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FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release 6.5(405) J u n e 1 1 , 1990 FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES --CORRECTED MAY 1990 THE TABLE BELOW SHOWS THE AVERAGE RATES OF EXCHANGE I N MAY 1990 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. I RATES I N CURRENCY UNITS PER DOLLAR) MONETARY UNIT 1990 May 1990 April 1990 March •AUSTRALIA AUSTRIA BELGIUM CANADA CHINA,P.R. DENMARK *EURO COMMUNITY FINLAND FRANCE GERMANY GREECE HONG KONG INDIA *1RELAND ITALY JAPAN MALAYSIA NETHERLANDS *NEW ZEALAND NORWAY PORTUGAL SINGAPORE SOUTH AFRICA SOUTH KOREA SPAIN SRI LANKA SWEDEN SWITZERLAND TAIWAN THAILAND •UNITED KINGDOM 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 0.7678 11.699 34.325 1.1747 4.7339 6.3349 1.2180 3.9270 5.5989 1.6630 163.82 7.7877 17.325 1.5770 1221.93 154.04 2.7024 1.8704 0.5768 6.4477 147.08 1.8589 2.6468 711.85 104.02 40.023 6.0560 1.4198 26.961 25.928 1.6774 0.7500 11.862 34.868 1.1641 4.7339 6.4305 1.2190 3.9923 5.6638 1.6863 163.77 7.7966 17.294 1.5945 1238.38 158.46 2.7264 1.8984 0.5748 6.5457 149.29 1.8783 2.6552 708.76 107.00 40.018 6.1160 1.4866 26.369 26.024 1.6372 0.7548 11.514 35.398 1.1800 4.7339 6.5349 N. A. 4.0276 5.7555 1.7053 162.44 7.8129 17.116 1.5752 1257.67 153.31 2.7170 1.9204 0.5790 6.5972 150.59 1.8777 2.6158 700.50 109.37 40.018 6.1683 1.5133 26.361 25.925 1.6245 MEMO: WUNITED STATES DOLLAR 92.04 93.51 94.11 COUNTRY 1989 May 0.7522 13.691 40.723 1.1925 3.7314 7.5820 N. A . 4.3409 6.5815 1.9461 165.41 7.7800 16.102 1.3490 1415.83 137.86 2.6967 2.1938 0.5845 7.0337 160.71 1.9575 2.6710 669.25 121.39 34.145 6.5756 1.7290 25.788 25.757 1.6307 100.81 WALUE I S U . S . DOLLARS **INDEX OF WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE OF U . S . DOLLAR AGAINST CURRENCIES OF OTHER G-10 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 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.