25-15  Exchange Rates (Mid-Point Rates in Year-end)

Source: IMF International Financial StatisticsApril 2000.

(Unless otherwise stated national currency per U.S. dollar)

Country or Territory  

Currencies

1985

1990

1995

1998

1999

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

China

(Renminbi Yuan)

3.20

5.22

8.32

8.28

8.28

United States

(Dollar)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Japan

(Yen)

200.21

134.65

102.59

115.44

102.39

Germany

(Deutsche Mark)

2.46

1.50

1.43

1.67

1.00

United Kingdom

(Pound)

0.69

0.52

0.64

0.60

0.62

France

(Franc)

7.55

5.14

4.89

5.61

1.00

Italy

(Lire)

1676.09

1132.27

1580.99

1650.79

1.00

Canada

(Dollar)

1.40

1.16

1.36

1.53

1.45

Australia

(Dollar)

1.47

1.30

1.34

1.63

1.53

Russian Fed.

(Rouple)

 

 

4.63

20.62

27.05

Czech.Rep.

(Koruna)

 

 

26.54

29.81

36.04

Poland

(Zloty)

0.01

0.95

2.46

3.50

4.16

Hungary

(Forint)

47.28

61.56

139.14

218.72

252.98

Romania

(Lei)

15.71

34.78

2571.93

10935.67

18288.47

Bulgaria

(Leva)

 

 

0.07

1.67

1.95

Yugoslavia,FR

(New Dinar)

         

10.66

5.32

6.25

 

India

(Rupee)

12.15

18.11

35.10

42.42

43.57

Indonesia

(Rupiah)

1123.38

1904.56

2302.56

8013.76

7097.98

Philippines

(Peso)

19.00

28.05

26.15

39.00

40.39

Thailand

(Baht)

26.61

25.34

25.13

36.64

37.59

Malaysia

(Ringgit)

2.42

2.71

2.54

3.79

3.81

Singapore

(Dollar)

2.10

1.75

1.41

1.66

1.67

Pakistan

(Rupee)

15.92

21.89

34.08

45.82

51.88

Myanmar

(Kyat)

7.73

5.99

5.71

6.03

6.21

Bangladesh

(Taka)

30.96

35.86

40.65

48.43

51.09

Turkey

(Lira)

576.03

2935.56

59509.46

314024.82

542391.97

Mongolia

(Tugrik)

 

14.00

473.62

902.00

1072.37

Korea,Rep.of

(Won)

888.92

717.74

772.87

1202.32

1140.49

Egypt

(Pound)

0.70

2.00

3.38

3.38

3.41

Nigeria

(Naira)

1.00

9.02

21.84

21.86

 

Mexico

(New Peso)

0.37

2.95

7.62

9.85

9.53

Brazil

(Reai)

 

 

0.97

1.21

1.79

Argentina

(Peso)

 

0.56

1.00

1.00

1.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For 1999, data refer to euro per US Dollar. Euro was launched on Jan. 1, 1999, which fixed the central rates between Euro and the currencies  participating in the exchange rate mechanism. For example, one euro equals to 1.95583 Deutsche Mark or 6.55957 French Franc or 1936.27  Italian Lire.