-53- Table 16. Exchange rates, 34 countries or areas, 1975-2007 (National currency units per U.S. dollar) Country or Area 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 Americas United States............. 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 Brazil.................... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Canada.................... 1.017 .9861 1.063 1.140 1.171 1.169 1.199 1.234 1.232 1.295 1.366 1.390 1.326 1.231 1.184 1.167 Mexico.................... 12.50 14.46 22.60 22.78 22.82 22.97 24.52 56.40 120.1 167.8 256.9 611.8 1378 2273 2461 2813 Asia and Oceania Australia................. .7647 .8187 .9024 .8740 .8947 .8772 .8699 .9838 1.109 1.137 1.428 1.490 1.426 1.275 1.263 1.281 Hong Kong SAR............. 4.939 4.904 4.662 4.685 5.003 4.976 5.568 6.070 7.257 7.819 7.791 7.804 7.798 7.807 7.801 7.790 Israel.................... .6390 .7980 1.046 1.747 2.544 5.124 11.43 24.27 56.21 293.2 #1.179 1.488 1.595 1.599 1.916 2.016 Japan..................... 296.7 296.4 267.8 208.4 218.2 225.7 220.1 249.1 237.6 237.4 238.5 168.4 144.6 128.2 138.1 145.0 Korea, Republic of........ 484.0 484.0 484.0 484.0 484.0 607.4 681.0 731.1 775.8 806.0 870.0 881.4 822.6 731.5 671.5 707.8 New Zealand............... .8254 1.009 1.032 .9649 .9782 1.027 1.151 1.332 1.497 1.729 2.010 1.906 1.686 1.525 1.685 1.677 Philippines............... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Singapore................. 2.371 2.471 2.439 2.274 2.175 2.141 2.113 2.140 2.113 2.133 2.200 2.177 2.106 2.012 1.950 1.813 Sri Lanka................. 7.050 8.459 9.153 15.61 15.57 16.53 19.25 20.81 23.53 25.44 27.16 28.02 29.44 31.81 36.05 40.06 Taiwan.................... 38.00 38.00 38.00 37.05 36.05 36.02 36.85 39.12 40.06 39.60 39.85 37.84 31.84 28.59 26.41 26.92 Europe Austria................... 17.40 17.94 16.53 14.50 13.37 12.93 15.89 17.06 17.97 20.00 20.68 15.26 12.65 12.36 13.24 11.33 Belgium................... 36.69 38.58 35.83 31.44 29.33 29.20 37.03 45.78 51.12 57.75 59.34 44.66 37.36 36.78 39.41 33.42 Czech Republic............ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Denmark................... 5.735 6.044 6.003 5.508 5.260 5.629 7.102 8.344 9.148 10.35 10.60 8.095 6.848 6.741 7.321 6.190 Finland................... 3.665 3.855 4.014 4.109 3.606 3.719 4.318 4.809 5.564 6.001 6.197 5.072 4.404 4.193 4.296 3.830 France.................... 4.282 4.775 4.915 4.501 4.255 4.220 5.409 6.579 7.620 8.736 8.980 6.926 6.012 5.959 6.380 5.447 Germany................... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Greece.................... 32.29 36.52 36.84 36.75 37.04 42.62 55.41 66.80 88.06 112.7 138.1 140.0 135.4 141.9 162.4 158.5 Hungary................... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Ireland................... .4500 .5540 .5730 .5210 .4890 .4860 .6200 .7040 .8012 .9205 .9379 .7455 .6721 .6553 .7052 .6033 Italy..................... 652.4 830.3 882.8 848.8 830.9 855.1 1131 1354 1519 1756 1909 1491 1297 1302 1372 1198 Luxembourg................ 36.78 38.61 35.84 31.49 29.32 29.24 37.13 45.69 51.13 57.78 59.38 44.67 37.33 36.77 39.40 33.42 Netherlands............... 2.523 2.642 2.454 2.161 2.006 1.985 2.488 2.672 2.854 3.208 3.318 2.448 2.026 1.978 2.122 1.822 Norway.................... 5.214 5.456 5.322 5.241 5.064 4.936 5.728 6.457 7.301 8.160 8.593 7.398 6.741 6.524 6.913 6.254 Poland.................... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Portugal.................. 25.45 30.16 38.12 43.89 48.93 50.05 61.44 80.10 111.6 147.7 172.1 149.8 141.2 144.3 157.5 142.7 Spain..................... 