[Economic Report of the President (2000)]
[Administration of William J. Clinton]
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Table B-108.--Foreign exchange rates, 1979-99
[Currency units per U.S. dollar, except as noted; certified noon buying rates in New York]
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Nether-                        Switzer-    United
Period             Canada    EMU Members    Belgium     France     Germany     Italy        lands       Japan    Sweden      land     Kingdom
(dollar)  (euro)\1\\2\  (franc)\1\  (franc)\1\  (mark)\1\  (lira)\1\  (guilder)\1\    (yen)    (krona)   (franc)  (pound)\2\
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March 1973................    0.9967  ............     39.408      4.5156      2.8132     568.17      2.8714      261.90    4.4294    3.2171     2.4724
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1979......................    1.1713  ............     29.342      4.2567      1.8343     831.11      2.0073      219.02    4.2893    1.6644     2.1224

1980......................    1.1693  ............     29.238      4.2251      1.8175     856.21      1.9875      226.63    4.2310    1.6772     2.3246
1981......................    1.1990  ............     37.195      5.4397      2.2632    1138.58      2.4999      220.63    5.0660    1.9675     2.0243
1982......................    1.2344  ............     45.781      6.5794      2.4281    1354.00      2.6719      249.06    6.2839    2.0319     1.7480
1983......................    1.2325  ............     51.122      7.6204      2.5539    1519.32      2.8544      237.55    7.6718    2.1007     1.5159
1984......................    1.2952  ............     57.752      8.7356      2.8455    1756.11      3.2085      237.46    8.2708    2.3500     1.3368
1985......................    1.3659  ............     59.337      8.9800      2.9420    1908.88      3.3185      238.47    8.6032    2.4552     1.2974
1986......................    1.3896  ............     44.664      6.9257      2.1705    1491.16      2.4485      168.35    7.1273    1.7979     1.4677
1987......................    1.3259  ............     37.358      6.0122      1.7981    1297.03      2.0264      144.60    6.3469    1.4918     1.6398
1988......................    1.2306  ............     36.785      5.9595      1.7570    1302.39      1.9778      128.17    6.1370    1.4643     1.7813
1989......................    1.1842  ............     39.409      6.3802      1.8808    1372.28      2.1219      138.07    6.4559    1.6369     1.6382

1990......................    1.1668  ............     33.424      5.4467      1.6166    1198.27      1.8215      145.00    5.9231    1.3901     1.7841
1991......................    1.1460  ............     34.195      5.6468      1.6610    1241.28      1.8720      134.59    6.0521    1.4356     1.7674
1992......................    1.2085  ............     32.148      5.2935      1.5618    1232.17      1.7587      126.78    5.8258    1.4064     1.7663
1993......................    1.2902  ............     34.581      5.6669      1.6545    1573.41      1.8585      111.08    7.7956    1.4781     1.5016
1994......................    1.3664  ............     33.426      5.5459      1.6216    1611.49      1.8190      102.18    7.7161    1.3667     1.5319
1995......................    1.3725  ............     29.472      4.9864      1.4321    1629.45      1.6044       93.96    7.1406    1.1812     1.5785
1996......................    1.3638  ............     30.970      5.1158      1.5049    1542.76      1.6863      108.78    6.7082    1.2361     1.5607
1997......................    1.3849  ............     35.807      5.8393      1.7348    1703.81      1.9525      121.06    7.6446    1.4514     1.6376
1998......................    1.4836  ............     36.310      5.8995      1.7597    1736.85      1.9837      130.99    7.9522    1.4506     1.6573
1999......................    1.4858      1.0653    ..........  ..........  .........  .........  ............    113.73    8.2740    1.5045     1.6172

1998:I....................    1.4298  ............     37.558      6.0957      1.8190    1792.04      2.0505      128.23    8.0172    1.4767     1.6465
II....................    1.4469  ............     37.022      6.0162      1.7944    1770.03      2.0218      135.68    7.8181    1.4934     1.6541
III...................    1.5136  ............     36.348      5.9091      1.7623    1739.18      1.9874      140.01    8.0011    1.4703     1.6531
IV....................    1.5430  ............     34.309      5.5758      1.6630    1645.88      1.8749      119.40    7.9753    1.3602     1.6758

