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Selected Interest &
Exchange Rates
Weekly Series of Charts

February 14,1994

DIVISION OF
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE

Prepared by the
FINANCIAL MARKETS
SECTION

BOARD OF GOVERNORS
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Washington, DtC. 20551




Table of Contents

TABLES
1. LATEST FIGURES PLOTTED
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
8. INTEREST ARBITRAGE: 3-MONTH FUNDS
9. LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
10. INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDICES




SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
Weekly $30.00 per year or $.70 each In the United
States, its possessions, Canada, and Mexico.
Elsewhere. $35.00 per year or $.80 each. Address
requests to Publications Services Division of
Support 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.

CHART 1

SPOT EXCHANGE INDICES
DOLLAR PRICES OF FOREIGN CURRENCIES AND WEIGHTED AVERAGE VALUES (THIN LINE)
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
RATIO SCALE
MARCH 1973=100

RATIO SCALE
MARCH 1973=100

120
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100

145
135
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FOREIGN CURRENCY
PRICE OF U.S. DOLLAR

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CHART 2

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

PERCENT PER ANNUM

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CHART 3

PRICE OF GOLD IN LONDON
A V E R A G E S FOR W E E K ENDING W E D N E S D A Y

U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE OUNCE
420

U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE OUNCE
420

400

12.5 Kg BARS
AFTERNOON FIXING PRICE

—

400

380

380

360

360

340

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340

1991

1992

1993

1994

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CHART4

CALL MONEY RATES
WEEKLY SERIES
PERCENT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER ANNUM

8

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SWITZERLAND
U.S. FEDERAL FUNDS

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3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
WEEKLY SERIES
PERCENT PER ANN

•NT PER ANNUM

13

12
WEIGHTED AVERAGE
FOREIGN RATE

10

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CANADIAN FINANCE PAPER

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EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES LONDON
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
PERCENT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER ANNUM

10

10

3-MONTH

OVERNIGHT

7-DAY

6-MONTH

1-YEAR

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SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR AND U.S. MONEY MARKET RATES
DIFFERENTIAL: PLUS(+), FAVORS B O R R O W I N G IN U.S.
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
PERCENT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER ANNUM

10

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3-MONTH

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

OVERNIGHT

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

90-DAY CD'S

FEDERAL FUN

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CHART 8

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

PERCENT PER ANNUM

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LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
WEEKLY SERIES
PERCENT PER ANNUM
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PERCENT PER ANNUM

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UNITED KINGDOM

FRANCE

CANADA

SWITZERLAND

JAPAN

NETHERLANDS




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GERMANY

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CHART 10

STOCK INDICES
WEEKLY SERIES
RATIO Si
1986

SCALE
1986=

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220
200

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— UNITED KINGDOM

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CANADA

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Chart 1.

9-Feb-94

Spot Exchange Rates and Indices

Noon buying rates

(U.S. cents, weekly averages)

Belgian franc
Canadian dollar
French franc
German mark
Italian lira
Japanese yen
Netherlands guilder
Swiss franc
U.K. pound
Indices, March 1973 base rates
Belgian franc
Canadian dollar
French franc
German mark
Italian lira
Japanese yen
Netherlands guilder
Swiss franc
U.K. pound

2.7660
75.691
16.928
57.584
0.05896
0.88992
51.443
67.869
149.20

2.7439
75.929
16.841
57.185
0.05875
0.89938
51.061
67.987
149.36

2.7562
76.245
16.860
57.242
0.05879
0.89917
51.074
68.261
149.45

2.7913
75.519
16.952
57.583
0.05901
0.91937
51.387
68.500
149.83

2.7639
74.730
16.808
57.016
0.05902
0.92206
50.883
68.180
147.76

108. 99
75. 44
76. 28
161. 99
33 .84
233 .01
147. 68
218. 34
60. 35

108. 12
75. 68
75. 89
160 .87
33 .72
235. 49
146 .59
218. 72
60. 41

108. 61
75. 99
75.,98
161. 03
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235..43
146.,62
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60,.45

109 .99
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76 .39
161. 99
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240. 72
147. 52
220. 37
60. 60

108. 91
74 .48
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160. 39
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241. 43
146. 07
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106.,80
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71.,38
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218..11
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1 .03
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-2 .45
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1 .25
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381 .22

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2 .98
2 .91
3 .95
6 .44
5 .98
2 .30
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4 .03
5 .18

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2 .96
3 .85
6 .43
5 .92
2 .28
5 .24
4 .08
5 .25

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2 .93
3 .75
6 .41
5 .92
2 .21
5 .48
4 .00
5 .25

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3 .03
3 .68
6 .38
6 .31
2 .20
5 .51
4 .08
5 .38

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3 .14
3 .55
6 .36
5 .99
2 .18
5 .55
4 .20
4 .93

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indices, Mar. 1973 = 100
Belgian franc
Canadian dollar
French franc
German mark
Italian lira
Japanese yen
Netherlands guilder
Swedish krona
Swiss franc
U.K. pound
U.S. dollar

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71. 65
71. 71
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29.,90
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147. 33
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71. 98
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217. 72
55. 69
96. 70

Rates, Premium or Discount
Canadian dollar
French franc
German mark
Italian lira
Japanese yen
Netherlands guilder
Swiss franc
U.K. pound

-0,.58
-3 .06
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-2 .60
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1,.06
-1 .97
-0,.75
-2 .11
:ernoon Fixing

U.S. dollars per fine ounce
Chart 4.

