3-15 EXCHANGE RATES (MID-POINT RATES)

 

Unless otherwise stated national currency per U.S.dollar

Country or Area Currencies

1985

1990

1995

1996

1997

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

China (Renminbi Yuan )

3.20

5.22

8.32

8.30

8.29

 

United States (Dollar)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 

Japan (Yen)

200.50

134.40

102.83

116.00

119.35

 

Germany (Deutsche Mark)

 

 

1.43

1.56

1.79

 

   United Kingdom (Pound)

0.69

0.52

0.65

0.59

0.62

 

France (Franc)

7.56

5.13

4.90

5.24

6.05

 

Italy (Lire)

1678.50

1130.10

1584.70

1530.60

1759.50

 

Canada (Dollar)

1.40

1.16

1.37

1.37

1.39

 

Australia (Dollar)

1.47

1.29

1.34

1.26

1.36

 

Russian Fed. (Rouple)

 

 

4640.00

5560.00

5830.00

 

Czech.Rep.(Koruna)

 

 

26.60

27.33

33.80

 

Poland (Zloty)

 

 

2.47

2.88

3.47

 

Hungary (Forint)

47.35

61.45

139.47

164.93

195.44

 

Romania (Lei)

15.73

34.71

2578.00

4035.00

7471.00

 

Bulgaria (Leva)

1.00

2.80

70.70

487.35

1809.00

 

Yugoslavia,FR (New Dinar)

 

10.66

5.32

5.54

6.38

 

India (Rupee)

12.17

18.07

35.18

35.93

36.36

 

Indonesia (Rupiah)

1125.00

1901.00

2308.00

2383.00

3035.00

 

Philippines (Peso)

19.03

28.00

26.21

26.29

30.17

 

Thailand (Baht)

26.65

25.29

25.19

25.61

34.33

 

Malaysia (Ringgit)

2.43

2.70

2.54

2.53

2.96

 

Singapore (Dollar)

2.11

1.74

1.41

1.40

1.53

 

Pakistan (Rupee)

15.98

21.90

34.25

40.12

40.52

 

Myanmar (Kyat)

7.84

6.08

5.78

5.99

6.32

 

Bangladesh (Taka)

31.00

35.79

40.75

42.45

44.55

 

Turkey (Lira)

477

2930

59650

107775

165810

 

Mongolia(Tugrik)

3.60

5.60

473.62

693.51

804.86

 

Korea,Rep. (Won)

890.20

716.40

774.70

844.20

902.00

 

Egypt (Pound)

0.70

2.00

3.39

3.39

3.39

 

Nigeria (Naira)

1.00

9.00

21.89

21.89

21.89

 

Mexico (New Peso)

0.37

2.95

7.64

7.85

7.76

 

Brazil (Reai)

 

 

0.97

1.04

1.09

 

Argentina (Peso)

 

0.56

1.00

1.00

1.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes:

Data refer to August. Data refer to commericial rates derived from the operational rates on exchange for

United Nations Programs . Fixed rate.