57.39 66.85 75.26 76.49 67.13 71.64 92.00 110.1 143.5 160.8 170.0 140.0 123.5 116.5 118.4 102.0 Sweden.................... 4.142 4.356 4.468 4.517 4.288 4.229 5.035 6.284 7.672 8.271 8.603 7.127 6.347 6.137 6.456 5.923 Switzerland............... 2.581 2.499 2.397 1.777 1.663 1.675 1.960 2.033 2.101 2.350 2.455 1.798 1.492 1.464 1.637 1.390 United Kingdom............ .4501 .5541 .5731 .5213 .4712 .4300 .4940 .5721 .6597 .7482 .7708 .6813 .6098 .5614 .6104 .5605 Continued on the following page. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 2009. -54- Table 16. Exchange rates, 34 countries or areas, 1975-2007 (National currency units per U.S. dollar) Country or Area 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Americas United States............. 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 Brazil.................... .. .. .. .. .. 1.005 1.078 1.161 1.821 1.830 2.353 2.921 3.075 2.926 2.435 2.174 Canada.................... 1.146 1.209 1.290 1.366 1.373 1.364 1.385 1.484 1.486 1.486 1.549 1.570 1.401 1.302 1.212 1.134 Mexico.................... 3018 3095 #3.116 3.375 6.419 7.600 7.918 9.152 9.553 9.459 9.337 9.663 10.79 11.29 10.89 10.91 Asia and Oceania Australia................. 1.284 1.360 1.471 1.367 1.350 1.277 1.345 1.590 1.549 1.720 1.935 1.839 1.533 1.358 1.311 1.327 Hong Kong SAR............. 7.771 7.740 7.736 7.729 7.736 7.735 7.743 7.747 7.759 7.792 7.800 7.800 7.788 7.789 7.778 7.768 Israel.................... 2.279 2.459 2.830 3.011 3.011 3.192 3.449 3.800 4.140 4.077 4.206 4.738 4.554 4.482 4.488 4.457 Japan..................... 134.6 126.8 111.1 102.2 93.96 108.8 121.1 131.0 113.7 107.8 121.6 125.2 115.9 108.2 110.1 116.3 Korea, Republic of........ 733.4 780.6 802.7 803.5 771.3 804.5 950.8 1400 1190 1131 1292 1250 1192 1145 1024 954.3 New Zealand............... 1.729 1.859 1.847 1.685 1.524 1.454 1.509 1.865 1.889 2.189 2.380 2.153 1.718 1.505 1.419 1.540 Philippines............... 27.48 25.51 27.12 26.42 25.71 26.13 29.47 40.89 39.09 44.19 50.99 51.60 54.20 56.04 55.09 51.25 Singapore................. 1.728 1.629 1.616 1.527 1.417 1.410 1.486 1.672 1.695 1.725 1.793 1.791 1.743 1.690 1.664 1.588 Sri Lanka................. 41.37 43.83 48.32 49.42 51.25 55.27 59.00 64.45 70.64 77.01 89.38 95.66 96.54 101.2 100.5 103.9 Taiwan.................... 26.76 25.16 26.42 26.47 26.50 27.47 28.78 33.55 32.32 31.26 33.82 34.54 34.41 33.37 32.13 32.51 Europe Austria................... 11.69 10.99 11.64 11.41 10.08 10.59 12.21 12.38 #.9387 1.083 1.117 1.058 .8833 .8040 .8033 .7960 Belgium................... 34.20 32.15 34.58 33.43 29.47 30.97 35.81 36.31 #.9387 1.083 1.117 1.058 .8833 .8040 .8033 .7960 Czech Republic............ .. .. .. .. 26.54 27.15 31.70 32.28 34.57 38.60 38.04 32.74 28.21 25.70 23.96 22.60 Denmark................... 6.404 6.037 6.486 6.356 5.600 5.800 6.609 6.703 6.990 8.095 8.332 7.886 6.577 5.989 5.995 5.942 Finland................... 4.052 4.487 5.725 5.234 4.376 4.595 5.196 5.347 #.9387 1.083 1.117 1.058 .8833 .8040 .8033 .7960 France.................... 5.647 5.294 5.667 5.546 4.986 5.116 5.839 5.900 #.9387 1.083 1.117 1.058 .8833 .8040 .8033 .7960 Germany................... .. .. 1.655 1.622 1.432 1.505 1.735 1.760 #.9387 1.083 1.117 1.058 .8833 .8040 .8033 .7960 Greece.................... 182.3 190.6 229.3 242.6 231.7 240.7 273.1 295.5 306.7 365.4 #1.117 1.058 .8833 .8040 .8033 .7960 Hungary................... .. .. .. 105.2 125.7 152.6 186.8 214.4 237.1 282.2 286.5 257.9 224.3 202.7 199.6 210.4 Ireland................... .6196 .5868 .6827 .6680 .6236 .6252 .6595 .7019 #.9387 1.083 1.117 1.058 .8833 .8040 .8033 .7960 Italy..................... 