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FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release
G.5(405)

A u g u s t 3 1 , 1993

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
AUGUST 1993
THE TABLE BELOW SHOWS THE AVERAGE RATES OF EXCHANGE I N AUGUST 1993 TOGETHER
WITH COMPARABLE FIGURES FOR OTHER MONTHS. AVERAGES ARE BASED ON DAILY NOON BUYING
RATES FOR CABLE TRANSFERS I N NEW YORK CITY CERTIFIED FOR CUSTOMS PURPOSES BY
THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK.

(RATES I N CURRENCY UNITS PER DOLLAR)

COUNTRY
xAUSTRALIA
AUSTRIA
BELGIUM
CANADA
CHINA,P.R.
DENMARK
*EURO COMMUNITY
FINLAND
FRANCE
GERMANY
GREECE
HONG KONG
INDIA
^IRELAND
ITALY
JAPAN
MALAYSIA
NETHERLANDS
*NEW ZEALAND
NORWAY
PORTUGAL
SINGAPORE
SOUTH AFRICA
SOUTH KOREA
SPAIN
SRI LANKA
SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND
TAIWAN
THAILAND
*UNITED KINGDOM
MEMO:
f*UNITED STATES

MONETARY
UNIT

1993
August

1993
July

1993
June

1992
August

DOLLAR
SCHILLING
FRANC
DOLLAR
YUAN
KRONE
ECU
MARKKA
FRANC
D. MARK
DRACHMA
DOLLAR
RUPEE
POUND
LIRA
YEN
RINGGIT
GUILDER
DOLLAR
KRONE
ESCUDO
DOLLAR
RAND
WON
PESETA
RUPEE
KRONA
FRANC
DOLLAR
BAHT
POUND

0.6774
11.920
35.985
1.3080
5.7906
6.8976
1.1255
5.8315
5.9298
1.6944
237.64
7.7515
31.612
1.3905
1603.75
103.77
2.5514
1.9062
0.5526
7.3579
173.27
1.6100
3.3660
811.94
138.51
48.750
8.0466
1.4966
26.950
25.191
1.4914

0.6779
12.071
35.483
1.2820
5.7756
6.6531
1.1341
5.7852
5.8464
1.7157
234.77
7.7556
31.600
1.4083
1586.02
107.69
2.5672
1.9299
0.5490
7.3179
167.87
1.6206
3.3518
809.58
134.93
48.643
7.9802
1.5147
26.682
25.331
1.4955

0.6749
11.637
34.009
1.2789
5.7504
6.3380
1.1822
5.5674
5.5700
1.6547
225.45
7.7362
31.668
1.4747
1505.05
107.41
2.5696
1.8559
0.5395
6.9986
157.63
1.6175
3.2408
805.91
127.11
48.073
7.4541
1.4769
26.267
25.214
1.5082

0.7248
10.199
29.824
1.1907
5.4417
5.5851
1.4039
3.9773
4.9119
1.4475
179.12
7.7318
28.464
1.8326
1100.00
126.23
2.4977
1.6322
0.5406
5.7120
124.98
1.6077
2.7629
792.56
93.05
44.050
5.2745
1.2966
25.120
25.265
1.9434

DOLLAR

94.32

94.59

91.81

80.97

"VALUE I S U . S . DOLLARS
**INDEX OF WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE OF U . S . DOLLAR AGAINST CURRENCIES OF OTHER
6 - 1 0 COUNTRIES. MARCH 1973 = 1 0 0 .
WEIGHTS ARE 1 9 7 2 - 7 6 GLOBAL TRADE OF EACH OF THE
10 COUNTRIES. SERIES REVISED AS OF AUGUST 1 9 7 8 .
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