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Table 12 (Value, Rate)
End of Period Exchange Rates (1970-1999)                         
val12e (Sri Lanka Rupees / unit of Foreign  Currency) (Sri Lanka Rupees / unit of Foreign  Currency)
                                              Year              Country,                           Currency 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Currency                                   Country, 
Australia Dollar 6.60 7.00 7.60 10.00 8.70 9.60 9.00 17.70 17.80 17.10 21.10 23.10 20.90 22.30 21.70 18.70 18.90 22.10 28.10 31.80 30.90 32.30 31.60 33.50 38.80 40.30 45.20 40.00 41.60 46.90 Dollar Australia
Austria Schilling - 0.20 0.20 0.30 0.30 0.40 0.50 1.00 1.10 1.20 1.30 1.20 1.20 1.20 1.10 1.50 2.00 2.70 2.60 3.30 3.80 4.00 4.00 4.10 4.50 5.30 5.10 4.90 5.70 5.20 Schilling Austria
Bangladesh Taka - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.20 1.10 1.10 1.10 1.20 1.20 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.40 Taka Bangladesh
Belgium Franc 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.20 0.40 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.50 0.60 0.90 0.90 1.10 1.20 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.50 1.80 1.80 1.60 2.00 1.80 Franc Belgium
Canada Dollar 5.50 5.90 6.40 6.70 6.70 7.60 8.70 14.20 13.00 13.10 15.10 17.30 17.20 20.00 19.80 19.60 20.60 23.50 27.60 34.50 34.60 36.70 36.20 37.00 35.60 39.80 41.40 42.70 43.70 49.60 Dollar Canada
China  Yuan 1.60 - - - - - - - - - - - - 　 - - - - - 8.40 7.70 7.80 8.00 8.50 5.90 6.40 6.80 7.40 8.10 8.70 Yuan China 
Denmark Kroner 0.80 0.80 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.70 1.50 2.60 3.00 2.90 3.00 2.80 2.50 2.50 2.30 3.00 3.80 5.00 4.80 6.00 6.80 7.10 7.40 7.30 8.10 9.80 9.50 9.00 10.50 9.80 Kroner Denmark
Germany Mark 1.60 1.80 2.00 2.50 2.50 2.90 3.60 7.40 8.50 9.00 9.20 9.00 8.90 9.10 8.30 11.10 14.60 19.20 18.40 23.70 26.10 28.00 28.50 28.70 32.10 37.70 36.40 34.20 40.30 37.00 Mark Germany
France Franc 1.00 1.10 1.20 1.40 1.40 1.70 1.70 3.30 3.70 3.80 3.90 3.60 3.10 2.90 2.70 3.60 4.40 5.60 5.40 6.90 7.70 8.10 8.30 8.40 9.30 11.00 10.80 10.20 12.00 11.00 Franc France
Hong Kong Dollar 0.90 - 1.00 1.30 1.30 1.50 1.80 3.30 3.20 2.10 3.40 3.60 3.20 3.20 3.30 3.50 3.60 3.90 4.20 5.10 5.10 5.40 5.90 6.40 6.40 7.00 7.30 8.00 8.80 9.20 Dollar Hong Kong
India Rupee 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.90 1.80 1.90 1.90 2.20 2.20 2.10 2.30 2.10 2.20 2.10 2.40 2.10 2.30 2.20 1.60 1.70 1.50 1.60 1.50 1.60 1.50 1.50 1.60 Rupee India
Indonesia Rupiah - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.01 Rupiah Indonesia
Italy Lira 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.02 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.04 0.03 Lira Italy
Japan Yen 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.06 0.08 0.06 0.08 0.09 0.09 0.10 0.10 0.13 0.17 0.24 0.26 0.20 0.29 0.33 0.36 0.40 0.50 0.50 0.40 0.40 0.60 0.70 Yen Japan
Kenya Schilling 6.60 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.80 1.60 1.50 1.20 0.70 1.10 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.10 0.90 Schilling Kenya
Korea Won 0.80 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.03 0.05 0.06 Won Korea
Kuwait Dinar - - - - - - 30.80 30.50 57.00 56.30 66.10 72.80 73.50 85.30 86.20 94.30 97.20 113.20 117.30 136.90 - - 151.80 165.60 166.50 180.40 190.10 200.90 224.80 237.00 Dinar Kuwait
