.450       36.480
 *IRELAND        POUND          1.4665       1.4815       1.4742       1.4860       1.4870
  ITALY          LIRA        1775.65      1754.60      1768.70      1758.00      1766.82
  JAPAN          YEN          118.73       118.32       118.88       118.75       120.65
  MALAYSIA       RINGGIT        2.7735       2.7890       2.8390       2.9325       2.9200
  MEXICO         PESO           7.7600       7.7575       7.7590       7.7725       7.7850
  NETHERLANDS    GUILDER        2.0410       2.0255       2.0397       2.0246       2.0328
 *NEW ZEALAND    DOLLAR         0.6465       0.6460       0.6435       0.6433       0.6385
  NORWAY         KRONE         7.5975       7.4920       7.4975       7.4285       7.4780
  PORTUGAL       ESCUDO         184.70       182.50       183.77       182.50       183.50
  SINGAPORE      DOLLAR           1.49         1.49         1.52         1.53         1.52
  SOUTH AFRICA   RAND          4.6955       4.6940       4.6975       4.7040       4.6930
  SOUTH KOREA    WON          907.00       902.00       905.00       905.00       905.00
  SPAIN          PESETA       154.000      152.100      153.140      151.900      152.790
  SRI LANKA      RUPEE          59.200       59.200       59.250       59.150       59.400
  SWEDEN         KRONA          7.9700       7.8850       7.8790       7.8320       7.8770
  SWITZERLAND    FRANC         1.4996       1.4875       1.4965       1.4833       1.4889
  TAIWAN         DOLLAR        28.800       28.800       28.780       28.800       28.820
  THAILAND       BAHT          33.700       33.650       33.900       34.400       34.500
 *UNITED KINGDOM POUND          1.6052       1.6121       1.6103       1.6158       1.6203

  MEMO:
**UNITED STATES  DOLLAR        99.34        98.52        98.99        98.46        98.92

  *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                                     September 8, 1997



  H.10(512)                  FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING  SEPTEMBER 5, 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       Sep. 1       Sep. 2       Sep. 3       Sep. 4       Sep. 5

 *AUSTRALIA      DOLLAR                      0.7265       0.7258       0.7321       0.7308
  AUSTRIA        SCHILLING                  12.903       12.766       12.790       12.668
  BELGIUM        FRANC                      37.860       37.470       37.530       37.190
  CANADA         DOLLAR                      1.3845       1.3837       1.3858       1.3824
  CHINA,P.R.     YUAN                        8.3183       8.3189       8.3191       8.3184
  DENMARK        KRONE                       6.9810       6.9080       6.9180       6.8545
 *EURO COMMUNITY ECU             H           1.0727       1.0811       1.0798       1.0902
  FINLAND        MARKKA                      5.5190       5.4546       5.4430       5.3950
  FRANCE         FRANC                       6.1700       6.1044       6.1140       6.0560
  GERMANY        D. MARK         O           1.8330       1.8148       1.8180       1.8001
  GREECE         DRACHMA                   288.25       285.73       286.30       283.76
  HONG KONG      DOLLAR                      7.7490       7.7478       7.7485       7.7477
  INDIA          RUPEE           L          36.570       36.480       36.510       37.000
 *IRELAND        POUND                       1.4658       1.4657       1.4690       1.4917
  ITALY          LIRA                     1785.60      1770.90      1771.00      1756.20
  JAPAN          YEN             I         121.55       121.03       120.72       121.09
  MALAYSIA       RINGGIT                     2.9270       2.9820       2.9950       2.9500
  MEXICO         PESO                        7.7780       7.7730       7.7890       7.8075
  NETHERLANDS    GUILDER         D           2.0651       2.0448       2.0472       2.0270
 *NEW ZEALAND    DOLLAR                      0.6335       0.6342       0.6378       0.6361
  NORWAY         KRONE                      7.5860       7.5025       7.5040       7.3948
  PORTUGAL       ESCUDO          A           185.80       183.90       184.30       182.70
  SINGAPORE      DOLLAR                        1.52         1.52         1.52         1.52
  SOUTH AFRICA   RAND                       4.7040       4.7015       4.7040       4.6920
  SOUTH KOREA    WON             Y         905.60       907.00       909.00       909.00
  SPAIN          PESETA                    154.550      153.040      153.370      152.000
  SRI LANKA      RUPEE                       60.400       59.870       59.400       59.600
  SWEDEN         KRONA                       7.9300       7.8536       7.8680       7.7910
  SWITZERLAND    FRANC                      1.5060       1.4986       1.4970       1.4753
  TAIWAN         DOLLAR                     28.900       28.900       28.750       28.700
  THAILAND       BAHT                       34.550       35.750       35.950       35.150
 *UNITED KINGDOM POUND                       1.5897       1.5846       1.5855       1.5920

  MEMO:
**UNITED STATES  DOLLAR                    100.14        99.48        99.54        98.87

  *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.





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