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Selected Interest & Exchange Rates Weekly Series of Charts
i December 29,1986
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Prepared by the FINANCIAL MARKETS SECTION
DIVISION OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
BOARD OF GOVERNORS FEDERAL, RESERVE SYSTEM Washington, D C. 20551
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Table of Contents
TABLES
1. LATEST FIGURES PLOTTED
2. DAILY CERTIFIED SPOT EXCHANGE R A T E S -H.10 RELEASE
CHARTS
1. SPOT EXCHANGE RATE INDICES
2. 3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES 3. GOLD PRICE-LONDON
4. CALL MONEY RATES
5. 3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
6. EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES
7. SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR AND U.S. MONEY MARKET RATES
8. INTEREST ARBITRAGE: 3-MONTH FUNDS
9. LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
10. INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDICES
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
Weekly $15 .00 per year or $ .40 each in the United States, its possessions, Canada, and Mexico; 10 or more of the same issue to one address, $13.50 per year or $ .35 each. Elsewhere, $20.00 per year or $.50 each. Address requests to Publications Services, Divi-sion of Administrative Services, and make payment remittance payable to the order of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in a form collectible at'par in U.S. Currency.
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MARCH
200 180
160
140
120
100
200 180
160
140
120
100
80
140
120
100 90
80
70
60
90 80
70
60
50
40
120
100
90
80
70
60
50
1=100
50 45
40
35
30
25
200 180
160
140
120
100
80
140
120
100
90
80
70
60
90 80
70
60
50
40
240
200 180
160
140
120
100
CHART 1
SPOT EXCHANGE INDICES DOLLAR PRICES OF FOREIGN CURRENCIES AND WEIGHTED AVERAGE VALUES (THIN LINE)
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
LE 7 3 = 1 0 0
RATIO MARCH 197C
FOREIGN CURRENCY PRICE OF U.S. DOLLAR
ITALIAN LIRA
I I I I I I I I I I
JAPANESE YEN GERMAN MARK
DUTCH GUILDER CANADIAN DOLLAR
U.K. POUND
BELGIAN FRANC
- I
I I I
-RENCH FRANC
I I I I I I I I I I I
SWISS FRANC -
I I I
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+ 0
4
8
4
+ 0
4
8
8
4
0
8
+ 0
8
16
24
32
INUM
8
4
0
4
12
8
4
0
8
4
0
8
+ 0
8
16
24
32
CHART 2
3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES PREMIUM (+) OR ( - )
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
:ENT PER ANNUM PERCENT PER AF
CANADIAN DOLLAR
U. K. POUND
GERMAN MARK
FRENCH FRANC
JAPANESE YEN
A
I I I I I I
ITALIAN LIRA
I I I
SWISS FRANC
I I I I I I
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DUTCH GUILDER
I I I 11111 i f 1111111
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U.S. D
520
500
480
460
440
420
400
380
360
340
320
300
280
260
OUNCE
520
500
480
460
440
420
400
380
360
340
320
300
280
260
CHART 3
PRICE OF GOLD IN LONDON AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
PER FINE OUNCE U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE
12.5 Kg BARS AFTERNOON FIXING PRICE
1983 1984 1985 1986
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CHART 4
CALL MONEY RATES WEEKLY SERIES
PERCENT PER ANNUM PERCENT PER ANNUM
FRANCE
JAPAN
20
CANADA
20
GERMANY
1984 1986
20
U. S. FEDERAL FUNDS
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20
SWITZERLAND
20
16 UNITED KINGDOM
12
8
4 NETHERLANDS
0
1984 1986
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PERC
14
12
10
8
6
4
16
14
12
10
8
10
8
6
4
2
8
7
6
5
4
16
14
12
10
8
6
14
12
10
8
6
10
8
6
4
2
8
6
4
2
0
CHART 5
3-MONTH INTEREST RATES WEEKLY SERIES
T PER ANNUM PERCENT PER AN
U.S. CD'S
WEIGHTED AVERAGE FOREIGN RATE
U.K. INTERBANK STERLING
CANADIAN FINANCE CO. PAPER
L -
I I I I I I
-
I FRENCH INTERBANK RATE
I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I i l l 11 h i l l i
GERMAN INTERBANK RATE
J _ L I I I I l u l l I I
NETHERLANDS INTERBANK RATE
I I I I I I
-
SWISS INTERBANK RATE JAPANESE GENSAKI RATE
I I I I I I I I
1984 1986 1984 1986
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12
10
8
6
4
14
12
10
8
6
4
14
12
10
8
6
4
14
12
10
8
6
4
14
12
10
8
6
4
14
12
10
8
6
4
CHART 6
EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES LONDON AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
PERCENT PER
OVERNIGHT
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CHART 7
SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR AND U. S. MONEY MARKET RATES DIFFERENTIAL: PLUS(+), FAVORS BORROWING IN U. S.
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
PERCENT PER ANNUM
16
14
12
10
FEDERAL FUNDS D A S H E D L INE
OVERNIGHT E U R O - D O L L A R D E P O S I T S
I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I
DIFFERENTIAL
I I I
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PERCENT PER ANNUM
16
- 14 3-MONTH E U R O - D O L L A R D E P O S I T S
90-DAY CD' S
I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I
DIFFERENTIAL
I I I I I I I I
- 12
- 1 0
- 8
4
2
- 1
1984 1986
1 PERCENT ON D I F F E R E N T I A L S C A L E = 2 PERCENT ON RATE S C A L E
1984 1986
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PER
18
14
10
6
2
2
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2
18
14
10
6
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2
+ 0
2
18
14
10
6
2
2
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2
18
14
10
6
2
2
+ 0
2
CHART 8
INTEREST ARBITRAGE: 3-MONTH FUNDS DIFFERENTIAL: PLUSH, INDICATES FAVOR DOLLAR ASSETS
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
NT PER ANNUM PERCENT PER Ah
EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS DASHED LINE
INTERBANK STERLING COVERED LONDON
DIFFERENTIAL
nil
CANADIAN FINANCE CO. PAPER, COVERED
U. S. COMMERCIAL PAPER
DIFFERENTIAL
INTERBANK DM COVERED FRANKFURT
EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS DASHED LINE
SWISS INTERBANK (SF) COVERED
EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS DASHED LINE
I I I
DIFFERENTIAL DIFFERENTIAL
J u 1984 1986
PERCENT ON D I F F E R E N T I A L S C A L E = 2 PERCENT ON RATE S C A L E
1984 1986
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14
12
10
8
6
15
13
11
9
7
10
8
6
4
17
15
13
11
9
7
5
16
14
12
10
8
6
9
7
5
3
1
10
8
6
4
17
15
13
11
9
7
5
CHART 9
LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS WEEKLY SERIES
NT PER ANNUM PERCENT PER A h
UNITED STATES
UNITED KINGDOM
U. S. CORPORATE MONTHLY
Aaa BONDS
-
CANADA
-
SWITZERLAND
GERMANY
I I I I I I I I I I I
FRANCE -
-NETHERLANDS \
- Z - x MONTHLY
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CHART 10
INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDICES WEEKLY SERIES
RATIO SCALE 1969=100
3 0 0
RATIO SCALE 1969=100
-
-
UNITED S T A T E S -
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NETHERLANDS
FRANCE
4 5 0 4 0 0
- - 3 5 0
- / X s A A - 3 0 0
J - 2 5 0 UNITED KINGDOM /
2 5 0
- A^X r" - 2 0 0
- 1 5 0
i i i I I I I I I I I I I I u l 11 h i l l i 1 0 0
3 1 5 2 8 0
- - 2 4 5
- A - 2 1 0
/ v/ 1 7 5 SWITZERLAND / * /
1 4 0
1 0 5
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GERMANY
450 450 400 400 350 - / S v _ - - 350
