Table 6. Exchange rates (National currency units per U.S. dollar)

Table 6.  Exchange rates, 29 countries or areas, selected years, 1975-97
(National currency units per U.S. dollar)
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Country or area         1975   1980   1985   1990   1993   1994   1995   1996   1997
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United States ........ 1.000  1.000  1.000  1.000  1.000  1.000  1.000  1.000  1.000

Canada ............... 1.017  1.169  1.366  1.167  1.290  1.366  1.373  1.364  1.385
Mexico ............... 12.50  22.97  256.9   2813  3.116  3.375  6.419  7.601  7.918

Australia ............ .7647  .8772  1.428  1.281  1.471  1.367  1.350  1.277  1.345
Hong Kong SAR 1 ...... 4.939  4.976  7.791  7.790  7.736  7.729  7.736  7.735  7.743
Israel ............... .6390  5.124  1.179  2.016  2.830  3.011  3.011  3.288  3.449
Japan ................ 296.7  225.7  238.5  145.0  111.1  102.2  93.96  108.8  121.0

Korea ................ 484.0  607.4  870.0  707.8  802.7  803.5  771.3  804.5  950.8
New Zealand .......... .8254  1.027  2.010  1.677  1.847  1.685  1.524  1.454  1.509
Singapore ............ 2.371  2.141  2.200  1.813  1.616  1.527  1.417  1.410  1.486
Sri Lanka ............ 7.050  16.53  27.16  40.06  48.32  49.42  51.25  55.27      -
Taiwan ............... 38.00  36.02  39.85  26.92  26.42  26.47  26.50  27.47  28.78

Austria .............. 17.40  12.93  20.68  11.33  11.64  11.41  10.08  10.59  12.21
Belgium .............. 36.69  29.20  59.34  33.42  34.58  33.43  29.47  30.97  35.81
Denmark .............. 5.735  5.629  10.60  6.190  6.486  6.356  5.600  5.800  6.609
Finland .............. 3.665  3.719  6.197  3.830  5.725  5.234  4.376  4.595  5.196

France ............... 4.282  4.220  8.980  5.447  5.667  5.546  4.986  5.116  5.839
Germany 2 ............ 2.455  1.815  2.942  1.617  1.655  1.622  1.432  1.505  1.735
Greece ............... 32.29  42.62  138.1  158.5  229.3  242.6  231.7  240.7      -
Ireland .............. .4500  .4860  .9379  .6033  .6827  .6680  .6236  .6250  .6595

Italy ................ 652.4  855.1   1909   1198   1573   1611   1629   1543   1704
Luxembourg ........... 36.78  29.24  59.38  33.42  34.60  33.46  29.48  30.96      -
Netherlands .......... 2.523  1.985  3.318  1.822  1.858  1.819  1.604  1.686  1.953
Norway ............... 5.214  4.936  8.593  6.254  7.098  7.055  6.336  6.459  7.086

Portugal ............. 25.45  50.05  172.1  142.7  161.1  165.9  149.9  154.3  175.4
Spain ................ 57.39  71.64  170.0  102.0  127.5  133.9  124.6  126.7  146.5
Sweden ............... 4.142  4.229  8.603  5.923  7.796  7.716  7.141  6.708  7.645
Switzerland .......... 2.581  1.675  2.455  1.390  1.478  1.367  1.181  1.236  1.451
United Kingdom ....... .4501  .4300  .7708  .5605  .6660  .6528  .6335  .6407  .6106
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1  Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China.
2 Former West Germany.

Note: National currency units are: United States, dollar; Canada, dollar; Mexico, old peso (1975-92), new peso (1993-97); Australia, dollar; Hong Kong, dollar; Israel, shekel (1975-84), new shekel (1985-97); Japan, yen; Korea, won; New Zealand, dollar; Singapore, dollar; Sri Lanka, rupee; Taiwan, dollar; Austria, schilling; Belgium, franc; Denmark, krone; Finland, markka; France, franc; Germany, mark; Greece, drachma; Ireland, pound; Italy, lira; Luxembourg, franc; Netherlands, guilder; Norway,krone; Portugal, escudo; Spain, peseta; Sweden, krona; Switzerland, franc; United Kingdom, pound.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, September 1998.

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