Call Money Rates

U.S. federal funds
Overnight Euro-dollar deposits
Canada
France
Germany
Japan
Netherlands
Switzerland
United Kingdom




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Chart 5.

3-Month Interest Rates

U.S. 90-day CD's, secondary market
Canadian finance paper
French interbank rate
German interbank rate
Japanese CD rate
Netherlands interbank rate
Swiss interbank rate
U.K. interbank sterling
Weighted average foreign interest rate
(G-10 Countries)
Chart 6.

3 .13
3 .90
6. 18
5 .75
2 .15
5 .09
3 .91
5 .35
5 .01

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5 .78
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5 .16
3 .96
5 .34
5 .00

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3.87
6.22
5.73
2.20
5.19
4.00
5.27
5.01

2 .91
2 .99
3 .04
3 .16
3 .34
3 .66

2 .96
2 .98
3 .00
3 .13
3 .30
3 .61

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3 .01
3 .01
3 .14
3 .29
3 .63

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3.15
3.19
3.36
3.54
3.89

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Selected Euro-dollar & U.S. Mone]• Market Rates

Overnight Euro-dollar deposits
U.S. federal funds
Differential
3-month Euro-dollar deposit
U.S. 90-day CD's, secondary market
Differential
Chart 8.

3 .16
3 .94
6. 15
5 .73
2 .12
5 .08
3 .85
5. 33
4 .98

Euro-Dollar Deposit Rates

Overnight
7-day
1-month
3-month
6-month
1-year
Chart 7.

9-Feb-94

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2 .98
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Interest Arbitrage, 3-Month Funds

Euro-dollar deposit
Interbank sterling (London), covered
Differential

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3.
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3 .13
3 .19
-0. 06

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3.
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3 .14
3 .23
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3.36
3.41
-0.04

U.S. commercial paper
Canadian finance paper, covered
Differential

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3.
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3 .18
3 .36
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3 .16
3 .33
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3.39
3.52
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Euro-dollar deposit
Interbank DM (Frankfurt), covered
Differential

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3.
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3 .09
0 .04

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3.
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3 . 14
3 .16
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3.36
3 .24
0.12

Euro-dollar deposit
Swiss interbank, covered
Differential

3.
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3.
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0..07

3 .13
3 .10
0. 03

3.
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3.
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0..12

3 .14
3 .12
0 .02

3.36
3.28
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5 . 61
3 .39
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5 .67
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5 .71
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4 .07
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6 .15
5 .75

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5 .71
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5 .71
3 .58
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4 .08
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5 .66
6,.24
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5 .86
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5 .82
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3 .61
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4 .13
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6 .46
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Chart 9.

Long Term Government Bellwether Bond Yields
10-year maturity, where available

Canada
France
Germany
Japan
Switzerland
Netherlands
United Kingdom
United States
Chart 10.

Stock Indices

6 .54
5,.66
5 .60
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3.
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4 .03
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5 .61
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6 .24
5 .70
(Wednesday figures)

Canada
148 .45
152 ,
148 .64
.38
152 .41
France
179 ,
.95
179 ,
.21
180 .91
184 ,
.65
Germany
126 .25
122 ,
121 .15
.58
125,.11
Japan
114 ,
.29
116,.54
117 ,
.23
123 ,
.08
Netherlands
153 .93
157,.51
156 .54
159 ,
.25
Switzerland
234 .74
238,.63
242 ,
.52
247 ,
.81
United Kingdom
199 . 72
205 ,
.91
204 ,
.91
210 .53
United States
192 .88
193 ,
192 ,
.30
.80
196 .80
Indices (in order, rebased to 1986=100) are Toronto Composite, CAC General spliced
at 22dec94, FAZ Aktien, Tokyo SE (Topix), CBS All-General, Swiss Bank Index,
Financial Times Ordinary, NYSE Composite



148 .
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182 .
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120,.94
120,.84
158..71
241..01
204 ,
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192 .
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to SBF250

FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release
February 14, 1994

H.10(512)

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
FOR THE WEEK ENDING

CORRECTED*

FEBRUARY 4, 1994

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
MEXICO
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
PESO
GUILDER
DOLLAR
KRONE
ESCUDO
DOLLAR
RAND
WON
PESETA
RUPEE
KRONA
FRANC
DOLLAR
BAHT
POUND
DOLLAR

Jen. 31

(CURRENCY UNITS PER DOLLAR)
Feb. 1
Feb. 2
Feb, 3

0.7085
12.230
35.820
1.3270
8.7217
6.7505
1.1165
5.5480
5.9070
1.7399
250.16
7.7237
31.440
1.4400
1695.50
108.72
2.7710
3.1060
1.9495
0.5673
7.47
174.9100
1.5935
3.43
811.30
140.380
49.4300
7.9020
1.463
26.420
25.450
1.5005

