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| 24-41 Exchange Rates
and the Effective Exchange Rate Indices |
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(HKD per unit of foreign currency) |
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2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
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| Average for the year① |
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| Australian Dollar |
4.53 |
4.04 |
4.25 |
5.08 |
5.73 |
| Belgian Franc② |
0.178 |
0.173 |
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- |
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| Canadian Dollar |
5.25 |
5.04 |
4.97 |
5.58 |
6.00 |
| Chinese Renminbi (per HKD100) |
106.17 |
106.04 |
105.84 |
105.86 |
106.21 |
| Deutsche Mark② |
3.68 |
3.57 |
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- |
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| Dutch Guilder② |
3.27 |
3.17 |
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- |
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| Euro② |
7.20 |
6.99 |
7.38 |
8.81 |
9.69 |
| French Franc② |
1.10 |
1.07 |
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- |
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| Italian Lira② |
0.0037 |
0.0036 |
- |
- |
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| Japanese Yen |
0.0723 |
0.0643 |
0.0625 |
0.0673 |
0.072 |
| Malaysian Ringgit |
2.04 |
2.04 |
2.04 |
2.04 |
2.04 |
| New Taiwan Dollar |
0.248 |
0.232 |
0.229 |
0.227 |
0.233 |
| Philippine Peso |
0.18 |
0.157 |
0.156 |
0.146 |
0.14 |
| Pound Sterling |
11.81 |
11.24 |
11.73 |
12.73 |
14.27 |
| Republic of Korea Won |
0.0069 |
0.0060 |
0.0063 |
0.0065 |
0.0068 |
| Singapore Dollar |
4.52 |
4.36 |
4.36 |
4.47 |
4.61 |
| Swiss Franc |
4.62 |
4.63 |
5.03 |
5.79 |
6.28 |
| Thai Baht |
0.194 |
0.175 |
0.182 |
0.188 |
0.193 |
| US Dollar |
7.791 |
7.799 |
7.799 |
7.787 |
7.788 |
| SDR |
10.27532 |
9.92836 |
10.10470 |
10.90920 |
11.53777 |
| Effective Exchange Rate Indices |
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| for the Hong Kong dollar③ |
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| (January 2000=100) |
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| Trade (import |
101.7 |
104.7 |
104.0 |
100.7 |
98.3 |
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export)-weighted |
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| Import-weighted |
101.5 |
105.1 |
104.7 |
101.6 |
99.2 |
| Export-weighted④ |
101.9 |
104.3 |
103.3 |
99.8 |
97.3 |
| As at end of year⑤ |
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| Australian Dollar |
4.35 |
3.99 |
4.41 |
5.83 |
6.06 |
| Belgian Franc② |
0.182 |
0.171 |
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| Canadian Dollar |
5.20 |
4.90 |
4.95 |
6.00 |
6.46 |
| Chinese Renminbi (per HKD100) |
106.04 |
106.04 |
105.82 |
106.67 |
106.38 |
| Deutsche Mark② |
3.76 |
3.53 |
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| Dutch Guilder② |
3.33 |
3.13 |
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| Euro② |
7.34 |
6.91 |
8.17 |
9.77 |
10.6 |
| French Franc② |
1.12 |
1.05 |
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| Italian Lira② |
0.0038 |
0.0036 |
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| Japanese Yen |
0.0682 |
0.0594 |
0.0657 |
0.0726 |
0.0758 |
| Malaysian Ringgit |
2.04 |
2.04 |
2.04 |
2.04 |
2.05 |
| New Taiwan Dollar |
0.238 |
0.226 |
0.228 |
0.227 |
0.242 |
| Philippine Peso |
0.168 |
0.159 |
0.150 |
0.143 |
0.143 |
| Pound Sterling |
11.64 |
11.31 |
12.51 |
13.83 |
14.99 |
| Republic of Korea Won |
0.0062 |
0.0060 |
0.0066 |
0.0065 |
0.0075 |
| Singapore Dollar |
4.50 |
4.21 |
4.49 |
4.57 |
4.77 |
| Swiss Franc |
4.84 |
4.67 |
5.61 |
6.27 |
6.86 |
| Thai Baht |
0.180 |
0.177 |
0.181 |
0.196 |
0.199 |
| US Dollar |
7.796 |
7.797 |
7.798 |
7.763 |
7.774 |
| SDR |
10.16140 |
9.79010 |
10.60154 |
11.53559 |
12.07310 |
| Effective Exchange Rate Indices |
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| for the Hong Kong dollar③ |
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| Trade (import and
export)-weighted |
102.9 |
105.9 |
102.0 |
98.8 |
96.0 |
| Import-weighted |
103.2 |
106.7 |
102.7 |
99.8 |
96.8 |
| Export-weighted④ |
102.6 |
105.1 |
101.2 |
97.7 |
95.2 |
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Notes:
Hong Kong Dollar is the legal tender in the Hong Kong Special Administrative
Region, as stated in
"The Basic Law of the Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China".
Foreign currency refers to any currency other
than the Hong Kong currency.
Accordingly Chinese Renminbi is also treated as foreign currency.
①Figures are the
averages of the daily closing middle-market telegraphic transfer rates or
notes rates for the year.
②Euro is a
unified European currency launched on 1 January 1999. As from 1 January 2002,
Euro notes and
coins have replaced notes and
coins in national currencies of participating countries of the Euro.
③New series
released since 2 January 2002. For details, please see the feature article entitled "New Series
of Effective Exchange Rate Index
for the Hong Kong Dollar" in the December 2001 issue of the
"Hong Kong Monthly Digest of Statistics".
④Including
re-exports and domestic exports.
⑤Figures are the
closing middle-market telegraphic transfer rates or notes rates as at the
last trading day
of the year.
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