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Release Date: August 24, 1998

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FEDERAL RESERVE STATISTICAL RELEASE August 21, 1998
 
 
 
H.10(512) FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING JULY 31, 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:
(CURRENCY UNITS PER DOLLAR)
COUNTRYMONETARY
UNIT
Jul. 27Jul. 28Jul. 29Jul. 30Jul. 31
*AUSTRALIA      DOLLAR         0.6090       0.6115       0.6105       0.6145       0.6070 
 AUSTRIA         SCHILLING     12.550       12.477       12.479       12.486       12.516  
 BELGIUM        FRANC        36.773       36.577       36.566       36.590       36.703  
 CANADA         DOLLAR        1.5040       1.5023       1.5039       1.5085       1.5112 
 CHINA,P.R.     YUAN          8.3100       8.3100       8.3100       8.3100       8.3100 
 DENMARK        KRONE         6.7950       6.7605       6.7585       6.7600       6.7825 
*EURO COMMUNITY ECU           1.1079       1.1124       1.1100       1.1106       1.1080 
 FINLAND        MARKKA        5.4210       5.3950       5.3924       5.3950       5.4100 
 FRANCE         FRANC         5.9840       5.9460       5.9465       5.9545       5.9670 
 GERMANY        D. MARK       1.7840       1.7733       1.7735       1.7763       1.7790 
 GREECE         DRACHMA     296.38       294.68       294.87       295.47       295.97   
 HONG KONG      DOLLAR        7.7475       7.7450       7.7475       7.7472       7.7490 
 INDIA          RUPEE        42.600       42.650       42.550       42.620       42.600  
*IRELAND        POUND         1.4095       1.4170       1.4180       1.4157       1.4100 
 ITALY          LIRA       1759.00      1749.00      1749.50      1751.50      1758.00   
 JAPAN          YEN         142.24       141.75       142.46       142.51       144.65   
 MALAYSIA       RINGGIT       4.1450       4.1200       4.1278       4.1150       4.1450 
 MEXICO         PESO          8.8920       8.8920       8.9210       8.9040       8.9200 
 NETHERLANDS    GUILDER       2.0107       2.0001       2.0000       2.0010       2.0068 
*NEW ZEALAND    DOLLAR        0.5110       0.5138       0.5135       0.5173       0.5115 
 NORWAY         KRONE        7.5450       7.5155       7.5260       7.5320       7.5570  
 PORTUGAL       ESCUDO        182.40       181.65       181.49       181.56       182.08 
 SINGAPORE      DOLLAR          1.72         1.71         1.72         1.72         1.73 
 SOUTH AFRICA   RAND         6.2600       6.2500       6.1900       6.1000       6.1350  
 SOUTH KOREA    WON        1212.00      1259.00      1245.00      1236.00      1232.00   
 SPAIN          PESETA      151.330      150.680      150.700      150.720      151.100  
  SRI LANKA     RUPEE          65.950        65.950       65.650       65.650       66.150 
  SWEDEN        KRONA          7.8860        7.8780       7.9110       7.9250       7.9595 
  SWITZERLAND   FRANC         1.4995        1.4925       1.4870       1.4870       1.4915  
  TAIWAN        DOLLAR        34.430        34.380       34.340       34.340       34.390  
  THAILAND      BAHT          41.100        41.000       40.900       40.700       40.950  
 *UNITED KINGDOMPOUND          1.6565        1.6485       1.6440       1.6415       1.6349 
                      
  MEMO:               
**UNITED STATES DOLLAR       101.00        100.64       100.76       100.89       101.32   
 
*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 August 21, 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:
 
