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DAILY STATISTICAL RELEASE

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Release date: 28 August 2008

Units of foreign currency per A$
Click for earlier rates 22 Aug 2008 25 Aug 2008 26 Aug 2008 27 Aug 2008 28 Aug 2008
United States dollar 0.8803 0.8633 0.8580 0.8583 0.8671
Japanese yen 95.80 95.08 94.12 93.66 94.57
European euro 0.5912 0.5867 0.5840 0.5840 0.5866
South Korean won 928.70 930.85 934.23 931.38 938.70
New Zealand dollar 1.2243 1.2238 1.2360 1.2235 1.2285
Chinese renminbi 6.0112 5.9095 5.8752 5.8760 5.9193
UK pound sterling 0.4691 0.4684 0.4652 0.4657 0.4727
New Taiwan dollar 27.72 27.12 27.08 27.05 27.30
Singapore dollar 1.2369 1.2251 1.2212 1.2162 1.2248
Indonesian rupiah 8055 7908 7879 7865 7938
Hong Kong dollar 6.8734 6.7415 6.6995 6.7014 6.7705
Malaysian ringgit 2.9406 2.9106 2.9090 2.8968 2.9260
Swiss franc 0.9572 0.9508 0.9436 0.9419 0.9477
Special Drawing Right 0.5588 0.5475 0.5447 0.5491 0.5513
Trade-weighted Index (9am) 68.4 67.9 67.7 67.3 67.3
Trade-weighted Index (Noon) 68.3 67.7 67.5 67.3 67.8
Trade-weighted Index (4pm) 68.5 67.8 67.5 67.3 67.9

The rate shown for the US dollar is the WM/Reuters Australian Dollar Fix at 4.00 pm (Sydney) on the day concerned, sourced from page AUDFIX on Thomson Reuters and rounded to four decimals. Rates shown for most other currencies are calculated by crossing the rate for the US dollar with the Reserve Bank’s observations of mid-points of buying and selling rates quoted at the same time. These rates are indications of market value only and may differ from those quoted by foreign exchange dealers.

The trade-weighted index is calculated on the basis of the rates for the US dollar and other currencies. Details of the method of calculation of the trade-weighted index are set out in the Bulletin for October 2002 and current weights are on the Bank's website.

The value of the Special Drawing Right is calculated by the International Monetary Fund on the basis of a weighted basket of four currencies – US dollar, European euro, Japanese yen and UK pound. The Fund publishes the value of the SDR each day in terms of US dollars; the latest available rate is crossed with the 4.00 pm A$/US$ rate.

 

 

 

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