Malaysia Ringgit 1.90 2.00 2.30 2.70 2.70 3.00 3.50 6.50 7.00 7.00 8.10 9.10 9.10 10.60 10.80 11.20 11.00 12.30 12.10 14.80 14.70 15.60 17.60 18.60 19.50 21.20 22.40 15.90 17.90 18.90 Ringgit Malaysia
Netherlands Guilder 1.60 2.80 2.00 2.30 2.40 2.80 3.50 6.80 7.90 8.10 8.40 8.20 8.10 8.00 7.30 9.80 12.90 17.10 16.30 21.00 23.20 24.80 25.40 25.60 28.70 33.70 32.40 30.30 35.80 32.90 Guilder Netherlands
New Zealand Dollar 6.60 7.00 7.60 9.60 8.70 8.00 8.60 16.00 16.50 15.60 17.20 16.90 15.60 16.20 12.70 13.70 14.80 20.10 20.70 23.90 23.50 23.10 23.60 27.60 32.10 35.30 40.00 35.60 35.80 37.50 Dollar New Zealand
Norway Kroner 0.80 0.80 0.90 1.10 1.20 1.30 1.60 3.00 3.10 3.10 3.40 3.50 3.00 3.20 2.90 3.50 3.80 5.00 5.00 6.10 6.60 7.00 6.70 6.60 7.30 8.50 8.80 8.30 8.90 8.90 Kroner Norway
Pakistan Rupee 1.25 0.20 0.50 0.60 0.60 0.70 0.50 1.50 1.60 1.50 1.80 2.00 1.60 1.80 1.70 1.70 1.60 1.70 1.70 1.80 1.80 1.70 1.80 1.60 1.60 1.50 1.40 1.30 1.40 1.30 Rupee Pakistan
Philippines Peso 1.50 0.90 0.90 0.90 0.90 1.00 1.10 1.10 2.10 2.10 - - - - - - - - - 1.80 1.40 1.60 1.80 1.70 2.04 2.00 2.10 1.60 1.70 1.80 Peso Philippines
Saudi Arabia Riyal - - - - - 2.10 2.50 4.40 4.60 4.50 5.40 6.00 6.10 7.10 7.30 7.50 7.60 8.20 8.80 10.60 10.70 11.30 12.20 13.20 14.00 14.90 15.10 16.30 18.00 19.20 Riyal Saudi Arabia
Singapore Dollar - 2.00 2.30 2.70 2.70 3.00 3.60 6.60 7.10 7.10 8.50 10.20 10.00 11.70 12.00 13.00 13.00 15.30 17.00 21.10 22.80 26.10 28.00 30.90 34.10 38.20 40.50 36.50 40.80 43.20 Dollar Singapore
South Africa Rand 8.33 7.70 7.90 10.10 9.50 8.80 10.10 18.00 17.80 18.60 24.20 21.20 19.60 20.50 14.30 10.20 12.80 15.80 13.90 15.80 16.00 15.50 15.00 14.60 14.00 14.80 12.10 12.60 11.50 11.70 Rand South Africa
Sweden Kroner 1.15 1.20 1.30 1.40 1.40 1.70 2.10 3.30 3.60 3.70 4.10 3.60 2.90 3.10 2.90 3.50 4.10 5.20 5.30 6.40 7.00 7.60 6.50 5.90 6.70 8.10 8.20 7.90 8.30 8.50 Kroner Sweden
Switzerland Franc 1.36 1.50 1.70 2.10 2.20 2.90 3.60 7.70 9.60 9.70 10.10 11.40 10.70 11.40 10.10 13.10 17.50 23.80 21.80 26.10 30.60 31.40 31.40 33.80 38.10 46.80 42.00 42.10 49.00 45.10 Franc Switzerland
Taiwan Dollar - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.50 1.40 1.60 1.80 1.80 1.90 2.00 2.00 1.90 2.10 2.30 Dollar Taiwan
Tailand Baht - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.50 1.50 1.70 1.80 1.90 2.00 2.10 2.20 1.20 1.80 1.90 Baht Tailand
United Arab Emirates Dirham - 　 　 　 　 　 2.30 3.90 4.00 4.10 4.90 5.50 5.80 6.80 7.10 7.40 7.70 8.30 9.00 10.80 10.90 11.60 12.50 13.50 13.60 14.70 15.40 16.70 18.40 19.60 Dirham United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom Pound 14.20 15.10 15.60 15.60 15.60 15.60 14.60 29.80 31.60 34.50 42.60 39.00 34.60 35.80 30.50 39.50 41.70 57.10 59.00 65.00 75.50 79.50 69.40 73.50 78.00 84.20 95.90 101.60 112.60 116.70 Pound United Kingdom
U.S.A. Dollar 5.90 5.90 6.40 6.70 6.70 7.70 8.80 15.50 15.50 15.40 18.00 20.50 21.30 25.00 26.20 27.40 28.50 30.70 33.00 40.00 40.00 42.50 46.00 49.50 49.90 54.00 56.70 61.20 67.80 72.10 Dollar U.S.A.
European Union Euro - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 72.50 Euro European Union
© ２０１０， KRI (Kusaka Research Institute)  Revised:  2010(y)/11(m)/25(d)
Source: Chief Editor:
Annual Report, Central Bank of Sri Lanka. 　　 Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
     The Former Head, Department of Management Studies
     University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka