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FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release
H.10(512)

OCTOBER 20, 1989

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
FOR THE WEEK ENDING

OCTOBER 20, 1989

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

MONETARY
UNIT

^AUSTRALIA
AUSTRIA
BELGIUM
CANADA
CHINA,P.R.
DENMARK
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
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

MEMO:
tUNITED STATES

DOLLAR

OCT. 16
76.18
13.105
39.120
1.1767
3.7314
7.2825
4.2900
6.3360
1.8660
164.950
7.8120
16.8000
142.28
1369.00
141.80
2.6920
2.1061
58.380
6.9600
159.200
1.9525
2.6575
673.90
118.800
40.018
6.4725
1.6350
NA
25.840
157.45

99.00

tCURRENCY UNITS PER DOLLAR)
OCT. 17
OCT. 18
76.78
13.017
38.920
1.1759
3.7314
7.2220
4.2700
6.2980
1.8522
166.400
7.8100
16.7800
143.00
1363.50
141.50
2.6960
2.0915
58.650
6.9220
158.650
1.9590
2.6575
673.80
118.000
40.017
6.4460
1.6235
25.705
25.880
158.15

•

98.51

OCT. 19

OCT. 20

77.07
13.060
38.960
1.1739
3.7314
7.2250
4.2670
6.2970
1.8540
165.550
7.8100
16.8000
143.45
1365.00
141.70
2.6950
2.0933
58.860
6.9350
158.650
1.9570
2.6560
674.10
118.180
40.018
6.4520
1.6255
25.723
25.890
158.78

77.55
13.025
38.870
1.1743
3.7314
7.2180
4.2640
6.2920
1.8515
165.350
7.8095
16.8100
144.00
1362.00
141.95
2.6910
2.0910
59.230
6.9190
158.200
1.9560
2.6530
674.00
118.000
40.018
6.4380
1.6220
25.745
25.840
159.40

77.17
13.060
38.980
1.1735
3.7314
7.2420
4.2720
6.3010
1.8543
165.350
7.8105
16.8100
143.25
1365.75
142.30
2.6920
2.0945
59.000
6.9420
159.200
1.9590
2.6600
673.90
118.350
40.018
6.4550
1.6260
25.738
25.880
159.00

98.52

98.40

98.58

tINDEX OF WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE OF U.S. DOLLAR AGAINST CURRENCIES OF OTHER G-10
COUNTRIES. MARCH 1973 = 100. HEIGHTS 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.
*VALUE IS U.S. CENTS