Table 12A (Value, Rate)

End of Period Exchange Rates (2000-2008)

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(Sri Lanka Rupees / unit of Foreign Currency)

Country

Currency

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Australia

Dollar

44.34

47.56

54.72

72.49

81.54

74.70

85.22

95.58

78.05

Austria

Schilling (b)

5.40

5.98

7.37

Belgium

Franc

1.84

2.04

2.51

Canada

Dollar

53.34

58.62

61.39

74.75

86.87

87.75

92.83

111.01

92.76

Denmark

Kroner

9.82

11.07

13.65

16.33

19.13

16.21

18.98

21.49

21.40

European Union

Euro

74.32

82.27

101.38

121.60

142.32

120.96

141.58

160.27

159.45

Fed.Rep.of Germany

D Mark (b)

38.00

42.07

51.84

France

Franc (b)

11.33

12.54

15.46

Hong Kong

Dollar

10.26

11.95

12.40

12.46

13.45

13.17

13.86

13.94

14.60

India

Rupee

1.71

1.93

2.02

2.12

2.40

2.27

2.44

2.77

2.36

Italy

Lira (b)

0.04

0.05

Japan

Yen

0.70

0.71

0.82

0.90

1.02

0.87

0.91

0.97

1.25

Kuwait

Dinar

261.16

303.30

323.05

328 .16

354.92

349.56

372.50

398.05

409.56

Malaysia

Ringgit

21.07

24.52

25.45

25.46

27.53

27.02

30.49

32.87

32.58

Netherlands

Guilder (b)

33.73

37.33

46.01

New Zealand

Dollar

35.28

38.68

50.91

63.48

75.26

69.80

76.02

84.21

65.39

Norway

Kroner

8.94

10.35

13.91

14.44

17.27

15.07

17.15

20.13

16.13

Pakistan

Rupee

1.38

1.53

1.65

1.69

1.77

1.71

1.76

1.77

1.44

Saudi Arabia

Riyal

21.34

24.84

25.79

27.89

27.23

28.72

28.99

30.15

Singapore

Dollar

46.18

50.35

55.78

56.86

63.98

61.32

70.21

75.37

78.60

South Africa

Rand

10.59

7.79

11.20

14.56

18.51

16.13

15.43

15.98

12.07

Sweden

Kroner

8.39

8.84

11.06

13.39

15.78

12.85

15.66

17.01

14.59

Switzerland

Franc

48.87

55.61

69.74

77.97

92.19

77.69

88.14

96.75

106.94

United Arab Emirates

Dirham

21.80

25.36

26.34

28.48

27.80

29.33

29.60

30.80

United Kingdom

Pound

119.37

135.06

155.12

172.20

201.37

175.94

211.29

217.15

163.28

U.S.A.

Dollar

80.06

93.16

96.75

96.74

104.61

102.12

107.71

108.72

113.14

Source:

Central Bank of Sri Lanka

Key:

(a) With effect from 23 January 2001 the Central Bank refrained from announcing daily exchange rates and allowed the

market forces of supply and demand to determine the market rate.

(b) This currency was withdrawn from public circulation and replaced with Euro from March 2002.

Revised: 2010(y)/11(m)/25(d)

Chief Editor:

　　 Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)

The Former Head, Department of Management Studies

University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka