TABLE 1.

4 Foreign exchange rates, 19852006

[Foreign currency units per U.S. dollar, except as noted; certified noon buying rates in New York]
Period

Australia
(dollar) 2

Canada
(dollar)

China, P.R.
(yuan)

Japan
(yen)

Mexico
(peso)

South
Korea
(won)

Sweden
(krona)

Switzerlan
d (franc)

United
Kingdom
(pound) 2

1985

0.7003

1.3659

2.9434

238.47

0.257

872.45

8.6032

2.4552

1.2974

1986

0.6709

1.3896

3.4616

168.35

0.612

884.60

7.1273

1.7979

1.4677

1987

0.7014

1.3259

3.7314

144.60

1.378

826.16

6.3469

1.4918

1.6398

1988

0.7841

1.2306

3.7314

128.17

2.273

734.52

6.1370

1.4643

1.7813

1989

0.7919

1.1842

3.7673

138.07

2.461

674.13

6.4559

1.6369

1.6382

1990

0.7807

1.1668

4.7921

145.00

2.813

710.64

5.9231

1.3901

1.7841

1991

0.7787

1.1460

5.3337

134.59

3.018

736.73

6.0521

1.4356

1.7674

1992

0.7352

1.2085

5.5206

126.78

3.095

784.66

5.8258

1.4064

1.7663

1993

0.6799

1.2902

5.7795

111.08

3.116

805.75

7.7956

1.4781

1.5016

1994

0.7316

1.3664

8.6397

102.18

3.385

806.93

7.7161

1.3667

1.5319

1995

0.7407

1.3725

8.3700

93.96

6.447

772.69

7.1406

1.1812

1.5785

1996

0.7828

1.3638

8.3389

108.78

7.600

805.00

6.7082

1.2361

1.5607

1997

0.7437

1.3849

8.3193

121.06

7.918

953.19

7.6446

1.4514

1.6376

1998

0.6291

1.4836

8.3008

130.99

9.152

1,400.40

7.9522

1.4506

1.6573

1999

0.6454

1.4858

8.2783

113.73

9.553

1,189.84

8.2740

1.5045

1.6172

2000

0.5815

1.4855

8.2784

107.80

9.459

1,130.90

9.1735

1.6904

1.5156

2001

0.5169

1.5487

8.2770

121.57

9.337

1,292.02

10.3425

1.6891

1.4396

2002

0.5437

1.5704

8.2771

125.22

9.663

1,250.31

9.7233

1.5567

1.5025

2003

0.6524

1.4008

8.2772

115.94

10.793

1,192.08

8.0787

1.3450

1.6347

2004

0.7365

1.3017

8.2768

108.15

11.290

1,145.24

7.3480

1.2428

1.8330

2005

0.7627

1.2115

8.1936

110.11

10.894

1,023.75

7.4710

1.2459

1.8204

2006

0.7535

1.1340

7.9723

116.31

10.906

954.32

7.3718

1.2532

1.8434

in New York]