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RESERVE

statistical release
FEBRUARY

G.5

4, 1974

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
JANUARY 1974
THE TABLE BELOW SHOWS THE AVERAGE RATES OF EXCHANGE OF TWENTY-FOUR CURRENCIES IN
JANUARY 1974 TOGETHER WITH COMPARABLE FIGURES FOR OTHER MONTHS. AVERAGES ARE
BASED ON DAILY NOON BUYING RATES FOR CABLE TRANSFERS IN NEW YORK CITY CERTIFIED
FOR CUSTOMS PURPOSES BY THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK.
(RATES IN U.S. CENTS PER UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY)
MONETARY
UNIT

COUNTRY
AUSTRALIA
AUSTRIA
BELGIUM
CANADA
DENMARK
FINLAND
FRANCE
GERMANY
INDIA
IRELAND
ITALY
JAPAN
MALAYSIA
MEXICO
NETHERLANDS
NEW ZEALAND
NORWAY
PORTUGAL
SOUTH AFRICA
SPAIN
SRI LANKA (1)
SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND
UNITED KINGDOM



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DOLLAR
SCHILLING
FRANC
DOLLAR
KRONE
MARKKA
FRANC
D. MARK
RUPEE
POUND
LIRA
YEN
DOLLAR
PESO
GUILDER
DOLLAR
KRONE
ESCUDO
RAND
PESETA
RUPEE
KRONA
FRANC
POUND

1974
JANUARY
148.2318
4.83182
2.33295
100.8586
14.9814
25.1377
19.9052
35.5291
11.8536
222.3977
0.154327
0.335589
40.0945
8.0000
34.0095
139.0795
16.7393
3.71955
148.6591
1.72055
14.4232
20.7806
29.7268
222.3977

1973
DECEMBER

1973
NOVEMBER

148.3300
5.11500
2.47262
100.0580
16.0890
26.1045
21.7570
37.6295
12.3275
231.7375
0.164585
0.356915
41.4050
8.0000
35.6150
144.3425
17.6505
3.95000
148.6625
1.75708
15.0440
22.0265
31.2515
231.7375

148.2175
5.26700
2.58817
100.0915
16.7435
26.8935
22.6865
38.7640
12.7665
238.6985
0.169035
0.359410
41.8380
8.0000
37.2670
147.7400
17.8721
4.11550
148.4500
1.74789
15.5025
23.0185
31.6040
238.6985

SRI LANKA PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS CEYLON

1973
JANUARY
127.1645
4.32028
2.28499
100.0714
14.5356
23.9864
19.6712
31.2877
12.4945
235.6250
0.170815
0.331359
35.5250
8.0000
31.0845
119.5182
15.1285
3.72795
127.5523
1.57551
14.9045
21.0921
26.8197
235.6250

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