Appendix 2-15      Exchange Rates (Mid-Point Rates in the Year-end)

 

 

 

Source: UN "Monthly Bulletin of Statistics" April 2001.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

Country or Territory   Currencies

1985

1990

1995

1999

2000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

102.20

114.90

 

 

 

 

Germany       

(Deutsche Mark)

2.46

1.50

1.43

1.00

1.07

 

 

 

 

United Kingdom          

(Pound)

0.69

0.52

0.64

0.62

0.67

 

 

 

 

France                

(Franc)

7.55

5.14

4.89

1.00

1.07

 

 

 

 

Italy                 

(Lire)

1676.09

1132.27

1580.99

1.00

1.07

 

 

 

 

Canada                 

(Dollar)

1.40

1.16

1.36

1.44

1.50

 

 

 

 

Australia              

(Dollar)

1.47

1.30

1.34

1.53

1.81

 

 

 

 

Russian Fed.           

(Rouple)

 

 

4.63

27.00

28.16

 

 

 

 

Czech.Rep.             

(Koruna)

 

 

26.54

35.98

37.81

 

 

 

 

Poland                  

(Zloty)

0.01

0.95

2.46

4.15

4.14

 

 

 

 

Hungary                

(Forint)

47.28

61.56

139.14

252.52

284.73

 

 

 

 

Romania                   

(Lei)

15.71

34.78

2571.93

18255.00

25926.00

 

 

 

 

Bulgaria                 

(Leva)

 

 

0.07

1.95

2.10

 

 

 

 

Yugoslavia,FR       

(Dinar)

         

10.66

5.32

11.18

70.00

 

 

 

 

India                   

(Rupee)

12.15

18.11

35.10

43.49

46.75

 

 

 

 

Indonesia              

(Rupiah)

1123.38

1904.56

2302.56

7085.00

9595.00

 

 

 

 

Philippines              

(Peso)

19.00

28.05

26.15

40.31

50.00

 

 

 

 

Thailand                 

(Baht)

26.61

25.34

25.13

37.47

42.27

 

 

 

 

Malaysia              

(Ringgit)

2.42

2.71

2.54

3.80

3.80

 

 

 

 

Singapore              

(Dollar)

2.10

1.75

1.41

1.67

1.73

 

 

 

 

Pakistan                

(Rupee)

15.92

21.89

34.08

51.78

58.03

 

 

 

 

Myanmar                  

(Kyat)

7.73

5.99

5.71

6.27

6.60

 

 

 

 

Bangladesh               

(Taka)

30.96

35.86

40.65

51.00

54.00

 

 

 

 

Turkey                   

(Lira)

576.03

2935.56

59509.46

541400.00

673385.00

 

 

 

 

Mongolia               

(Tugrik)

 

14.00

473.62

1072.37

1097.00

 

 

 

 

Korea,Rep.of             

(Won)

888.92

717.74

772.87

1138.00

1264.50

 

 

 

 

Egypt                   

(Pound)

0.70

2.00

3.38

3.41

3.69

 

 

 

 

Nigeria                 

(Naira)

1.00

9.02

21.84

97.95

109.55

 

 

 

 

Mexico               

(New Peso)

0.37

2.95

7.62

9.51

9.57

 

 

 

 

Brazil                   

(Reai)

 

 

0.97

1.79

1.96

 

 

 

 

Argentina                

(Peso)

 

0.56

1.00

1.00

1.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  From 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.