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FEDERAL RESERVE STATISTICAL RELEASE                                           June 5, 1998



  H.10(512)                       FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING  MAY 15, 1998

  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       May. 11      May. 12      May. 13      May. 14      May. 15

 *AUSTRALIA      DOLLAR         0.6371       0.6330       0.6276       0.6270       0.6270
  AUSTRIA        SCHILLING     12.513       12.488       12.516       12.538       12.570
  BELGIUM        FRANC         36.675       36.610       36.695       36.755       36.845
  CANADA         DOLLAR         1.4335       1.4323       1.4448       1.4480       1.4508
  CHINA,P.R.     YUAN           8.3100       8.3100       8.3100       8.3100       8.3100
  DENMARK        KRONE          6.7766       6.7630       6.7770       6.7870       6.8020
 *EURO COMMUNITY ECU            1.1070       1.1095       1.1070       1.1055       1.1046
  FINLAND        MARKKA         5.4060       5.3960       5.4060       5.4175       5.4280
  FRANCE         FRANC          5.9620       5.9510       5.9647       5.9755       5.9900
  GERMANY        D. MARK        1.7796       1.7745       1.7780       1.7817       1.7861
  GREECE         DRACHMA      309.32       308.34       308.25       308.03       309.17
  HONG KONG      DOLLAR         7.7499       7.7485       7.7490       7.7485       7.7490
  INDIA          RUPEE         39.790       39.850       39.850       40.650       40.650
 *IRELAND        POUND          1.4130       1.4200       1.4148       1.4122       1.4130
  ITALY          LIRA        1753.60      1749.25      1753.00      1757.50      1761.80
  JAPAN          YEN          132.84       134.00       134.18       134.23       134.39
  MALAYSIA       RINGGIT        3.8725       3.8925       3.8900       3.7900       3.7578
  MEXICO         PESO           8.4700       8.5100       8.5150       8.5050       8.5200
  NETHERLANDS    GUILDER        2.0035       2.0000       2.0045       2.0078       2.0127
 *NEW ZEALAND    DOLLAR         0.5410       0.5365       0.5345       0.5330       0.5352
  NORWAY         KRONE         7.4420       7.4220       7.4620       7.4760       7.4980
  PORTUGAL       ESCUDO         182.20       181.70       182.30       182.61       183.03
  SINGAPORE      DOLLAR           1.63         1.65         1.66         1.66         1.65
  SOUTH AFRICA   RAND          5.0650       5.0750       5.0840       5.0840       5.0895
  SOUTH KOREA    WON         1393.00      1393.00      1420.00      1425.00      1440.00
  SPAIN          PESETA       151.000      150.650      151.150      151.270      151.750
  SRI LANKA      RUPEE          63.920       63.950       64.200       64.180       64.500
  SWEDEN         KRONA          7.6347       7.6140       7.7040       7.7230       7.7450
  SWITZERLAND    FRANC         1.4860       1.4805       1.4809       1.4840       1.4879
  TAIWAN         DOLLAR        33.210       33.420       33.450       33.250       33.250
  THAILAND       BAHT          38.650       38.770       39.050       38.850       39.150
 *UNITED KINGDOM POUND          1.6300       1.6347       1.6308       1.6306       1.6278

  MEMO:
**UNITED STATES  DOLLAR        99.48        99.40        99.70        99.85       100.07

  *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.




FEDERAL RESERVE STATISTICAL RELEASE                                           June 5, 1998



  H.10(512)                       FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING  MAY 22, 1998

  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       May. 18      May. 19      May. 20      May. 21      May. 22

