Skip to ContentTHE TABLE BELOW SHOWS THE AVERAGE RATES OF EXCHANGE IN 2007 TOGETHER
WITH COMPARABLE FIGURES FOR OTHER YEARS. AVERAGES ARE BASED ON DAILY NOON BUYING
RATES FOR CABLE TRANSFERS IN NEW YORK CITY CERTIFIED FOR CUSTOMS PURPOSES BY
THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK.
(Currency units per U.S. dollar except as noted)
| COUNTRY | MONETARY UNIT | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *AUSTRALIA | DOLLAR | 0.8391 | 0.7535 | 0.7627 | 0.7365 |
| BRAZIL | REAL | 1.9461 | 2.1738 | 2.4352 | 2.9262 |
| CANADA | DOLLAR | 1.0734 | 1.1340 | 1.2115 | 1.3017 |
| CHINA,P.R. | YUAN | 7.6058 | 7.9723 | 8.1936 | 8.2768 |
| DENMARK | KRONE | 5.4413 | 5.9422 | 5.9953 | 5.9891 |
| *EMU MEMBERS | EURO | 1.3711 | 1.2563 | 1.2449 | 1.2438 |
| HONG KONG | DOLLAR | 7.8016 | 7.7681 | 7.7775 | 7.7891 |
| INDIA | RUPEE | 41.18 | 45.19 | 44.00 | 45.26 |
| JAPAN | YEN | 117.76 | 116.31 | 110.11 | 108.15 |
| MALAYSIA | RINGGIT | 3.4354 | 3.6661 | 3.7869 | 3.8000 |
| MEXICO | PESO | 10.928 | 10.906 | 10.894 | 11.290 |
| *NEW ZEALAND | DOLLAR | 0.7365 | 0.6492 | 0.7049 | 0.6643 |
| NORWAY | KRONE | 5.8557 | 6.4095 | 6.4412 | 6.7399 |
| SINGAPORE | DOLLAR | 1.5065 | 1.5882 | 1.6639 | 1.6902 |
| SOUTH AFRICA | RAND | 7.0477 | 6.7668 | 6.3606 | 6.4402 |
| SOUTH KOREA | WON | 928.97 | 954.32 | 1023.75 | 1145.24 |
| SRI LANKA | RUPEE | 110.620 | 103.940 | 100.383 | 101.268 |
| SWEDEN | KRONA | 6.7550 | 7.3718 | 7.4710 | 7.3480 |
| SWITZERLAND | FRANC | 1.1999 | 1.2532 | 1.2459 | 1.2428 |
| TAIWAN | DOLLAR | 32.852 | 32.506 | 32.131 | 33.372 |
| THAILAND | BAHT | 32.203 | 37.876 | 40.252 | 40.271 |
| *UNITED KINGDOM | POUND | 2.0020 | 1.8434 | 1.8204 | 1.8330 |
| VENEZUELA | BOLIVAR | 2144.60 | 2144.60 | 2107.13 | 1886.13 |
N = No data for this date
| UNITED STATES | DOLLAR | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1)BROAD | JAN97=100 | 103.40 | 108.52 | 110.71 | 113.63 |
| 2)MAJOR CURRENCY | MAR73=100 | 77.84 | 82.46 | 83.71 | 85.37 |
| 3)OITP | JAN97=100 | 130.28 | 135.38 | 138.89 | 143.38 |
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For more information on exchange rate indexes for the U.S. dollar, see "Indexes of the Foreign
Exchange Value of the Dollar," Federal Reserve Bulletin, 91:1 (Winter 2005), pp. 1-8
(http://www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/bulletin/2005/winter05_index.pdf). Weights for the major
currencies index and the other important trading partners (OITP) index are derived from the
broad index weights. The source for exchange rates not listed in the table above but used in
the calculation of the broad and OITP indexes is Bloomberg.
* U.S. dollars per currency unit.
1) A weighted average of the foreign exchange value of the U.S. dollar against the currencies
of a broad group of major U.S. trading partners.
2) A weighted average of the foreign exchange value of the U.S. dollar against a subset of
the broad index currencies that circulate widely outside the country of issue.
3) A weighted average of the foreign exchange value of the U.S. dollar against a subset of
the broad index currencies that do not circulate widely outside the country of issue.
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The euro is reported in place of the individual euro-area currencies. These currency
rates can be derived from the euro rate by using the fixed conversion rates
(in currencies per euro) given below:
1 EURO = 13.7603 AUSTRIAN SCHILLINGS
= 40.3399 BELGIAN FRANCS
= 5.94573 FINNISH MARKKAS
= 6.55957 FRENCH FRANCS
= 1.95583 GERMAN MARKS
= .787564 IRISH POUNDS
= 1936.27 ITALIAN LIRE
= 40.3399 LUXEMBOURG FRANCS