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Selected Interest &
Exchange Rates
Weekly Series of Charts

April 14,1986

DIVISION OF
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE

Prepared by the
FINANCIAL MARKETS
SECTION

BOARD OF GOVERNORS
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Washington* D C. 20551

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Table of Contents

TABLES

SUBSCRIPTION RATES:

1. LATEST FIGURES PLOTTED

Weekly $15.00 per year or $.40 each in the United
States, its possessions, Canada, and Mexico, 10 or
more of the same issue to one address, $13.50 per
year or $.35 each. Elsewhere, $20.00 per year or $.50
each. Address requests to Publications Services, Division of Administrative Services, and make payment
remittance payable to the order of the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System in a form
collectible at par in U.S. Currency.

2. DAILY CERTIFIED SPOT
EXCHANGE RATES-H.10 RELEASE
CHARTS
1. SPOT EXCHANGE RATE INDICES
2. 3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES
3. GOLD PRICE-LONDON
4. CALL MONEY RATES
5. 3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
6. EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES
7. SELECTED EURO DOLLAR AND
U.S. MONEY MARKET RATES
a INTEREST ARBITRAGE: 3-MONTH FUNDS
9. LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
10. INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDICES




CHART 1

SPOT EXCHANGE INDICES
DOLLAR PRICES OF FOREIGN CURRENCIES AND WEIGHTED AVERAGE VALUES (THIN LINE)
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
RATIO s
MARCH 197;1=100

\LE
73=100

200

180

FOREIGN CURRENCY
PRICE OF U.S. DOLLAR

50
45

ITALIAN LIRA

160

40

140

35

120

30

100

25

160

—

—

200
180

180
JAPANESE YEN

GERMAN MARK

120

160

r

|

140

-

-

I

1 1 1

80

l

l

140
120

100

100

Iilllllllll

80
140

140

120

200

—

CANADIAN DOLLAR

I

DUTCH GUILDER
-

120

100

100

90

90

80

80

70

I

60

I

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60

—

90
80

70

-

90

U K POUND

80

iFRENCH FRANC

70

70

60

60

50

50
1 1 1

40

1

40

240

120
SWISS FRANC

BELGIAN FRANC

90

200
180

80

160

70

140

60

120

100

I

50




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1986

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CHART 2

3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES
PREMIUM (+) OR (->
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
:NT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER AF

4

8

JAPANESE YEN
'

CANADIAN DOLLAR

0

—

A

—

0

4

I

8
4

4

I

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I

4

12

U. K. POUND
SWISS FRANC

+

0

8

4

4

8

8

I
GERMAN MARK

I

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0

I

8

DUTCH GUILDER

4

4

0

0

8

8
FRENCH FRANC

ITALIAN LIRA
+

0

0

8

8

16

16

24

24

32




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CHART 3

PRICE OF GOLD IN LONDON
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

U.S. c

.ARS PER FINE OUNCE

U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE

520

520

500

500

480

480

460

460

12.5 Kg BARS

440

440

AFTERNOON FIXING PRICE

420

420

400

400

380

380

360

360

340

340

320

320

300

300

280

I II

260
1983




1984

M

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1985

1986

CHART 4

CALL MONEY RATES
WEEKLY SERIES

NT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER M

20

20

16

12

.

