1FEDERAL RESERVE STATISTICAL RELEASE December 12, 1997 H.10(512) FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 21, 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 Nov. 17 Nov. 18 Nov. 19 Nov. 20 Nov. 21 *AUSTRALIA DOLLAR 0.6989 0.6990 0.6892 0.6882 0.6990 AUSTRIA SCHILLING 12.182 12.150 12.197 12.162 12.295 BELGIUM FRANC 35.780 35.600 35.760 35.780 36.010 CANADA DOLLAR 1.4149 1.4145 1.4155 1.4210 1.4170 CHINA,P.R. YUAN 8.3105 8.3104 8.3103 8.3103 8.3102 DENMARK KRONE 6.5940 6.5680 6.6014 6.6020 6.6430 *EURO COMMUNITY ECU 1.1428 1.1472 1.1416 1.1425 1.1345 FINLAND MARKKA 5.2115 5.2030 5.2285 5.2375 5.2685 FRANCE FRANC 5.8050 5.7775 5.8005 5.8065 5.8508 GERMANY D. MARK 1.7338 1.7252 1.7350 1.7338 1.7466 GREECE DRACHMA 272.25 270.79 271.85 271.80 273.47 HONG KONG DOLLAR 7.7310 7.7305 7.7315 7.7310 7.7310 INDIA RUPEE 36.940 37.600 37.600 37.540 37.830 *IRELAND POUND 1.5040 1.5080 1.5012 1.5001 1.4925 ITALY LIRA 1697.50 1689.50 1698.25 1700.40 1713.40 JAPAN YEN 125.85 125.85 127.22 126.81 125.85 MALAYSIA RINGGIT 3.3400 3.4150 3.4900 3.5325 3.4225 MEXICO PESO 8.2500 8.2500 8.2850 8.2370 8.1920 NETHERLANDS GUILDER 1.9540 1.9445 1.9526 1.9549 1.9675 *NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR 0.6274 0.6280 0.6220 0.6207 0.6255 NORWAY KRONE 7.0600 7.0225 7.0501 7.0600 7.1009 PORTUGAL ESCUDO 176.80 176.15 177.00 177.09 178.45 SINGAPORE DOLLAR 1.58 1.59 1.60 1.60 1.58 SOUTH AFRICA RAND 4.8565 4.8560 4.8590 4.8540 4.8335 SOUTH KOREA WON N.A. 1020.00 1040.00 1139.00 1060.00 SPAIN PESETA 146.240 145.630 146.350 146.500 147.500 SRI LANKA RUPEE 59.800 59.900 59.900 60.600 60.150 SWEDEN KRONA 7.5410 7.5600 7.5679 7.5600 7.5919 SWITZERLAND FRANC 1.4096 1.4035 1.4043 1.4083 1.4182 TAIWAN DOLLAR 31.800 32.000 33.250 33.000 32.400 THAILAND BAHT 38.500 39.450 40.000 39.650 38.900 *UNITED KINGDOM POUND 1.6931 1.6955 1.6911 1.6925 1.6892 MEMO: **UNITED STATES DOLLAR 96.44 96.15 96.60 96.61 96.95 *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 December 12, 1997 H.10(512) FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 28, 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 Nov. 24 Nov. 25 Nov. 26 Nov. 27 Nov. 28 *AUSTRALIA DOLLAR 0.6938 0.6865 0.6835 0.6825 AUSTRIA SCHILLING 12.205 12.278 12.390 12.412 BELGIUM FRANC 35.830 35.970 36.330 36.400 CANADA DOLLAR 1.4210 1.4180 1.4245 1.4245 CHINA,P.R. YUAN 8.3101 8.3100 8.3101 8.3096 DENMARK KRONE 6.6137 6.6405 6.7060 6.7145 *EURO COMMUNITY ECU 1.1405 1.1360 1.1240 H 1.1235 FINLAND MARKKA 5.2481 5.2700 5.3170 5.3342 FRANCE FRANC 