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FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release
H.10(512)

%8WS
SEPTEMBER

5, 1989

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
FOR THE WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER

1, 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:
•UNITED STATES

DOLLAR

AUG. 28
76.04
15.805
40.890
1.1723
3.7314
7.6080
4.4150
6.6040
1.9590
168.700
7.8075
16.7000
135.90
1404.50
144.20
2.6970
2.2085
58.850
7.1410
163.600
1.9715
2.7800
671.80
122.420
36.700
6.6230
1.6880
25.655
25.940
156.65

101.93

1 CURRENCY UNITS PER DOLLAR)
AUG. 29
AUG. 30
AUG. 31
76.69
13.661
40.470
1.1727
3.7314
7.5435
4.3890
6.5300
1.9375
167.300
7.8120
16.6700
137.20
1390.50
143.13
2.6980
2.1836
59.220
7.0830
162.000
1.9680
2.7510
671.90
121.250
NA
6.5725
1.6695
25.652
26.000
158.35

101.00

76.65
13.785
40.700
1.1765
3.7314
7.5590
4.3966
6.5530
1.9462
167.100
7.8110
16.6600
137.32
1395.50
143.73
2.6935
2.1936
59.100
7.0950
162.400
1.9660
2.7525
671.80
121.400
NA
6.5680
1.6770
25.658
25.950
158.22

101.35

76.47
13.781
40.890
1.1763
3.7314
7.6140
4.4310
6.6050
1.9582
168.800
7.8110
16.6500
136.20
1405.50
144.60
2.6950
2.2072
59.400
7.1408
163.600
1.9685
2.7080
671.90
122.350
NA
6.6210
1.6880
25.667
£5.990
157.30

101.95

SEP.

1

75.93
13.945
41.420
1.1820
3.7314
7.6650
4.4825
6.6700
1.9780
170.500
7.8105
16.6900
135.00
1420.00
145.85
2.6960
2.2289
59.500
7.2090
165.100
1.9700
2.7800
672.20
123.720
38.048
6.6860
1.7100
25.676
26.010
155.70

102.93

•INDEX 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