V

8

16

FRANCE

U.S. FEDERAL FUNDS

12

^

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•

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8

4

4
JAPAN

0

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1

1

1

1

1

1

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0
20

20

16

SWITZERLAND

16

CANADA

12

12

8

8

4

4

0

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20

20

16

16

UNITED KINGDOM

12

-

iGERMANY

8
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4

NETHERLANDS

i

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1986

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1984

12

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0

CHART 5

3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
WEEKLY SERIES

T PER ANNUM

14

—

U.S. CD'S

12

10

8

WEIGHTED AVERAGE
FOREIGN RATE

V/*

9

6

4

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PERCENT PER AN

16

V

CANADIAN FINANCE CO.
PAPER

14

JL

-

12

10

8
I

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16

6
14

FRENCH INTERBANK RATE

U K WTERBANK STERLING
14

12

12

10

10

8

8

6

10

10

8

NETHERLANDS INTERBANK RATE

GERMAN INTERBANK RATE

8

6

6

-^r

4

I

2

I

4

I

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2
8

9
SWISS INTERBANK RATE

6

6

JAPANESE GENSAKI RATE
A , . *

7

\r

4

2

6
• 1 1 1

5




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1986

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CHART 6

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES

LONDON

AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

PERCENT PER AL

ENT PER ANNUM

16

16
3-MONTH

OVERNIGHT
14

14

12

12

10

10

8

8

6

6
16

16
7-DAY

6-MONTH

14

14

12

12

10

10

8

8

6

6

16

16
1-MONTH

1-YEAR

14

14

12

12

10

10

8

8

6

6




1984

1986

1984

1986

CHART 7

SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR AND U. S. MONEY MARKET RATES
DIFFERENTIAL: PLUSW, FAVORS BORROWING IN U. S.
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
PERCENT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER ANNUM

16

16

14

14

FEDERAL FUNDS

3-MONTH

DASHED LINE

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

12

-

10

-

8

-

12

10

90-DAY CD* S

-

8

-

6

OVERNIGHT
EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

6 —

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I

4

2
DIFFERENTIAL

DIFFERENTIAL

*

11

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1984
1 PERCENT ON DIFFERENTIAL SCALE = 2 PERCENT ON RATE SCALE




1986

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1986

CHART 8

INTEREST ARBITRAGE: 3-MONTH FUNDS
DIFFERENTIAL: PLUS(+), INDICATES FAVOR DOLLAR ASSETS
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
PERC

T PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER AN

18

18

CANADIAN FINANCE
CO. PAPER, COVERED

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

14

DASHED LINE

14

10

10

INTERBANK STERLING
COVERED LONDON

6

6

U. S. COMMERCIAL PAPER

III ll

2
2

2

DIFFERENTIAL

2

DIFFERENTIAL

+

0

2

0

I

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2

18

18

INTERBANK DM
14

SWISS INTERBANK (SF) COVERED

COVERED FRANKFURT

14

10

10

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

6

2
2

0

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

DASHED LINE

I

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I

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DIFFERENTIAL

DIFFERENTIAL

0

a/Y/V\JA/z^^
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P E R C E N T ON DIFFERENTIAL S C A L E = 2 P E R C E N T ON RATE S C A L E




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2

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CHART 9

LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
WEEKLY SERIES

IT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER AN

17

-

UNITED STATES

CANADA

13

-

-

-

15

—

13

11

11

9

9

7

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7
9

15

13

UNITED KINGDOM

7

SWITZERLAND

11

5

9

3

d LL±

7

! _ L

10

Ml

1
10

IGERMANY

8

•

-

8

6

6
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4

18

18
U. S. CORPORATE

MONTHLY

16

16

FRANCE
A M BONDS

14

14

12

12

,0

NETHERLANDS

10

MONTHLY

8

8
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1984

1986

1984

1986

6

CHART 10

INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDICES
WEEKLY SERIES
RATIO SCALE
1969=100

RATIO SCALE
1969=100

340
300

-

—

-

260

—

—

-

UNITED STATES

180

-

140

-

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260

—

220

-

—

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INETHERLANDS

-

140

-

100

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—

300

180

-

jJ

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180

-

140

I

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100

—

340

-

300

-

260

-

220

-

180

-

140

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100

—

-

-

-

-

—

-

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A

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285

380
340

f

—

—

J

300
260

-

-

J'

-

FRANCE
180

—

140

-

340

255
-

-

J

JT

—

A

140

-

195

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135

-

105

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—

340

-

—

JAPAN

220

180

225

165

SWITZERLAND

•

300
260

-

—

220

100

260

-

-

a A /

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220

-

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UNITED KINGDOM

220

340

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1986

M/V

—

260

-

220

-

180

Illllllllil

140

-

1

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300

y*

-

-

-

CANADA
-

1

1

1

1
1984

1

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1986

SERIES

CHART

1.

SPOT

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

NAME

EXCHANGE R A T E S AND I N D I C E S

WEEKLY AVERAGES,

NOON BUYING BATES

(U.S.

CENTS)

GERMAN MARK
JAPANESE XEN
DUTCH GUILDER
U . K . POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
S W I S S FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
ITALIAN LIRA
SWEDISH KBONA
INDICES,

MARCH 1 9 7 3 BASE RATES =

WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE I N D I C E S ,
( G - 1 0 COUNTRIES PLUS SWITZERLAND)

CHART 2 .

9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9

42.17
0.55361
3 7 . 4J
145.75
7 2 . 08
13. 33
50.31
2. 05883
0.06130
13. 42

APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL

9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9

118.61
144.95
107.46
58.95
71.84
60.08
161.86
81.13
34.82

9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9

119.87
145.47
177.79
125.7*
65.32
81.66
66.43
190.06
93.24
37.45
67.67

9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9

-2.75
-3.58
2.63
-1.83
3.07
1.72
2.13
-5.37

100

GERMAN MARK
JAPANESE YEN
DUTCH GUlLDEIi
U . K . POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FfiANC
SWISS FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
ITALIAN LIRA

U . S . DOLLAR
GERMAN MARK
JAPANESE YEN
DUTCH GUILDER
U . K . POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
S W I S S FfiANC
BELGIAN FRANC
ITALIAN LIRA
SWEDISH KRONA

APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL

MAR 1 9 7 3 =

100
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL

3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE R A T E S , PREMIUM OR DISCOUNT

CANADIAN DOLLAR
U . K . POUND
GERMAN MARK
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FfiANC
DUTCH GUILDER
JAPANESE YEN
D A L I A N LIRA




APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
JtfiRIL
APRIL
APRIL

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

S E R I E S NAME
CHART 3 -

GOLD P R I C E I S LONDON, AFTERNOON FIXING

U.S.
CHART 4 .

CHART 5 .

;

3 d b . tiJ

APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL

9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9

7.05
7.15
11.35
11. 25
4.40
5.01
8. 72
5 . 18

APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL

9
9
9
9
9

1.00

6.81

9

4 . 47
5.05
9.96
10.84
3.95

9
9
9

8. 20
5.29
7.14

9
9

7.15
7.21
7 . 15
7.01
6.99
7.00

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES: LONDON
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL

OVERNIGHT
7-DAY
1-MONTH
3-MONTH *
6-MONTH
1-YEAR
CHART 7 .

9

3-MONTH INTEREST BATES

U . S . 90-DAY C D ' S , SECONDARY MARKET
GERMAN INTERBANK LOAN
JAPANESE GENSAKI RATE
CANADIAN FINANCE PAPER
INTERBANK STERLING
SWISS INTERBANK LOAN
FRENCH INTERBANK RATE
NETHERLANDS INTERBANK RATE
WEIGHTED AVERAGE FOREIGN INTEREST RATE
( 6 - 1 0 COUNTRIES PLUS SWITZERLAND)

CHART 6 .

APRIL

CALL MONEY RATES

U . S . FEDERAL FUNDS
OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
U. K.
CANADA
GERMANY
JAPAN
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS
SWITZERLAND

, .

-

DOLLARS PES F I N E OUNCE

SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR AND U . S .

9
9
9
9

MONEI MARKET RATES

OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
U . S . FEDERAL FUNDS
DIFFERENTIAL

APRIL
APRIL
APRIL

9
9
9

3-MONTH EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATE
U . S . 90-DAY C D ' S , SECONDARY MARKET
DIFFERENTIAL

APRIL
APRIL
APRIL

9
9
9




7.15
7.05

0.10
7.01

6.81
0.23

LAS1 VALUE PLOIIED
DATE
VALUE

SERIES NAME
CHART 8. INTEREST ARBITRAGE, 3-MONlU FUNDS
EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
INTERBANK STERLING (LONDON), COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

APRIL
APRIL
APRIL

9
9
9

7.01
7 . 1©
- 0 . 15

U . S . COMMERCIAL PAPER
CANADIAN FINANCE PAPER, COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

APRIL
APRIL
APRIL

9
9
9

6.83
7 . 14
- 0 . 28

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
INTERBANK DM (FRANKFURT) ,
DIFFERENTIAL

APRIL
APRIL
APRIL

9
9
9

7.01
7 . 13
- 0 . 12

APRIL
APRIL
APRIL

9
9
9

7.01
7.05
-0.03

APRIL
MARCH
JAN.
MARCH
MARCH
MARCH
FEB.
APRIL

4
28

7.39
5. 6b
6.29
4. 23
9 . 58
9.51
6.84
8.70

COVERED

EURO-DOLLAR D E P O S I T
SWISS INTERBANK, COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL
CHART 9 .