5.8200 5.8380 5.8925 5.9020 GERMANY D. MARK 1.7370 1.7444 1.7605 O 1.7650 GREECE DRACHMA 272.24 273.44 276.55 276.85 HONG KONG DOLLAR 7.7305 7.7305 7.7305 7.7304 INDIA RUPEE 38.320 38.265 38.750 L 39.100 *IRELAND POUND 1.4990 1.4910 1.4767 1.4850 ITALY LIRA 1703.35 1709.50 1724.40 1728.10 JAPAN YEN 127.07 127.45 127.51 I 127.74 MALAYSIA RINGGIT 3.4500 3.4925 3.5125 3.5125 MEXICO PESO 8.2400 8.2440 8.2150 8.2150 NETHERLANDS GUILDER 1.9585 1.9655 1.9854 D 1.9882 *NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR 0.6233 0.6190 0.6182 0.6164 NORWAY KRONE 7.0640 7.1090 7.1980 7.1925 PORTUGAL ESCUDO 177.55 178.27 179.95 A 180.19 SINGAPORE DOLLAR 1.59 1.60 1.60 1.60 SOUTH AFRICA RAND 4.8390 4.8525 4.8545 4.8580 SOUTH KOREA WON 1085.00 1122.00 1110.00 Y 1169.50 SPAIN PESETA 146.800 147.460 148.900 149.190 SRI LANKA RUPEE 60.300 60.450 61.250 60.780 SWEDEN KRONA 7.5780 7.6268 7.7320 7.7225 SWITZERLAND FRANC 1.4055 1.4073 1.4180 1.4255 TAIWAN DOLLAR 32.500 32.750 32.550 32.350 THAILAND BAHT 39.500 39.650 39.700 41.000 *UNITED KINGDOM POUND 1.6900 1.6805 1.6735 1.6885 MEMO: **UNITED STATES DOLLAR 96.77 97.09 97.79 97.84 *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 December 12, 1997 H.10(512) FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 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 Dec. 1 Dec. 2 Dec. 3 Dec. 4 Dec. 5 *AUSTRALIA DOLLAR 0.6770 0.6770 0.6760 0.6732 0.6712 AUSTRIA SCHILLING 12.507 12.487 12.450 12.460 12.538 BELGIUM FRANC 36.690 36.620 36.530 36.540 36.800 CANADA DOLLAR 1.4245 1.4218 1.4180 1.4227 1.4230 CHINA,P.R. YUAN 8.3096 8.3099 8.3101 8.3100 8.3100 DENMARK KRONE 6.7628 6.7580 6.7370 6.7400 6.7870 *EURO COMMUNITY ECU 1.1146 1.1170 1.1205 1.1195 1.1114 FINLAND MARKKA 5.3800 5.3708 5.3550 5.3550 5.3900 FRANCE FRANC 5.9473 5.9429 5.9210 5.9255 5.9675 GERMANY D. MARK 1.7770 1.7753 1.7701 1.7706 1.7824 GREECE DRACHMA 278.73 278.40 277.86 278.00 279.65 HONG KONG DOLLAR 7.7340 7.7380 7.7360 7.7375 7.7375 INDIA RUPEE 39.450 39.500 39.450 39.150 39.000 *IRELAND POUND 1.4658 1.4720 1.4715 1.4664 1.4601 ITALY LIRA 1738.80 1738.20 1734.25 1735.00 1745.70 JAPAN YEN 129.15 128.77 128.72 129.40 130.20 MALAYSIA RINGGIT 3.5700 3.5980 3.6600 3.7300 4.0000 MEXICO PESO 8.1900 8.1600 8.1320 8.1050 8.1500 NETHERLANDS GUILDER 2.0029 2.0010 1.9942 1.9948 2.0083 *NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR 0.6092 0.6067 0.6050 0.6027 0.6000 NORWAY KRONE 7.2530 7.2090 7.1570 7.1700 7.2205 PORTUGAL ESCUDO 181.70 181.30 180.90 180.80 182.16 SINGAPORE DOLLAR 1.60 1.61 1.61 