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FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release
G.5 (405)

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OCTOBER J 1 ,

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
OCTOBER

1985

THE TABLE BELOW SHOWS THE AV lid AGE KATES OF EXCHANGE I N CCTOEEB
1 9 8 5 TOGETHER
WITH COMPARABLE F I G U u E S FOB OTHER flONIHS. AVERAGES ARE BASED ON DAILY NOON BUYING
RATES FOR CABLE T R A N S F E R S I N NEW YORK C I T Y C E R T I F I E D FOB CUSTOMS P U R P O S E S BY
THE FEDERAL R E S E R V E BANK OF NEW YORK.

( B A T E S I N CURRENCY

COUNTS*
*AUSTRALIA
AUSTRIA
BELGIUM
BRAZIL
CANADA
CHINA.*.a.
DENMARK
FINLAND
FRANCE
GERMANY
GREECE
BONG KONG
INDIA
•IRELAND
HALT
JAPAN
BALAYSIA
BEXICO
NETHERLANDS
• N I B ZEALAND
NORBAX
PORTUGAL
SINGAPORE
• S O O T H AFRICA
SOOTH KOREA
SPAIN
S R I LANKA
SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND
TAINAN
THAILAND
• U N I T E D KINGDOM

BEBO:
•UNITED STATES

U N I T S PER DCLLAfi)

BONETARY
UNIT

1985
OCTOBER

1985
SEPTEMBER

1985
AUGUST

1984
OCTOBER

DOLLAR
SCHILLING
FRANC
CRUZEIRO
DOLLAR
YUAN
KRONE
BARKKA
FRANC
D . MARK
DRACHMA
DOLLAR
RUPEE
POUND
LIRA
YEN
RINGGIT
PESO
GUI L DE R
DOLLAR
KRONE
ESCUDO
DOLLAR
RAND
HON
PESETA
RUPEE
KRONA
FRANC
DOLLAR
BAHT
POUND

70.25
18.569
53.618
8203.57
1.3667
3.0782
9.5880
5.6836
8.0641
2.6446
145.739
7.7908
12.0332
117.00
1785.43
214.68
2.4529
407.2954
2.9819
56.931
7.9099
164.586
2.1387
38.38
894.49
161.712
27.421
7.9557
2.1692
40.195
26.569
142.15

68.96
19.949
57.395
7453.33
1.3703
2.9722
10.2906
6.0140
8.6599
2.8381
136.747
7.8043
12.1255
109.55
1903.42
236.53
2.4841
373.0249
3.1921
53.285
8.3337
172.557
2.2268
39.49
847.46
168.913
27.430
8.3907
2.3749
40.4 65
27.050
136.42

70.70
19.632
56.543
6714.00
1.3575
2.9093
10.1459
5.9464
8.5323
2.7937
131.752
7.7906
11-8977
111.43
1873.51
237.46
2.4644
339.7839
3.1429
53. 564
8.2487
167.343
2.2191
43.07
885.09
164.489
27.377
8.3106
2.2962
40. 501
26.889
138.40

83.64
21.557
6 2.048
2453.64
1.3189
2.0488
11.089b
6.3726
9.4108
3.0678
126.058
7.8242
12.0268
100.85
1898.98
246.75
2.4076
203.3272
3.4597
48.614
8.8721
163.357
2.1667
56.54
820.OJ
1 7 2 . 146
25.906
6.6887
2.5245
39.226
23.020
121.96

130.71

139.14

137. 55

147.56

DOLLAR

# I N D E X O f WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE OF U . S . DOLLAR AGAINST C U R R E N C I E S OF OTHER
G - 1 0 C O U N T R I E S . 8ARCH 1 9 7 3 = 1 0 0 . WEIGHTS ARE 1 9 7 2 - 7 6 GLOBAL TRADE OF EACH OF THE
10 C O U N T R I E S . S E R I E S R E V I S E D AS OF AUGUST 1 9 7 8 . FOR D E S C R I P T I O N AND BACK C A I A , SEE
" I N D E X OF THE H E I G H T E D - A V E R A G E EXCHANGE VALUE OF T H E U . S . D O L L A f i : R E V I S I O N " ON PAGE
7 0 0 O F THE AUGUST 1 9 7 8 FEDERAL RESERVE B U L L E T I N .
•VALUE I S 0 . 5 .



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