4-14 EXCHANGE RATES (MID-POINT RATES)

Unless otherwise stated national currency per US Dollars

               

Source: United Nations <Monthly Bulletin of Statistics> April 1996.

Country or Area (currencies)

1959

1992

1993

1994

1995

 

 

 

 

 

 

China (Yuan Renminbi)

3.20

5.75

5.75

8.62

8.35

United States (Dollars)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Japan (Yen)

200.50

124.75

111.85

99.74

102.83

Germany (Deutsche mark)

 

1.61

1.73

1.55

1.43

United Kingdom (Pounds)

0.69

0.66

0.68

0.64

0.65

France (Francs)

7.56

5.51

5.90

5.35

4.90

Italy (Lire)

1678.50

1470.90

1704.00

1629.70

1584.70

Canada (Dollars)

1.40

1.27

1.32

1.40

1.37

Australia (Dollars)

1.47

1.45

1.48

1.29

1.34

Russian Fed. (Rouple)

 

 

1247.00

3550.00

4640.00

Czech.Rep.④(Koruna)

 

 

27.80

27.80

26.30

Poland (Zloty)

 

1.58

2.13

2.44

2.47

Hungary (Forint)

47.35

83.97

100.70

110.69

139.47

Romania (Lei)

15.73

460.00

 

 

 

Bulgaria④ (Leva)

1.00

23.80

31.00

64.70

67.60

Yugoslavia,FR (New dinars)

 

0.80

6.56

5.63

5.32

India (Rupees)

12.17

26.20

31.38

31.38

35.18

Indonesia (Rupiahs)

1125.00

2062.00

2110.00

2200.00

2308.00

Philippines (Pesos)

19.03

25.10

27.70

24.42

26.21

Thailand (Baht)

26.65

25.52

25.54

25.09

25.16①

Malaysia (Ringgit)

2.43

2.61

2.70

2.56

2.54

Singapore (Dollars)

2.11

1.65

1.61

1.46

1.41

Pakistan③ (Rupees)

15.98

25.70

30.12

30.80

34.25

Myanmar (Kyats)

7.84

6.24

6.25

5.90

5.78

Bangladesh (Taka)

31.00

39.00

39.85

40.25

40.75

Turkey④ (Liras)

477

8564

14473

38726

59650

Mongolia④ (Tugrik)

3.60

105.07

396.51

414.09

466.67②

Korea (Won)

890.20

788.40

808.10

788.70

774.70

Egypt③(Pounds)

0.70

3.34

3.37

3.39

3.39

Nigeria (Naira)

1.00

19.65

21.88

22.00

21.89

Mexico (New pesos)

0.37

3.55

3.48

5.66

7.97

Brazil (Reais)

 

...

0.12

0.85

0.97

Argentina (Pesos)

 

0.99

1.00

1.00

1.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

①     Data refer to November.

②     Data refer to October.

③     Fixed rate.

④     Data refer to commercial rates derived from the operational rates on exchange for United Nations Programs.