1.61 1.62 SOUTH AFRICA RAND 4.8649 4.8600 4.8580 4.8660 4.8760 SOUTH KOREA WON 1188.00 1228.00 1199.00 1163.00 1233.00 SPAIN PESETA 150.330 150.000 149.560 149.650 150.690 SRI LANKA RUPEE 61.000 61.350 61.300 61.130 61.200 SWEDEN KRONA 7.8093 7.7828 7.7640 7.7722 7.8300 SWITZERLAND FRANC 1.4330 1.4331 1.4285 1.4308 1.4390 TAIWAN DOLLAR 32.450 32.450 32.500 32.200 32.450 THAILAND BAHT 41.200 41.700 42.350 41.800 41.800 *UNITED KINGDOM POUND 1.6825 1.6817 1.6840 1.6705 1.6585 MEMO: **UNITED STATES DOLLAR 98.49 98.38 98.14 98.37 98.97 *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 December 12, 1997 H.10(512) FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 12, 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 Dec. 8 Dec. 9 Dec. 10 Dec. 11 Dec. 12 *AUSTRALIA DOLLAR 0.6705 0.6675 0.6665 0.6660 0.6630 AUSTRIA SCHILLING 12.560 12.626 12.558 12.471 12.477 BELGIUM FRANC 36.860 36.990 37.600 36.510 36.590 CANADA DOLLAR 1.4223 1.4224 1.4242 1.4241 1.4208 CHINA,P.R. YUAN 8.3100 8.3100 8.3100 8.3096 8.3093 DENMARK KRONE 6.8033 6.8207 6.7939 6.7413 6.7555 *EURO COMMUNITY ECU 1.1090 1.1040 1.1092 1.1183 1.1140 FINLAND MARKKA 5.3987 5.4100 5.3783 5.3465 5.3500 FRANCE FRANC 5.9805 5.9980 5.9750 5.9240 5.9390 GERMANY D. MARK 1.7868 1.7916 1.7854 1.7702 1.7728 GREECE DRACHMA 280.39 281.30 280.43 278.59 278.90 HONG KONG DOLLAR 7.7377 7.7405 7.7455 7.7500 7.7500 INDIA RUPEE 38.995 39.150 39.150 39.600 39.600 *IRELAND POUND 1.4550 1.4540 1.4520 1.4650 1.4655 ITALY LIRA 1749.40 1752.90 1746.68 1733.30 1738.00 JAPAN YEN 130.50 129.80 129.09 129.92 130.73 MALAYSIA RINGGIT 3.6500 3.6620 3.6620 3.7750 3.8200 MEXICO PESO 8.1150 8.1090 8.1400 8.2100 8.1700 NETHERLANDS GUILDER 2.0132 2.0194 2.0116 2.0003 1.9984 *NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR 0.5986 0.5970 0.6000 0.5955 0.5960 NORWAY KRONE 7.2222 7.2587 7.2536 7.2117 7.2690 PORTUGAL ESCUDO 182.40 182.90 182.30 180.80 181.30 SINGAPORE DOLLAR 1.62 1.63 1.62 1.63 1.66 SOUTH AFRICA RAND 4.8690 4.8825 4.8930 4.8975 4.8930 SOUTH KOREA WON 1342.40 1465.70 1565.90 1719.80 N.A. SPAIN PESETA 150.980 151.400 150.780 149.630 149.950 SRI LANKA RUPEE 61.300 61.380 61.500 61.500 61.650 SWEDEN KRONA 7.8019 7.8326 7.8128 7.7666 7.7685 SWITZERLAND FRANC 1.4525 1.4570 1.4460 1.4335 1.4333 TAIWAN DOLLAR 32.150 32.150 32.550 32.900 32.750 THAILAND BAHT 41.400 42.850 42.200 43.600 45.450 *UNITED KINGDOM POUND 1.6472 1.6528 1.6495 1.6552 1.6501 MEMO: **UNITED STATES DOLLAR 99.22 99.30 99.14 98.54 98.74 *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.