 (CURRENCY UNITS PER DOLLAR)
COUNTRYMONETARY
UNIT
Aug. 3 Aug. 4 Aug. 5 Aug. 6 Aug. 7
*AUSTRALIA      DOLLAR         0.6035       0.6050       0.6090       0.6040       0.5991 
 AUSTRIA        SCHILLING     12.557       12.536       12.468       12.453       12.520  
 BELGIUM        FRANC        36.795       36.728       36.545       36.485       36.690  
 CANADA         DOLLAR        1.5155       1.5140       1.5155       1.5282       1.5219 
 CHINA,P.R.     YUAN          8.3100       8.3100       8.3100       8.3100       8.3100 
 DENMARK        KRONE         6.8005       6.7915       6.7510       6.7405       6.7840 
*EURO COMMUNITY ECU           1.1035       1.1060       1.1117       1.1120       1.1062 
 FINLAND        MARKKA        5.4320       5.4175       5.3870       5.3800       5.4093 
 FRANCE         FRANC         5.9820       5.9680       5.9430       5.9324       5.9665 
 GERMANY        D. MARK       1.7844       1.7802       1.7724       1.7680       1.7798 
 GREECE         DRACHMA     296.45       295.70       294.25       293.78       294.65   
 HONG KONG      DOLLAR        7.7492       7.7495       7.7500       7.7495       7.7490 
 INDIA          RUPEE        42.600       42.570       42.600       42.560       42.700  
*IRELAND        POUND         1.4082       1.4110       1.4177       1.4182       1.4118 
 ITALY          LIRA       1760.80      1756.60      1749.60      1746.50      1753.30   
 JAPAN          YEN         145.80       144.84       144.38       144.60       146.30   
 MALAYSIA       RINGGIT       4.1600       4.1505       4.1500       4.1725       4.2025 
 MEXICO         PESO          8.9620       8.9650       9.0070       9.0290       9.0250 
 NETHERLANDS    GUILDER       2.0121       2.0094       1.9981       1.9955       2.0068 
*NEW ZEALAND    DOLLAR        0.5095       0.5135       0.5165       0.5135       0.5090 
 NORWAY         KRONE        7.6090       7.5895       7.5580       7.5580       7.5990  
 PORTUGAL       ESCUDO        182.70       182.27       181.35       181.05       181.90 
 SINGAPORE      DOLLAR          1.73         1.73         1.73         1.74         1.75 
 SOUTH AFRICA   RAND         6.1700       6.1800       6.1550       6.2200       6.2850  
  SOUTH KOREA   WON         1250.00       1242.00      1270.00      1333.00      1330.00   
  SPAIN         PESETA       151.550       151.210      150.450      150.270      150.950  
  SRI LANKA     RUPEE          66.300        66.500       66.700       64.500       67.400 
  SWEDEN        KRONA          7.9930        7.9880       7.9410       7.9760       8.0300 
  SWITZERLAND   FRANC         1.5020        1.4970       1.4915       1.4908       1.4982  
  TAIWAN        DOLLAR        34.450        34.450       34.500       34.510       34.650  
  THAILAND      BAHT          41.100        40.850       40.800       41.950       42.050  
 *UNITED KINGDOMPOUND          1.6245        1.6330       1.6360       1.6332       1.6290 
       
  MEMO:               
**UNITED STATES DOLLAR       101.73        101.42       101.06       101.09       101.62   
 
*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 August 21, 1998
 
 
 
H.10(512) FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING AUGUST 14, 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:
 
 (CURRENCY UNITS PER DOLLAR)
COUNTRYMONETARY
UNIT
Aug. 10Aug. 11Aug. 12Aug. 13Aug. 14
*AUSTRALIA      DOLLAR         0.5985       0.5921       0.5945       0.5975       0.5940 
 AUSTRIA        SCHILLING     12.526       12.539       12.492       12.560       12.658  
 BELGIUM        FRANC        36.715       36.740       36.613       36.840       37.103  
 CANADA         DOLLAR        1.5177       1.5213       1.5152       1.5170       1.5186 
 CHINA,P.R.     YUAN          8.3100       8.3100       8.3100       8.3100       8.3100 
 DENMARK        KRONE         6.7815       6.7805       6.7597       6.8025       6.8520 
*EURO COMMUNITY ECU           1.1065       1.1070       1.1102       1.1035       1.0960 
 FINLAND        MARKKA        5.4130       5.4115       5.3940       5.4255       5.4710 
 FRANCE         FRANC         5.9700       5.9705       5.9505       5.9845       6.0460 
 GERMANY        D. MARK       1.7810       1.7812       1.7750       1.7854       1.8039 
 GREECE         DRACHMA     295.02       296.80       295.37       301.05       304.20   
 HONG KONG      DOLLAR        7.7490       7.7495       7.7525       7.7500       7.7500 
 INDIA          RUPEE        42.750       43.000       43.050       43.050       43.230  
*IRELAND        POUND         1.4110       1.4090       1.4120       1.4045       1.3935 
 ITALY          LIRA       1756.05      1756.30      1752.10      1762.00      1776.00   
 JAPAN          YEN         146.54       147.14       146.09       145.05       146.37   
 MALAYSIA       RINGGIT       4.2500       4.2575       4.1952       4.1850       4.2250 
 MEXICO         PESO          9.1375       9.1950       9.1850       9.2225       9.2010 
 NETHERLANDS    GUILDER       2.0073       2.0087       2.0020       2.0130       2.0288 
*NEW ZEALAND    DOLLAR        0.5069       0.5013       0.5027       0.5038       0.5038 
 NORWAY         KRONE        7.6080       7.6035       7.5590       7.6055       7.6560  
 PORTUGAL       ESCUDO        182.17       182.20       181.67       182.78       184.25 
 SINGAPORE      DOLLAR          1.76         1.76         1.75         1.75         1.76 
 SOUTH AFRICA   RAND         6.2900       6.3600       6.3425       6.3000       6.3250  
  SOUTH KOREA   WON         1345.00       1340.00      1338.00      1340.00      1327.00   
  SPAIN         PESETA       151.100       151.100      150.670      151.550      152.650  
  SRI LANKA     RUPEE          67.600        66.550       66.600       66.380       66.270 
  SWEDEN        KRONA          8.0850        8.1295       8.0870       8.1162       8.1725 
  SWITZERLAND   FRANC         1.4973        1.4895       1.4835       1.4885       1.5090  
  TAIWAN        DOLLAR        34.800        34.900       34.850       34.790       34.710  
  THAILAND      BAHT          42.050        42.550       41.900       41.800       42.100  
 *UNITED KINGDOMPOUND          1.6328        1.6295       1.6290       1.6265       1.6184 
       