 *AUSTRALIA      DOLLAR         0.6221       0.6236       0.6255       0.6304       0.6315
  AUSTRIA        SCHILLING     12.579       12.560       12.454       12.376       12.381
  BELGIUM        FRANC         36.875       36.813       36.510       36.269       36.290
  CANADA         DOLLAR         1.4497       1.4502       1.4498       1.4475       1.4496
  CHINA,P.R.     YUAN           8.3100       8.3100       8.3100       8.3100       8.3100
  DENMARK        KRONE          6.8105       6.7985       6.7490       6.7032       6.7060
 *EURO COMMUNITY ECU            1.1022       1.1034       1.1124       1.1185       1.1175
  FINLAND        MARKKA         5.4370       5.4250       5.3800       5.3480       5.3500
  FRANCE         FRANC          5.9950       5.9830       5.9370       5.8940       5.8995
  GERMANY        D. MARK        1.7871       1.7838       1.7704       1.7590       1.7593
  GREECE         DRACHMA      309.10       308.90       305.70       303.20       302.27
  HONG KONG      DOLLAR         7.7497       7.7495       7.7490       7.7495       7.7480
  INDIA          RUPEE         40.570       40.572       40.530       40.546       40.700
 *IRELAND        POUND          1.4085       1.4091       1.4210       1.4310       1.4290
  ITALY          LIRA        1762.30      1760.20      1745.00      1734.90      1736.00
  JAPAN          YEN          135.95       136.34       135.99       135.65       135.77
  MALAYSIA       RINGGIT        3.8450       3.8650       3.8300       3.7850       3.8100
  MEXICO         PESO           8.5360       8.5800       8.6400       8.6350       8.6500
  NETHERLANDS    GUILDER        2.0147       2.0112       1.9947       1.9817       1.9825
 *NEW ZEALAND    DOLLAR         0.5324       0.5312       0.5323       0.5350       0.5355
  NORWAY         KRONE         7.5250       7.5130       7.4925       7.4410       7.4190
  PORTUGAL       ESCUDO         183.25       182.93       181.30       180.15       180.16
  SINGAPORE      DOLLAR           1.65         1.65         1.65         1.64         1.64
  SOUTH AFRICA   RAND          5.0980       5.1101       5.1060       5.0840       5.0940
  SOUTH KOREA    WON         1448.00      1445.00      1412.00      1393.00      1385.00
  SPAIN          PESETA       151.950      151.630      150.400      149.380      149.480
  SRI LANKA      RUPEE          64.550       64.720       64.550       64.250       64.400
  SWEDEN         KRONA          7.7940       7.7680       7.7140       7.6700       7.6970
  SWITZERLAND    FRANC         1.4880       1.4825       1.4758       1.4645       1.4650
  TAIWAN         DOLLAR        33.790       33.830       33.690       33.600       33.620
  THAILAND       BAHT          39.450       39.600       39.450       39.250       39.450
 *UNITED KINGDOM POUND          1.6235       1.6232       1.6332       1.6305       1.6318

  MEMO:
**UNITED STATES  DOLLAR       100.32       100.23        99.62        99.17        99.23

  *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.




FEDERAL RESERVE STATISTICAL RELEASE                                           June 5, 1998



  H.10(512)                       FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING  MAY 29, 1998

  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       May. 25      May. 26      May. 27      May. 28      May. 29

 *AUSTRALIA      DOLLAR                      0.6225       0.6215       0.6219       0.6260
  AUSTRIA        SCHILLING                  12.442       12.507       12.535       12.550
  BELGIUM        FRANC                      36.471       36.730       36.720       36.790
  CANADA         DOLLAR                      1.4549       1.4568       1.4556       1.4571
  CHINA,P.R.     YUAN                        8.3100       8.3100       8.3100       8.3100
  DENMARK        KRONE                       6.7460       6.7855       6.7900       6.7935
 *EURO COMMUNITY ECU             H           1.1139       1.1061       1.1053       1.1040
  FINLAND        MARKKA                      5.3780       5.4180       5.4170       5.4200
  FRANCE         FRANC                       5.9305       5.9760       5.9696       5.9830
  GERMANY        D. MARK         O           1.7684       1.7816       1.7817       1.7840
  GREECE         DRACHMA                   304.00       307.35       305.40       305.01
  HONG KONG      DOLLAR                      7.7478       7.7490       7.7480       7.7495
  INDIA          RUPEE           L          41.300       41.450       42.350       41.750
 *IRELAND        POUND                       1.4231       1.4125       1.4145       1.4135
  ITALY          LIRA                     1744.10      1754.90      1755.50      1758.60
  JAPAN          YEN             I         137.38       137.36       138.91       138.50
  MALAYSIA       RINGGIT                     3.8450       3.8500       3.8900       3.8702
  MEXICO         PESO                        8.7273       8.8900       8.7850       8.8250
  NETHERLANDS    GUILDER         D           1.9928       2.0095       2.0075       2.0105
 *NEW ZEALAND    DOLLAR                      0.5335       0.5330       0.5325       0.5358
  NORWAY         KRONE                      7.4700       7.5740       7.5500       7.5327
  PORTUGAL       ESCUDO          A           181.06       182.35       182.40       182.70
  SINGAPORE      DOLLAR                        1.66         1.67         1.68         1.68
  SOUTH AFRICA   RAND                       5.1190       5.1545       5.1800       5.1540
  SOUTH KOREA    WON             Y        1397.00      1415.00      1404.00      1409.00
  SPAIN          PESETA                    150.200      151.150      151.400      151.480
  SRI LANKA      RUPEE                       64.800       64.750       64.900       65.450
  SWEDEN         KRONA                       7.7480       7.8200       7.8120       7.8350
  SWITZERLAND    FRANC                      1.4700       1.4722       1.4755       1.4820
  TAIWAN         DOLLAR                     33.890       33.900       33.880       34.000
  THAILAND       BAHT                       39.300       39.700       40.250       40.440
 *UNITED KINGDOM POUND                       1.6365       1.6322       1.6277       1.6308