0.7165
12.165
35.690
1.3308
8.7211
6.7100
1.1230
5.5080
5.8780
1.7315
248.94
7.7231
31.440
1.4452
1688.75
108.05
2.7700
3.1050
1.9402
0.5725
7.44
174.0700
1.5850
3.42
812.00
140.050
49.1500
7.8775
1.450
26.435
25.405
1.5030

0.7150
12.172
35.830
1.3277
8.7228
6.7325
1.1200
5.5485
5.8875
1.7335
249.40
7.7250
31.440
1.4342
1689.75
108.03
2.7705
3.1050
1.9426
0.5723
7.45
174.6300
1.5870
3.42
811.10
140.780
49.0700
7.9255
1.453
26.435
25.395
1.4953

0.7150
12.215
35.890
1.3278
8.7252
6.7481
1.1185
5.5510
5.8970
1.7370
250.18
7.7243
31.440
1.4352
1690.50
108.18
2.7690
3.1050
1.9467
0.5715
7.47
174.6200
1.5870
3,42
810.90
141.100
49.1800
7.8920
1.451
N. A.
25.410
1.4930

95.94

95.57

95.71

95.82

Feb. 4
0.7145
12.290
36.120
1.3343
8.7228
6.8005
1.1130
5.5920
5.9370
1.7515
252.08
7.7260
31.440
1.4250
1694.25
108.98
2.7685
3.1050
1.9628
0.5710 +
7.52
175.9900
1.5900
3.42
810.80
141.580
49.1700
7.9105
1.457
N. A.
25.445
1.4790
96.47

*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.
THIS RELEASE IS. AVAILABLE ONLINE THROUGH THE FACILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE'S
ECONOMIC BULLETIN BOARD. FOR INFORMATION, CALL (202) 482-1986.
FOR INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR SUBSCRIPTION TO THIS RELEASE OR ABOUT RECEIVING IT IN DOCUMENT
FORM, PLEASE CALL PUBLICATIONS SERVICES AT THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD AT (202) 452-3244.




FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release
February 14, 1994

H.10(512)

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
FOR THE WEEK ENDING

FEBRUARY 11, 1994

The Board of Governors of the Federal Reseh/e 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
MEXICO
NETHERLANDS
KNEW 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
PESO
GUILDER
DOLLAR
KRONE
ESCUDO
DOLLAR
RAND
WON
PESETA
RUPEE
KRONA
FRANC
DOLLAR
BAHT
POUND
DOLLAR

Feb. 7

(CURRENCY UNITS PER DOLLAR)
Feb. 10
Feb. 9
Feb. 8

Feb. 11

0.7150
12.383
36.340
1.3418
8.7223
6.8355
1.1053
5.6540
5.9710
1.7605
253.01
7.7320
31.440
1.4160
1697.75
108.56
2.7660
3.1052
1.9726
0.5720
7.54
176.5400
1.5900
3.44
809.40
142.300
49.1600
7.9830
1.471
26.398
25.450
1.4825

0.7180
12.405
36.340
1.3423
8.7292
6.8525
1.1040
5.6715
5.9785
1.7627
253.34
7.7480
31.440
1.4100
1700.75
108.66
2.7610
3.1053
1.9750
0.5755
7.57
176.9900
1.5885
3.44
811.90
142.570
49.1800
8.0350
1.480
N.A.
25.450
1.4718

0.7175
12.372
36.220
1.3447
8.7292
6.8450
1.1051
5.6685
5.9650
1.7580
252.67
7.7515
31.440
1.4040
1688.75
107.89
2.7600
3.1060
1.9697
0.5755
7.57
176.5500
1.5852
3.44
811.90
142.460
49.2000
8.0295
1.476
N.A.
25.430
1.4615

0.7180
12.328
36.140
1.3416
8.7292
6.8435
1.1070
5.6925
5.9590
1.7540
252.31
7.7530
31.440
1.4074
1690.75
108.45
2.7625
3.1050
1.9654
0.5750
7.57
176.5000
1.5855
3.45
811.90
142.400
49.2500
8.0890
1.478
N.A.
25.480
1.4622

0.7148
12.320
36.150
1.3430
8.7292
6.8350
1.1073
5.6780
5.9580
1.7531
253.05
7.7510
31.440
1.4020
1689.75
107.67
2.7625
3.1060
1.9658
0.5728
7.57
176.5500
1.5855
3.45
811.90
142.500
49.2000
8.0810
1.477
N.A.
25.470
1.4648

96.78

96.99

96.80

96.79

96.67

"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.
THIS RELEASE IS AVAILABLE ONLINE THROUGH THE FACILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE'S
ECONOMIC BULLETIN BOARD. FOR INFORMATION, CALL (202) 482-1986.
FOR INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR SUBSCRIPTION TO THIS RELEASE OR ABOUT RECEIVING IT IN DOCUMENT
FORM, PLEASE CALL PUBLICATIONS SERVICES AT THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD AT (202) 452-3244.