1241 1232 1573 1611 1629 1543 1704 1737 #.9387 1.083 1.117 1.058 .8833 .8040 .8033 .7960 Luxembourg................ 34.15 32.15 34.60 33.46 29.48 30.96 35.77 36.30 #.9387 1.083 1.117 1.058 .8833 .8040 .8033 .7960 Netherlands............... 1.872 1.759 1.858 1.819 1.604 1.686 1.953 1.984 #.9387 1.083 1.117 1.058 .8833 .8040 .8033 .7960 Norway.................... 6.491 6.214 7.098 7.055 6.336 6.459 7.086 7.552 7.807 8.813 8.996 7.984 7.080 6.740 6.441 6.410 Poland.................... .. .. .. .. .. .. 3.280 3.480 3.970 4.350 4.094 4.080 3.889 3.658 3.236 3.103 Portugal.................. 144.8 135.1 161.1 165.9 149.9 154.3 175.4 180.3 #.9387 1.083 1.117 1.058 .8833 .8040 .8033 .7960 Spain..................... 104.0 102.4 127.5 133.9 124.6 126.7 146.5 149.4 #.9387 1.083 1.117 1.058 .8833 .8040 .8033 .7960 Sweden.................... 6.052 5.826 7.796 7.716 7.141 6.708 7.645 7.952 8.274 9.174 10.34 9.720 8.080 7.348 7.471 7.372 Switzerland............... 1.436 1.406 1.478 1.367 1.181 1.236 1.451 1.451 1.505 1.690 1.689 1.557 1.345 1.243 1.246 1.253 United Kingdom............ .5658 .5662 .6660 .6528 .6335 .6407 .6106 .6034 .6184 .6598 .6946 .6660 .6117 .5456 .5490 .5420 Continued on the following page. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 2009. -55- Table 16. Exchange rates, 34 countries or areas, 1975-2007 (National currency units per U.S. dollar) Country or Area 2007 Americas United States............. 1.000 Brazil.................... 1.946 Canada.................... 1.073 Mexico.................... 10.93 Asia and Oceania Australia................. 1.192 Hong Kong SAR............. 7.802 Israel.................... 4.133 Japan..................... 117.8 Korea, Republic of........ 929.0 New Zealand............... 1.358 Philippines............... 46.79 Singapore................. 1.507 Sri Lanka................. 110.6 Taiwan.................... 32.85 Europe Austria................... .7293 Belgium................... .7293 Czech Republic............ 20.54 Denmark................... 5.441 Finland................... .7293 France.................... .7293 Germany................... .7293 Greece.................... .7293 Hungary................... 185.2 Ireland................... .7293 Italy..................... .7293 Luxembourg................ .7293 Netherlands............... .7293 Norway.................... 5.856 Poland.................... 2.802 Portugal.................. .7293 Spain..................... .7293 Sweden.................... 6.755 Switzerland............... 1.200 United Kingdom............ .4995 Note: National currency units are United States, dollar; Brazil, real; Canada, dollar; Mexico, peso; Australia, dollar; Hong Kong SAR, dollar; Israel, shekel (1975-84), new shekel (1985-2007); Japan, yen; Republic of Korea, won; New Zealand, dollar; Philippines, peso; Singapore, dollar; Sri Lanka, rupee; Taiwan, dollar; Austria, schilling (1975-1998), euro (1999-2007); Belgium, franc (1975-1998), euro (1999-2007); Czech Republic, koruna; Denmark, krone; Finland, markkaa (1975-1998), euro (1999-2007); France, franc (1975-1998), euro (1999-2007); Germany, mark (1975-1998), euro (1999-2007); Greece, drachma (1975-2000), euro (2001-2007); Hungary, forint; Ireland, pound (1975-1998), euro (1999-2007); Italy, lira (1975-1998), euro (1999-2007); Luxembourg, franc (1975-1998), euro (1999-2007); Netherlands, guilder (1975-1998), euro (1999-2007); Norway, kroner; Poland, zloty; Portugal, escudo (1975-1998), euro (1999-2007); Spain, peseta (1975-1998), euro (1999-2007); Sweden, krona; Switzerland, franc; United Kingdom, pound. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 2009.