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FEDERAL RESERVE STATISTICAL RELEASE October 13, 1998
H.10(512) FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 18, 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 Sep. 14 Sep. 15 Sep. 16 Sep. 17 Sep. 18
*AUSTRALIA DOLLAR 0.5929 0.5945 0.5935 0.5937 0.5875
AUSTRIA SCHILLING 11.984 11.886 11.904 11.833 11.901
BELGIUM FRANC 35.133 34.826 34.898 34.760 34.890
CANADA DOLLAR 1.5164 1.5020 1.5038 1.5255 1.5295
CHINA,P.R. YUAN 8.3100 8.3100 8.3100 8.3100 8.3100
DENMARK KRONE 6.4935 6.4355 6.4495 6.4180 6.4485
*EURO COMMUNITY ECU 1.1535 1.1618 1.1610 1.1640 1.1623
FINLAND MARKKA 5.1870 5.1435 5.1530 5.1370 5.1530
FRANCE FRANC 5.7120 5.6650 5.6750 5.6520 5.6650
GERMANY D. MARK 1.7024 1.6895 1.6923 1.6850 1.6893
GREECE DRACHMA 291.93 290.30 290.20 289.75 290.78
HONG KONG DOLLAR 7.7460 7.7473 7.7479 7.7475 7.7475
INDIA RUPEE 42.600 42.550 42.550 42.550 42.585
*IRELAND POUND 1.4690 1.4830 1.4780 1.4835 1.4770
ITALY LIRA 1682.80 1667.50 1671.05 1667.50 1671.20
JAPAN YEN 133.22 133.05 134.92 131.88 132.63
MALAYSIA RINGGIT 3.8000 3.8000 3.8000 3.8000 3.8000
MEXICO PESO 10.5350 10.2100 10.0500 10.3100 10.1450
NETHERLANDS GUILDER 1.9210 1.9055 1.9080 1.9015 1.9073
*NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR 0.5136 0.5140 0.5075 0.5093 0.5040
NORWAY KRONE 7.5780 7.5365 7.5188 7.4900 7.4805
PORTUGAL ESCUDO 174.65 173.15 173.45 172.91 173.42
SINGAPORE DOLLAR 1.73 1.73 1.73 1.72 1.72
SOUTH AFRICA RAND 6.2350 6.1750 6.1100 6.1605 6.1500
SOUTH KOREA WON 1392.00 1383.00 1377.00 1385.00 1387.50
SPAIN PESETA 144.730 143.410 143.710 143.200 143.700
SRI LANKA RUPEE 66.350 66.400 66.120 66.800 66.150
SWEDEN KRONA 7.8750 7.7585 7.7985 7.8340 7.8300
SWITZERLAND FRANC 1.4047 1.3945 1.3955 1.3850 1.3900
TAIWAN DOLLAR 34.610 34.610 34.610 34.550 34.530
THAILAND BAHT 40.950 40.850 40.850 40.800 40.700
*UNITED KINGDOM POUND 1.6775 1.6742 1.6758 1.6840 1.6835
MEMO:
**UNITED STATES DOLLAR 97.18 96.56 96.86 96.42 96.67
*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 October 13, 1998
H.10(512) FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 25, 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 Sep. 21 Sep. 22 Sep. 23 Sep. 24 Sep. 25
*AUSTRALIA DOLLAR 0.5835 0.5855 0.5781 0.5836 0.5911
AUSTRIA SCHILLING 11.819 11.852 11.882 11.808 11.770
BELGIUM FRANC 34.680 34.736 34.823 34.630 34.530
CANADA DOLLAR 1.5267 1.5295 1.5280 1.5120 1.5128
CHINA,P.R. YUAN 8.3100 8.3100 8.3100 8.3100 8.3100
DENMARK KRONE 6.4085 6.4065 6.4270 6.3920 6.3640
*EURO COMMUNITY ECU 1.1684 1.1665 1.1633 1.1718 1.1752
FINLAND MARKKA 5.1200 5.1245 5.1410 5.1100 5.0940
FRANCE FRANC 5.6340 5.6450 5.6590 5.6290 5.6075
GERMANY D. MARK 1.6805 1.6828 1.6874 1.6775 1.6731
GREECE DRACHMA 291.02 289.08 290.62 290.20 290.35
HONG KONG DOLLAR 7.7480 7.7487 7.7488 7.7485 7.7478
INDIA RUPEE 42.550 42.600 42.630 42.550 42.550
*IRELAND POUND 1.4851 1.4830 1.4795 1.4905 1.4962
ITALY LIRA 1661.70 1663.90 1668.50 1659.70 1654.50
JAPAN YEN 133.40 135.20 136.45 135.33 135.10
MALAYSIA RINGGIT 3.8000 3.8000 3.8000 3.8000 3.8000
MEXICO PESO 10.3200 10.1050 10.1150 10.1240 10.2400
NETHERLANDS GUILDER 1.8952 1.8990 1.9035 1.8925 1.8865
*NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR 0.5005 0.4960 0.4905 0.4939 0.4968
NORWAY KRONE 7.4775 7.4985 7.5195 7.4610 7.4080
PORTUGAL ESCUDO 172.41 172.64 173.10 172.20 171.50
SINGAPORE DOLLAR 1.74 1.73 1.73 1.71 1.69
SOUTH AFRICA RAND 6.1300 5.9525 5.9550 5.7850 5.8450
SOUTH KOREA WON 1395.00 1399.00 1402.00 1393.00 1388.00
SPAIN PESETA 142.860 142.900 143.330 142.550 142.100
SRI LANKA RUPEE 66.090 66.250 66.140 66.180 66.210
SWEDEN KRONA 7.9125 7.8825 7.9005 7.8880 7.8750
SWITZERLAND FRANC 1.3805 1.3895 1.3955 1.3880 1.3805
TAIWAN DOLLAR 34.690 34.630 34.710 34.610 34.620
THAILAND BAHT 40.700 40.700 40.500 39.300 39.000
*UNITED KINGDOM POUND 1.6845 1.6837 1.6798 1.6945 1.7023
MEMO:
**UNITED STATES DOLLAR 96.43 96.73 97.04 96.40 96.13
*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 October 13, 1998
H.10(512) FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 2, 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 Sep. 28 Sep. 29 Sep. 30 Oct. 1 Oct. 2
*AUSTRALIA DOLLAR 0.5863 0.5975 0.5930 0.5970 0.5940
AUSTRIA SCHILLING 11.809 11.797 11.754 11.615 11.481
BELGIUM FRANC 34.618 34.583 34.480 34.080 33.872
CANADA DOLLAR 1.5106 1.5012 1.5262 1.5364 1.5505
CHINA,P.R. YUAN 8.2783 8.2782 8.2780 8.2780 8.2780
DENMARK KRONE 6.3995 6.3750 6.3550 6.2760 6.2380
*EURO COMMUNITY ECU 1.1725 1.1743 1.1780 1.1913 1.1995
FINLAND MARKKA 5.1120 5.1020 5.0890 5.0280 4.9950
FRANCE FRANC 5.6235 5.6180 5.5990 5.5310 5.5070
GERMANY D. MARK 1.6781 1.6746 1.6702 1.6504 1.6428
GREECE DRACHMA 289.70 289.00 288.00 284.90 284.00
HONG KONG DOLLAR 7.7485 7.7487 7.7492 7.7484 7.7492
INDIA RUPEE 42.560 42.550 42.480 42.500 42.450
*IRELAND POUND 1.4880 1.4915 1.4940 1.5130 1.5280
ITALY LIRA 1659.50 1657.70 1651.20 1632.50 1620.60
JAPAN YEN 135.70 133.90 136.59 135.75 135.60
MALAYSIA RINGGIT 3.8000 3.8000 3.8000 3.8000 3.8000
MEXICO PESO 10.1100 10.1100 10.1960 10.3240 10.3100
NETHERLANDS GUILDER 1.8923 1.8903 1.8841 1.8625 1.8499
*NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR 0.4935 0.5025 0.5000 0.5030 0.4987
NORWAY KRONE 7.4250 7.4060 7.4020 7.3710 7.4660
PORTUGAL ESCUDO 172.45 171.85 171.40 169.20 168.15