  MEMO:               
**UNITED STATES DOLLAR       101.66        101.78       101.42       101.72       102.54   
 
*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 August 21, 1998
 
 
 
H.10(512) FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING AUGUST 21, 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:
 
 (CURRENCY UNITS PER DOLLAR)
COUNTRYMONETARY
UNIT
Aug. 17Aug. 18Aug. 19Aug. 20Aug. 21
*AUSTRALIA      DOLLAR         0.5925       0.5938       0.5940       0.5897       0.5830 
 AUSTRIA        SCHILLING     12.622       12.650       12.665       12.651       12.630  
 BELGIUM        FRANC        36.990       37.060       37.066       37.072       37.003  
 CANADA         DOLLAR        1.5243       1.5285       1.5335       1.5305       1.5420 
 CHINA,P.R.     YUAN          8.3100       8.3100       8.3100       8.3100       8.3100 
 DENMARK        KRONE         6.8295       6.8440       6.8450       6.8460       6.8340 
*EURO COMMUNITY ECU           1.0986       1.0963       1.0970       1.0980       1.0980 
 FINLAND        MARKKA        5.4565       5.4680       5.4670       5.4655       5.4633 
 FRANCE         FRANC         6.0085       6.0325       6.0290       6.0275       6.0220 
 GERMANY        D. MARK       1.7928       1.7991       1.7984       1.7979       1.7969 
 GREECE         DRACHMA     302.94       302.32       302.32       302.37       303.26   
 HONG KONG      DOLLAR        7.7500       7.7490       7.7468       7.7495       7.7503 
 INDIA          RUPEE        43.280       43.400       43.600       42.900       42.700  
*IRELAND        POUND         1.3954       1.3955       1.3925       1.3945       1.3930 
 ITALY          LIRA       1769.00      1772.80      1772.65      1773.60      1771.00   
 JAPAN          YEN         145.78       145.02       143.85       142.60       144.94   
 MALAYSIA       RINGGIT       4.2426       4.2300       4.2035       4.1850       4.2353 
 MEXICO         PESO          9.3015       9.2400       9.1950       9.3100       9.7000 
 NETHERLANDS    GUILDER       2.0235       2.0276       2.0273       2.0277       2.0235 
*NEW ZEALAND    DOLLAR        0.5038       0.5027       0.5038       0.4985       0.4925 
 NORWAY         KRONE        7.6635       7.6960       7.7020       7.7440       7.7290  
 PORTUGAL       ESCUDO        183.59       183.92       184.05       184.06       184.70 
  SINGAPORE     DOLLAR           1.76          1.77         1.76         1.75         1.77 
  SOUTH AFRICA  RAND          6.2650        6.2650       6.3200       6.3500       6.3800  
  SOUTH KOREA   WON         1335.00       1320.00      1305.00      1302.00      1302.00   
  SPAIN         PESETA       152.170       152.490      152.640      152.580      152.380  
  SRI LANKA     RUPEE          67.100        67.000       66.230       66.700       67.000 
  SWEDEN        KRONA          8.1695        8.1830       8.1650       8.1530       8.1837 
  SWITZERLAND   FRANC         1.5029        1.5105       1.5070       1.5045       1.5030  
  TAIWAN        DOLLAR        34.770        34.740       34.850       34.600       34.700  
  THAILAND      BAHT          41.800        41.700       41.550       41.200       41.700  
 *UNITED KINGDOMPOUND          1.6162        1.6162       1.6227       1.6275       1.6363 
                      
  MEMO:                
**UNITED STATES DOLLAR       102.22        102.38       102.21       102.02       102.20   
 
*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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