300 - J - CANADA y v 300 250 JAPAN - - - 250
200 - - - 200
150 - - - - 150
100 I I I I I I I l l l l l l l l l l I l l l l l l l l l l I I I I I I I l l l l l l l l l l I l l l l l l l l l l 100 100
1984 1986 1984 1986
100
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S E B I S S NAflE LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATS VALOB
CHABT 1 . SPOT EXCHANGE BATES AID INDICES
WEEKLY AfBBAGES, NOON BUYING HATES ( U . S . CENTS)
GERMAN HABK DEC. 2 4 5 0 . 3 6 JAPANESE YEN DEC. 2 4 0 . 6 1 5 6 9 DUTCH GUILDEB DEC. 2 4 4 4 . 5 5 U.K. POUND DEC. 2 4 1 4 4 . 3 1 CANADIAN DOLLAB DEC. 2 4 7 2 . 5 4 FBENCfl FBANC DEC. 2 4 1 5 . 3 3 SWISS FRANC DEC. 2 4 6 0 . 11 BELGIAN FBANC DEC. 2 4 2 . 4 1 7 8 7 ITALIAN LIBA DEC. 2 4 0 . 0 7 2 5 8 SWEDISH KBONA DEC. 2 4 1 4 . 48
>ICES, HABCH 1 9 7 3 BASE BATES = 100
GBBflAN HABK DEC- 2 4 1 4 1 . 67 JAPANESE YEN DEC. 2 4 1 6 1 . 2 1 DUTCH GUILDEB DEC. 2 4 1 2 7 . 8 9 U .K. POUND DEC. 2 4 5 8 . 3 7 CANADIAN DOLLAB DEC. 2 4 7 2 . 3 0 FBENCH FBANC DEC. 2 4 6 9 . 0 7 SWISS FBANC DEC. 2 4 1 9 3 . 39 BELGIAN FBANC DEC. 24 9 5 . 28 ITALIAN LIBA DEC. 2 4 4 1 . 2 3
WEIGHTED AVEBAGB EXCHANGE 7AL0E I N D I C E S , BAB 1 9 7 3 = 100 ( G - 1 0 COONT RIBS PLUS SWITZERLAND)
S . DOLLAB DEC. 2 4 1 0 6 . 4 8 GEBHAN HABK DEC. 2 4 1 6 0 . 9 2 JAPAMBSB IBM DEC. 2 4 1 8 0 . 4 1 DUTCH GUILDEB DEC. 2 4 1 3 7 . 1 5 U.K. POO ID DEC. 2 4 5 8 . 2 9 CANADIAN DOLLAB DEC. 2 4 7 4 . 3 5 FBB1CH FBANC DEC. 2 4 6 9 . 9 4 S 1 I S S FBANC DEC. 2 4 2 0 7 . 3 7 BELGIAN FBANC DEC. 2 4 1 0 0 . 10 ITALIAN LISA DEC. 2 4 4 0 . 6 3 SWEDISH KBONA DEC. 2 4 6 6 . 4 6
CHABT 2 . 3 -80NTH FOBWABD EXCHANGE BATES, PBEfllUH OB DISCOUNT
CANADIAN DOLLAB DEC. 2 4 - 1 . 7 7 U.K. POUND DEC. 2 4 - 4 . 3 9 GERMAN HABK DEC. 2 4 1 . 4 0 FRENCH FBANC DEC. 24 - 3 . 1 4 SWISS FRANC DEC. 2 4 2 . 0 4 DUTCH GUILDEB DEC. 2 4 0 . 3 6 JAPANESE YEN DEC. 24 2 . 1 3 ITALIAN LIBA DEC. 24 - 4 . 4 6
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SERIES MAMS LAST fALOE PLOTTED
D U E VALUE
CHART 3 . GOLD PRICE I B LONDON, AFTERNOON FIXIHG
O . S . DOLLARS PES FINE OUNCE DEC. 2 4 3 9 2 . 2 2
CHART 4 . CALL HOMEY RATES
0 . S . FEDERAL FUNDS OVERNIGHT EURODOLLAR DEPOSITS U.K. CANADA GERMANY JAPAN FRANCE NETHERLANDS SWITZERLAND
DEC. 2 4 DEC. 24 DEC. 24 DEC. 2 4 DEC. 2 4 DEC. 2 4 DEC. 2 4 DEC. 2 4 DEC. 2 4
6 . 3 1 6 . 46
1 0 . 5 2 8 . 2 5 5 . 2 7 4 . 1 9 7 . 5 3 6 . 2 5 1.00
CHART 5 . 3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