SINGAPORE DOLLAR 1.70 1.68 1.69 1.69 1.69
SOUTH AFRICA RAND 5.8500 5.8300 5.8824 6.1100 6.1300
SOUTH KOREA WON 1383.80 1373.00 1393.00 1390.00 1390.00
SPAIN PESETA 142.600 142.350 142.050 140.250 139.200
SRI LANKA RUPEE 66.150 66.110 66.000 66.250 66.050
SWEDEN KRONA 7.8550 7.8310 7.8450 7.8560 7.9680
SWITZERLAND FRANC 1.3900 1.3895 1.3808 1.3640 1.3523
TAIWAN DOLLAR 34.610 34.540 34.700 34.370 34.050
THAILAND BAHT 39.300 39.080 39.630 39.650 39.600
*UNITED KINGDOM POUND 1.7040 1.7068 1.6995 1.7045 1.7026
MEMO:
**UNITED STATES DOLLAR 96.34 96.00 96.27 95.52 95.33
*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 October 13, 1998
H.10(512) FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 9, 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 Oct. 5 Oct. 6 Oct. 7 Oct. 8 Oct. 9
*AUSTRALIA DOLLAR 0.5940 0.5887 0.6178 0.6183 0.6162
AUSTRIA SCHILLING 11.499 11.500 11.350 11.323 11.510
BELGIUM FRANC 33.710 33.710 33.360 33.190 33.730
CANADA DOLLAR 1.5570 1.5520 1.5288 1.5435 1.5460
CHINA,P.R. YUAN 8.2780 8.2779 8.2778 8.2777 8.2777
DENMARK KRONE 6.2210 6.2075 6.1355 6.1195 6.2150
*EURO COMMUNITY ECU 1.2058 1.2050 1.2176 1.2262 1.2148
FINLAND MARKKA 4.9755 4.9697 4.9130 4.8995 4.9770
FRANCE FRANC 5.4810 5.4780 5.4080 5.3875 5.4730
GERMANY D. MARK 1.6352 1.6335 1.6137 1.6060 1.6328
GREECE DRACHMA 285.00 284.00 279.63 279.45 283.70
HONG KONG DOLLAR 7.7489 7.7486 7.7470 7.7479 7.7480
INDIA RUPEE 42.500 42.450 42.400 42.400 42.400
*IRELAND POUND 1.5275 1.5280 1.5478 1.5520 1.5275
ITALY LIRA 1616.70 1615.50 1596.00 1592.00 1619.00
JAPAN YEN 134.54 131.15 123.97 118.85 117.00
MALAYSIA RINGGIT 3.8000 3.8000 3.8000 3.8000 3.8000
MEXICO PESO 10.2000 10.1900 10.1950 10.3800 10.2300
NETHERLANDS GUILDER 1.8425 1.8416 1.8198 1.8142 1.8440
*NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR 0.4968 0.4930 0.5113 0.5195 0.5205
NORWAY KRONE 7.4815 7.4300 7.3335 7.3350 7.5000
PORTUGAL ESCUDO 167.60 167.52 165.45 164.85 167.55
SINGAPORE DOLLAR 1.68 1.68 1.65 1.65 1.65
SOUTH AFRICA RAND 6.0800 6.0100 5.8700 5.8200 5.7995
SOUTH KOREA WON 1389.00 1389.00 1382.00 1365.00 1335.00
SPAIN PESETA 138.950 138.890 137.200 136.800 138.850
SRI LANKA RUPEE 66.000 66.000 65.500 65.500 65.570
SWEDEN KRONA 8.0635 8.0200 7.7450 7.8560 7.9335
SWITZERLAND FRANC 1.3470 1.3442 1.3180 1.2935 1.3230
TAIWAN DOLLAR 33.750 33.540 33.400 33.000 32.950
THAILAND BAHT 39.150 38.830 38.750 38.700 38.400
*UNITED KINGDOM POUND 1.6901 1.6833 1.6968 1.7222 1.7030
MEMO:
**UNITED STATES DOLLAR 95.15 94.77 92.98 92.14 93.07
*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.
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