TABLE 1.

4 Foreign exchange rates, 1985–2006

[Foreign currency units per U.S. dollar, except as noted; certified noon buying rates in New York]
South United
Australia Canada China, P.R. Japan Mexico Sweden Switzerlan
Period Korea Kingdom
(dollar) 2 (dollar) (yuan) (yen) (peso) (krona) d (franc)
(won) (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]