1999:I....................    1.5120      1.1204    ..........  ..........  .........  .........  ............    116.67    8.0098    1.4288     1.6321
II....................    1.4733      1.0567    ..........  ..........  .........  .........  ............    120.80    8.4258    1.5143     1.6061
III...................    1.4865      1.0493    ..........  ..........  .........  .........  ............    113.15    8.3087    1.5274     1.6019
IV....................    1.4724      1.0368    ..........  ..........  .........  .........  ............    104.31    8.3404    1.5447     1.6295
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Trade-weighted value of the U.S. dollar
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Nominal                                          Real\7\
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Major                                     Major
G-10 index    Broad index   currencies    OITP index    Broad index   currencies    OITP index
(March       (January    index (March    (January       (March     index (March     (March
1973=100)\3\  1997=100)\4\  1973=100)\5\  1997=100)\6\  1973=100)\4\  1973=100)\5\  1973=100)\6\
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1979.......... ---------88.1----------33.5----------94.9-----------3.7----------87.0----------88.0----------84.5

1980..........          87.4          34.6          94.8           4.0          89.1          90.9          85.1
1981..........         103.4          38.2         103.6           4.6          95.5         100.0          87.0
1992..........         116.6          44.3         114.2           5.8         104.7         108.4          97.4
1983..........         125.3          49.8         118.1           7.7         108.7         109.9         105.7
1984..........         138.2          56.7         125.8          10.0         115.5         117.2         111.8
1985..........         143.0          63.8         130.5          13.4         120.7         121.1         119.6
1986..........         112.2          59.7         107.2          16.6         106.0          98.8         123.3
1987..........          96.9          58.1          94.8          19.9          97.6          88.4         120.7
1988..........          92.7          58.8          88.2          23.9          91.1          83.3         110.8
1989..........          98.6          64.8          91.9          29.4          92.5          87.4         105.9

1990..........          89.1          70.0          87.9          40.0          90.1          84.3         105.0
1991..........          89.8          73.2          86.4          46.7          88.6          82.6         104.1
1992..........          86.6          76.0          84.9          53.1          86.8          81.5         100.9
1993..........          93.2          82.9          87.1          63.6          87.7          84.2          98.4
1994..........          91.3          90.5          85.6          81.1          87.3          83.8          98.1
1995..........          84.2          92.5          80.8          92.6          84.8          79.9          97.4
1996..........          87.3          97.4          84.6          98.3          86.7          85.0          94.7
1997..........          96.4         104.4          91.2         104.7          91.3          92.3          95.9
1998..........          98.8         116.5          95.8         126.0          99.3          97.3         108.5
1999..........  ............         116.9          94.1         129.9          98.7          96.7         107.7

1998:I........         100.3         115.3          95.3         124.1          99.1          96.5         108.9
II........         100.3         115.9          96.6         123.2          99.1          97.8         107.0
III.......         100.2         119.2          98.2         128.6         101.6         100.0         110.3
IV........          94.5         115.5          93.0         128.3          97.6          94.7         107.8

1999:I........  ............         116.7          93.5         130.8          98.3          95.6         108.1
II........  ............         117.6          95.5         129.2          99.4          98.1         107.5
III.......  ............         117.1          94.5         129.7          99.2          97.4         107.9
IV........  ............         116.0          92.7         130.1          98.0          95.8         107.2
\1\European Economic and Monetary Union members include Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland,
Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain.
\2\Value is U.S. dollars.
\3\G-10 comprises the countries shown in this table. Discontinued after December 1998.
\4\The broad index is a weighted average of the foreign exchange value of the dollar against the currencies of a
broad group of U.S. trading partners.
\5\Subset of the broad index. Includes currencies of the euro area (see footnote 1), Australia, Canada, Japan,
Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
\6\Subset of the broad index. Includes other important U.S. trading partners (OITP) whose currencies are not
heavily traded outside their home markets.
\7\Adjusted for changes in the consumer price index.

Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.