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FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release

August 19, 1991

H.101512)

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
FOR THE WEEK ENDING

AUGUST 16, 1991

The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is advised that the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has certified
for customs purposes the following noon buying rates in New York City for cable transfers payable in foreign currencies.

COUNTRY
•AUSTRALIA
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:
••UNITED STATES

MONETARY
UNIT
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
DOLLAR

Aug. 12

(CURRENCY UNITS PER DOLLAR)
Aug. 15
Aug. 14
Aug. 13

Aug. 16

0.7839
12.145
35.560
1.1469
5.3618
6.6810
1.1882
4.2060
5.8700
1.7248
190.90
7.7695
25.890
1.5490
1293.00
136.54
2.7770
1.9449
0.5717
6.7450
148.50
1.7230
2.8580
732.80
108.10
41.568
6.2730
1.5100
26.730
25.700
1.6983

0.7825
12.180
35.670
1.1460
5.3618
6.7000
1.1842
4.2070
5.8900
1.7310
191.65
2.7670
25.820
1.5435
1298.00
136.52
2.7760
1.9523
0.5738
6.7720
148.90
1.7220
2.8675
735.10
108.55
41.618
6.2945
1.5140
26.705
25.670
1.6935

0.7821
12.210
35.740
1.1444
5.3618
6.7200
1.1812
4.2250
5.9020
1.7350
191.95
7.7625
26.020
1.5390
1301.50
136.61
2.7795
1.9569
0.5730
6.7870
149.45
1.7220
2.8675
736.80
108.68
41.768
6.3060
1.5185
26.710
25.700
1.6875

0.7785
12.195
35.700
1.1434
5.3618
6.7090
1.1837
4.2250
5.8940
1.7332
191.85
7.7610
25.990
1.5415
1298.50
136.47
2.7710
1.9546
0.5731
6.7850
148.95
1.7220
2.8750
736.80
108.58
41.818
6.3025
1.5230
26.714
25.700
1.6880

0.7776
12.385
36.260
1.1443
5.3696
6.7985
1.1647
4.2840
5.9900
1.7610
194.75
7.7670
25.960
1.5170
1319.25
137.25
2.7770
1.9851
0.5732
6.8860
151.35
1.7265
2.9025
736.80
109.98
42.018
6.4030
1.5405
26.707
25.730
1.6620

92.78

93.02

93.19

93.10

94.31

•VALUE IS U.S. DOLLARS
••INDEX OF WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE OF U.S. DOLLAR AGAINST CURRENCIES OF OTHER G-10
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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