U . S . 90-DAY C D ' S . SECONDARY MARKET DEC. 2 4 6 . 2 4 GERMAN INTERBANK LOAN DEC. 24 4 . 7 6 JAPANESE GENSAKI RATE DEC. 2 4 4 . 4 0 CANADIAN FINANCE PAPER DEC. 2 4 8 . 3 7 INTERBANK STERLING DEC. 24 1 1 . 2 9 SWISS INTERBANK LOAN DEC. 2 4 4 . 2 5 FRENCH INTERBANK RATE DEC. 24 7 . 9 8 NETHERLANDS INTERBANK RATE DEC. 2 4 6 . 2 5 WEIGHTED AVERAGE FOREIGN INTEREST RATE DEC. 24 6 . 8 6
(G-10 COUNTRIES PLUS SWITZERLAND)
CHART 6 . EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES. LONDON
OVERNIGHT DEC. 24 6 . 4 6 7-DAY DEC. 24 8 . 3 8 1-MONTH DEC. 2 4 7 . 3 1 3-HONTH DEC. 2 4 6 . 5 0 6-MONTH DEC. 2 4 6 . 2 5 1-YEAR DEC. 2 4 6 . 2 1
CHART 7 . SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR AND U . S . MONEY MARKET RATES
OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS DEC. 24 6 . 46 U . S . FEDERAL FUNDS DEC. 2 4 6 . 3 1 DIFFERENTIAL DEC. 24 0 . 1 3
3-MONTH EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATE DEC. 2 4 6 . 5 0 O . S . 90-DAY C D ' S , SECONDARY MARKET DEC. 2 4 6 . 24 DIFFERENTIAL DEC. 24 0 . 26
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SERIES NAME LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE VALUE
CHART 8 . INTEREST ARBITRAGE, 3-MONTH PONDS
EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT INTERBANK STERLING (LONDON), COVERED DIFFERENTIAL
U . S . COMMERCIAL PAPER CANADIAN FINANCE PAPER, COVERED DIFFERENTIAL
DEC. 24 DEC. 2 4 DEC. 2 4
DEC. 2 4 DEC. 2 4 DEC. 2 4
6 . 5 0 6 . 7 7
0 . 2 7
6 . 3 1 6 . 5 6
0 . 2 5
EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT INTERBANK DM (FRANKFORT), COVERED DIFFERENTIAL
DEC. 2 4 DEC. 24 DEC. 2 4
6 . 5 0 6.18 0 . 3 2
EURODOLLAR DEPOSIT SWISS INTERBANK, COVERED DIFFERENTIAL
DEC. 24 DEC. 2 4 DEC. 2 4
6 . 5 0 6 . 3 1 0 . 19
CHART 9 . LONG TERM GOVERHENT BOND YIELDS
UNITED STATES GEBHANX JAPAN (MONTHLY) SWITZERLAND CANADA FRANCE NETHERLANDS (HONTHLI) UNITED KINGDOM
DEC. 19 DEC. 19 DEC. 12 NOV. 2 1 DEC. 5 DEC. 5 OCT. DEC. 19
7 . 12 5 . 85 4 . 7 0 4 . 1 8 9 . 2 1 9 . 4 9 6.22
1 0 . 0 4
U . S . CORPORATE
AAA BONDS JUNE 9 . 13
CHART 1 0 . STOCK INDICES
UNITED STATES UNITED KINGDOM CANADA GERMANY SWITZERLAND NETHERLANDS FRANCE JAPAN
DEC. 17 2 5 4 . 3 6 DEC. 17 2 8 0 . 5 5 DEC. 17 2 9 9 . 9 4 DEC. 17 2 9 2 . 3 7 DEC. 17 1 9 7 . 0 8 DEC. 17 3 4 1 . 5 8 DEC. 17 4 1 2 . 5 6 DEC. 17 4 1 5 . 9 1
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FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release
H.10 (512) DBCBMBBB 3 1 , 1986
FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
FOB THE MEEK ENDING DBCBMBBB 2 6 , 1 9 8 6
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Is advised that the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has certified for customs purposes the following noon buying rates In New York City for cable transfers payable In foreign currencies:
COUNTRY MONETARY ( c m a i K T n i T f s Pea m l l i b i
COUNTRY UNIT DEC. 22 DEC. 23 DEC. 24 DEC. 25 DEC. 26
AUSTRALIA DOLLAB 6 7 . 5 2 6 6 . 4 5 6 6 . 10 6 6 . 10 AUSTRIA SCHILLING 1 3 . 9 4 0 1 3 . 8 3 5 1 3 . 8 7 0 1 3 . 8 2 0 BELGIUM FRANC 4 1 . 2 0 0 4 0 . 9 1 0 4 1 . 1 1 0 4 0 . 8 7 0 BRAZIL CROSADO 1 4 . 7 2 1 4 . 7 5 14 . 75 14. 79 CANADA DOLLAB 1 . 3 7 8 0 1 . 3 7 7 6 1. 3784 1 .3820 CHINA,P .B . IUAM 3 . 7 3 1 4 3 . 7 3 1 4 3 . 7 3 1 4 3 . 7 3 1 4 DENBARK KBOBB 7 . 4 9 5 0 7 . 4 4 5 0 7 . 4775 H 7 . 4 4 3 0 FINLAND MARKKA 4 . 8 7 2 5 4 . 8 5 5 0 4 . 8 5 5 0 4 . 8500 FRANCE FBANC 6 . 4 9 9 0 6 . 4 7 2 5 6 . 4 8 5 0 6 . 4 8 0 0 GEBBANI D. MABK 1 . 9 7 9 0 1 . 9 6 6 0 1. 9680 O 1 .9630 GBBBCB DRACHMA 1 4 0 . 0 0 0 1 3 9 . 1 0 0 1 3 9 . 9 0 0 138 .900 HONG KOBG DOLLAR 7 . 8 0 1 0 7 . 7 9 8 0 7 . 7 9 9 0 7 . 7 9 9 0 INDIA BOPBB 1 3 . 1 3 0 0 1 3 . 1 2 0 0 1 3 . 1 3 0 0 L 13 .1300
IBBLAND POUND 1 3 7 . 3 5 1 3 8 . 2 5 1 3 7 . 6 0 138 .30 ITALI LIRA 1 3 7 3 . 5 0 1 3 6 4 . 2 5 1 3 6 7 . 0 0 1363 .00 JAPAN IBM 1 6 2 . 7 5 1 6 2 . 7 0 1 6 1 . 4 5 ' I 159 .75 HALAISIA BINGGIT 2 . 5 9 9 5 2 . 5 9 6 0 2 . 5 9 6 5 2 . 5 9 4 5 NEXHEBLANDS GUILDBB 2 . 2 3 7 5 2 . 2 2 2 5 2 . 2 2 4 5 2 . 2200
*VEB ZEALAND DOLLAB 5 2 . 7 5 0 5 2 , 1 5 0 5 2 . 2 5 0 D 5 2 . 2 5 0 NORWAY KBONB 7 . 5 3 0 0 7 . 4 8 9 0 7 . 5 0 5 0 7 . 4 8 1 0 PORTUGAL BSCODO 1 4 8 . 5 0 0 1 4 7 . 7 0 0 1 4 7 . 6 0 0 1 4 7 . 2 0 0 SINGAPOBB DOLLAR 2 . 1 8 8 5 2 . 1 8 9 5 2 . 1 8 7 0 A 2 . 1 8 7 5
SOOTH AFRICA BAND 4 4 . 8 5 4 5 . 0 0 4 4 . 98 4 4 . 8 0 SOUTH KOBEA HON 8 6 7 . 0 0 8 6 5 . 6 0 8 6 5 . 5 0 865-40 SPAIN PESETA 1 3 3 . 9 3 0 1 3 3 . 0 5 0 1 3 3 . 2 0 0 I 133 .000 SBI LANKA RUPEE 2 8 . 5 3 3 2 8 . 5 3 3 2 8 . 5 3 0 2 8 . 5 2 7 SWEDEN KRONA 6 . 8 8 6 0 6 . 8 7 2 5 6 . 8 7 9 5 fa.8570 SWITZERLAND FRANC 1 . 6 6 0 0 1 . 6 4 1 5 1 . 6 4 4 0 1 . 6 3 9 0 TAINAN DOLLAR 3 5 . 8 9 0 3 5 . 7 8 0 3 5 . 7 4 0 3 5 . 7 1 0 THAILAND BAHT 2 6 . 2 2 0 2 6 . 1 8 0 2 6 . 2 1 0 2 6 . 2 5 0
UNITED KINGDOM POUND 1 4 4 . 1 5 1 4 5 . 2 5 1 4 5 . 8 5 145 .80
HEBO: 105 .42 #UNITED STATES DOLLAR 1 0 6 . 2 8 1 0 5 . 7 5 1 0 5 . 7 2 0 . 2 5 105 .42
I I O V A A U I A A U A X B V COUNTBJBS. BABCH 1 9 7 3 = 1 0 0 . WEIGHTS ABB 1 9 7 2 - 7 6 GLOBAL TBADB OF EACH Of M B 10 COUNTRIES. SERIES REVISED AS OF AUGUST 1 9 7 8 . FOB DESCRIPTION AMD BACK DATA, SEE lkOBX OF ZBB WEIGHTED-AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE OF THE O . S . DOLLABS REVISION" ON PAGE 7 0 0 OF THE AUGUST 1978 FEDERAL RBSBBVB BULLETIN.
VALUE I S U . S . CENTS
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