Nominal exchange rates - vis-a-vis the US dollar - Statistical Data Included

OECD Economic Outlook, Dec, 1999

             Nominal exchange rates (vis-a-vis the US dollar)
                          Average of daily rates
                   Monetary unit  1987  1988  1989  1990  1991  1992   1993
United States      Dollar        1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000  1.000
Japan              Yen           144.6 128.1 138.0 144.8 134.5 126.7  111.2
Germany            Deutschemark  1.797 1.756 1.880 1.616 1.659 1.562  1.653
France             Franc         6.009 5.957 6.380 5.446 5.641 5.294  5.662
Italy              Lira          1 297 1 302 1 372 1 198 1 241 1 232  1 572
United Kingdom     Pound         0.612 0.562 0.611 0.563 0.567 0.570  0.666
Canada             Dollar        1.326 1.231 1.184 1.167 1.146 1.209  1.290
Australia          Dollar        1.429 1.281 1.265 1.282 1.284 1.362  1.473
Austria            Schilling     12.64 12.34 13.23 11.37 11.67 10.99  11.63
Belgium-Luxembourg Franc         37.34 36.77 39.40 33.42 34.16 32.15  34.55
Czech Republic     Koruny           ..    ..    ..    .. 29.47 28.26  29.15
Denmark            Krone         6.838 6.730 7.310 6.186 6.393 6.038  6.482
Finland            Markka        4.396 4.186 4.288 3.823 4.043 4.486  5.721
Greece             Drachma       135.2 141.7 162.1 158.2 182.1 190.5  229.1
Hungary            Forint           ..    ..    ..    ..  74.8  79.0   91.9
Iceland            Krona         38.68 43.05 57.11 58.38 59.10 57.62  67.64
Ireland            Pound         0.672 0.657 0.706 0.605 0.622 0.588  0.683
Korea              Won           825.0 730.0 669.2 708.0 733.2 780.0  802.4
Mexico             Peso          1.418 2.281 2.495 2.841 3.022 3.095  3.115
Netherlands        Guilder       2.026 1.977 2.121 1.821 1.870 1.759  1.857
New Zealand        Dollar        1.695 1.529 1.674 1.678 1.729 1.860  1.851
Norway             Krone         6.737 6.517 6.903 6.258 6.484 6.214  7.094
Poland             Zloty            ..    ..    ..    .. 1.058 1.363  1.814
Portugal           Escudo        140.8 143.9 157.1 142.3 144.4 134.8  160.7
Spain              Peseta        123.5 116.5 118.4 101.9 103.9 102.4  127.2
Sweden             Krona         6.340 6.129 6.446 5.918 6.045 5.823  7.785
Switzerland        Franc         1.491 1.463 1.635 1.389 1.434 1.406  1.477
Turkey             Lira            855 1 421 2 120 2 606 4 169 6 861 10 964
Euro zone          [epsilon]        ..    ..    ..    ..    ..    ..     ..
                   SDR           0.774 0.742 0.780 0.738 0.731 0.710  0.716
                                                         Estimates and
                                                        assumptions [a]
                     1994   1995   1996    1997    1998      1999
United States       1.000  1.000  1.000   1.000   1.000      1.000
Japan               102.2   94.1  108.8   121.0   130.9      114.3
Germany             1.623  1.433  1.505   1.734   1.759      1.822
France              5.552  4.991  5.116   5.837   5.899      6.110
Italy               1 613  1 629  1 543   1 703   1 736      1 804
United Kingdom      0.653  0.634  0.641   0.611   0.604      0.616
Canada              1.366  1.372  1.364   1.385   1.483      1.486
Australia           1.369  1.350  1.277   1.348   1.592      1.545
Austria             11.42  10.08  10.58   12.20   12.38      12.82
Belgium-Luxembourg  33.46  29.50  30.98   35.76   36.30      37.58
Czech Republic      28.79  26.54  27.15   31.70   32.28      34.42
Denmark             6.360  5.604  5.798   6.604   6.696      6.925
Finland             5.223  4.367  4.592   5.187   5.345      5.538
Greece              242.2  231.6  240.7   272.9   295.3      303.4
Hungary             105.1  125.7  152.6   186.6   214.3      236.0
Iceland             69.99  64.77  66.69   70.97   71.17      72.19
Ireland             0.670  0.624  0.625   0.660   0.703      0.733
Korea               804.3  771.4  804.4   950.5 1 400.5      190.3
Mexico              3.389  6.421  7.601   7.924   9.153      9.588
Netherlands         1.820  1.605  1.686   1.951   1.985      2.053
New Zealand         1.687  1.524  1.454   1.513   1.869      1.889
Norway              7.057  6.337  6.457   7.072   7.545      7.758
Poland              2.273  2.425  2.696   3.277   3.492      3.954
Portugal            166.0  149.9  154.2   175.2   180.1      186.7
Spain               134.0  124.7  126.7   146.4   149.4      155.0
Sweden              7.716  7.134  6.707   7.635   7.947      8.213
Switzerland         1.367  1.182  1.236   1.450   1.450      1.490
Turkey             29 778 45 738 81 281 151 595 260 473     20 944
Euro zone              ..     ..     ..      ..      ..      0.932
                    0.699  0.659  0.689   0.726   0.737      0.729
                      2000    2001
United States        1.000   1.000
Japan                106.0   106.0
Germany              1.833   1.833
France               6.147   6.147
Italy                1 814   1 814
United Kingdom       0.601   0.601
Canada               1.472   1.472
Australia            1.537   1.537
Austria              12.89   12.89
Belgium-Luxembourg   37.80   37.80
Czech Republic       34.38   34.38
Denmark              6.955   6.955
Finland              5.571   5.571
Greece               308.9   308.9
Hungary              247.6   251.0
Iceland              70.72   70.72
Ireland              0.737   0.737
Korea              1 204.8 1 204.8
Mexico               9.615   9.615
Netherlands          2.065   2.065
New Zealand          1.946   1.946
Norway               7.737   7.737
Poland               4.243   4.372
Portugal             187.9   187.9
Spain                155.9   155.9
Sweden               8.130   8.130
Switzerland          1.497   1.497
Turkey             605 013 705 765
Euro zone            0.937   0.937
                     0.717   0.717
(a.)On the technical assumption that exchange rates remain at their levels of
25 October 1999, except for Hungary, Poland and Turkey where exchange rates
vary according to official exchange policy.