  MEMO:
**UNITED STATES  DOLLAR                     99.71       100.22       100.39       100.46

  *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.

  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.




FEDERAL RESERVE STATISTICAL RELEASE                                           June 5, 1998



  H.10(512)                       FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING  JUNE 5, 1998

  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. 1       Jun. 2       Jun. 3       Jun. 4       Jun. 5

 *AUSTRALIA      DOLLAR         0.6150       0.6145       0.6115       0.6110       0.6005
  AUSTRIA        SCHILLING     12.520       12.524       12.470       12.414       12.485
  BELGIUM        FRANC         36.700       36.715       36.550       36.371       36.598
  CANADA         DOLLAR         1.4568       1.4543       1.4530       1.4558       1.4586
  CHINA,P.R.     YUAN           8.3100       8.3100       8.3100       8.3100       8.3100
  DENMARK        KRONE          6.7810       6.7820       6.7495       6.7180       6.7585
 *EURO COMMUNITY ECU            1.1075       1.1066       1.1115       1.1152       1.1101
  FINLAND        MARKKA         5.4130       5.4100       5.3870       5.3672       5.3930
  FRANCE         FRANC          5.9660       5.9670       5.9430       5.9175       5.9530
  GERMANY        D. MARK        1.7794       1.7808       1.7725       1.7648       1.7745
  GREECE         DRACHMA      303.85       303.00       301.62       299.65       301.20
  HONG KONG      DOLLAR         7.7493       7.7496       7.7493       7.7496       7.7497
  INDIA          RUPEE         41.850       41.870       41.800       41.950       41.850
 *IRELAND        POUND          1.4170       1.4167       1.4240       1.4287       1.4210
  ITALY          LIRA        1755.00      1754.40      1744.50      1737.20      1748.10
  JAPAN          YEN          139.57       138.97       138.34       138.40       139.66
  MALAYSIA       RINGGIT        3.9500       3.9300       3.9250       3.9750       3.9950
  MEXICO         PESO           8.9080       8.8800       8.7950       8.7800       8.7690
  NETHERLANDS    GUILDER        2.0047       2.0060       1.9975       1.9885       1.9997
 *NEW ZEALAND    DOLLAR         0.5280       0.5235       0.5245       0.5245       0.5130
  NORWAY         KRONE         7.5230       7.4955       7.4572       7.4305       7.4520
  PORTUGAL       ESCUDO         182.40       182.35       181.50       180.65       181.65
  SINGAPORE      DOLLAR           1.70         1.68         1.68         1.69         1.70
  SOUTH AFRICA   RAND          5.2050       5.1360       5.1090       5.1140       5.1370
  SOUTH KOREA    WON         1400.00      1406.00      1392.00      1394.00      1396.00
  SPAIN          PESETA       151.260      151.250      150.480      149.850      150.700
  SRI LANKA      RUPEE          64.500       64.500       64.750       65.000       64.800
  SWEDEN         KRONA          7.8250       7.7970       7.7700       7.7525       7.8055
  SWITZERLAND    FRANC         1.4765       1.4800       1.4778       1.4675       1.4770
  TAIWAN         DOLLAR        34.300       34.340       34.210       34.300       34.350
  THAILAND       BAHT          42.050       41.950       42.050       42.950       43.100
 *UNITED KINGDOM POUND          1.6392       1.6388       1.6385       1.6395       1.6351

  MEMO:
**UNITED STATES  DOLLAR       100.33       100.28        99.92        99.65       100.21

  *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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