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FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release
G.5(405)

January 3 , 1994

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
DECEMBER 1993
THE TABLE BELOW SHOWS THE AVERAGE RATES OF EXCHANGE I N DECEMBER 1993 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 CURRENCY UNITS PER DOLLAR)

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

MONETARY
UNIT

1993
December

1993
November

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

0.6736
12.025
35.694
1.3308
5.8210
6.7042
1.1287
5.7602
5.8477
1.7105
245.51
7.7245
31.440
1.4182
1687.17
109.91
2.5737
3.1083
1.9162
0.5563
7.4211
174.58
1.5975
3.3788
812.57
140.42
49.322
8.3501
1.4634
26.768
25.460
1.4913

0.6647
11.958
36.227
1.3174
5.8086
6.7667
1.1377
5.8143
5.9069
1.7005
243.43
7.7272
31.434
1.4031
1666.31
107.88
2.5548
3.1498
1.9084
0.5479
7.3882
173.93
1.5950
3.3680
809.79
137.27
49.187
8.2660
1.4969
26.884
25.382
1.4808

0.6610
11.540
35.674
1.3263
5.8013
6.6379
1.1585
5.7554
5.7541
1.6405
237.93
7.7307
31.505
1.4319
1600.93
107.02
2.5478
N. A.
1.8438
0.5526
7.1755
169.60
1.5735
3.3924
813.45
132.18
48.954
8.0195
1.4432
26.865
25.269
1.5023

0.6897
11.130
32.545
1.2725
5.8106
6.1206
1.2372
5.1444
5.3974
1.5822
209.48
7.7416
28.979
1.6671
1412.38
124.04
2.5710
N. A.
1.7788
0.5157
6.6804
142.05
1.6397
3.0140
791.75
112.95
45.046
6.8903
1.4219
25.452
25.488
1.5510

DOLLAR

95.73

95.47

93.29

90.50

RUPEE

1993
October

1992
December

*VALUE 13 i . S . DOLLARS
**INDEX OF WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE OF U.S. DOLLAR AGAINST CURRENCIES OF OTHER
6 - 1 0 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.
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