LONG TERM GOVERMENT BOND I I E L D S

UNITED STATES
GERMANY
JAPAN (MONTHLY)
SWITZERLAND
CANADA
FRANCS
NETHERLANDS (MONTHLY)
UNITED KINGDOM
U.S.

'

FEB.

9.67

STOCK I N D I C E S

UNITED STATES
UNITED KINGDOM
CANADA
GERMAN!
SWITZERLAND
NETHERLANDS
FRANCE
JAPAN




4

CORPORATE

AAA BONDS
CHART 1 0 .

21
14
28

APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL

2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2

240.43
312.06
300.09
299.04
199.42
304.35
356.61
329.85

FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release

::::::

APRIL 1 1 ,

H.10 (512)

1986

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
FOU THE W£BK ENDING

APKJLL 1 1 ,

1986

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:

COOHTBY

aOMBTlBI
USIT

•AOSTBALIA
AOSTBIA
BELGIUH
BBA2IL
CANADA
CHINA,P.B.
DENHABK
FINLAND
FBANCE
6BBHAMI
GBBBCB
HOBG KOBG
INDIA
•IBBLAND
ITALY
JAPAN
BALAISIA
NBIHBBLANDS
•NEB ZEALAND
NOBBAX
POBTOGAL
SINGAPORE
•SOUTH AFBICA
SO0TB KOBEA
SPAIN
SB1 LANKA
SWEDEN
SB1TZBBLABD
TAINAN
THAILAND
•UNITED KINGDOB

DOLLAB
SCHILLING
FRANC
CBUZADO
DOLLAR
TUAN
KBONE
HABKKA
FBANC
D . HABK
DBACHHA
DOLLAB
BUPSB
POUND
LISA
IEN
BINGGIT
GUILDEB
DOLLAB
KBONE
ESCODO
DOLLAB
BAND
NON
PESETA
BUPBB
KBOIA
FBANC
DOLLAB
BABT
POUND

1BHO:
•UNITED STATES

DOLLAB

APB.

7

71.
lb.
18.
13.
1.
3.

76
822
900
84
3863
2288
6. 8 1 2 5
5. 3350
7, 6237
2. 3 9 6 5
150. 250
7. 8140
12. 5 4 0 0
1 2 7 . 12
1 6 4 0 , 00
182. 8 5
2. 6925
2. 7 0 0 5
5 5 . 180
7. 4275
1 5 6 . 000
2. 2 0 8 0
47. 75
8 8 9 . 10
151. 300
27. 717
7. 5 2 0 0
2. 0 1 3 0
38. 780
540
145. 5 5

26.

120.91

rtmneacT H M T T S
APB. 8
7 2 . 00
16. 4 3 0
47. 710
13. 8 4
1. 3 8 4 0
3 . 2288
8. 6 1 0 0
5. 2 3 5 0
7. 4470
2. 3390
145. 5 0 0
7. 8130
12. 5 0 0 0
130. 1 3
1 6 0 3 . 00
180. 0 5
2. 6 5 3 0
2. 6 3 4 5
54, 650
7. 2 9 0 0
153. 250
2. 1 9 9 0
4 9 . 10
8 8 9 . 60
1 4 9 . 000
27. 742
7. 3825
1. 9 7 6 5
38. 770

26. 600

146. 0 5
118.77

PKB

APB.

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9

71.81
16.410
47.540
13.84
1.3829
3.2223
8.6075
5.2450
7.4480
2.3425
145.400
7.8060
12.5600
130.45
1599.00
180.05
2.6340
2.6360
55.020
7.3275
153.250
2.1985
48.95
889.20
147.500
27.747
7.3975
1.9565
38.760
2 6 . 520
146.10
118.72

APB.

10

71. 42
16. 3 6 7
4 7 . 260
13. 8 4
. 1. 3 8 8 5
3. 2223
8. 5 9 0 0
5. 2 5 0 0
7. 4 0 8 0
2. 3 2 8 0
145. 4 0 0
7. 8 0 6 0
12. 5 5 0 0
130. 6
159b. 00
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2. 6 3 0 5
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54. 850
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888. 80
147. 400
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38. 740
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146. 15
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16. 180
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8. 4850
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7. 3450
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12. 4 8 0 0
131. 90
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178. 35
2 . 6060
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55. 250
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1 5 1 . 700
2. 1810
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888. 40
145. 700
27. 803
7. 3225
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480
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