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23-39 Exchange Rates and the Effective Exchange Rate Indices
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(HKD per unit of foreign currency)
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1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
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| Average for the year |
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| Australian Dollar |
4.88 |
5.01 |
4.53 |
4.04 |
4.25 |
| Belgian Franc‡B |
0.215 |
0.205 |
0.178 |
0.173 |
- |
| Canadian Dollar |
5.23 |
5.22 |
5.25 |
5.04 |
4.97 |
| Chinese Renminbi (per HK$100) |
106.87 |
106.67 |
106.17 |
106.04 |
105.84 |
| Deutsche Mark‡B |
4.41 |
4.23 |
3.68 |
3.57 |
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| Dutch Guilder‡B |
3.91 |
3.75 |
3.27 |
3.17 |
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| French Franc‡B |
1.32 |
1.26 |
1.10 |
1.07 |
- |
| Indonesian Rupiah |
0.0008 |
0.0010 |
0.0009 |
0.0008 |
0.0008 |
| Italian Lira‡B |
0.0045 |
0.0043 |
0.0037 |
0.0036 |
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| Japanese Yen |
0.0595 |
0.0685 |
0.0723 |
0.0643 |
0.0625 |
| Malaysian Ringgit |
1.99 |
2.04 |
2.04 |
2.04 |
2.04 |
| New Taiwan Dollar |
0.230 |
0.240 |
0.248 |
0.232 |
0.229 |
| Philippine Peso |
0.194 |
0.201 |
0.18 |
0.157 |
0.156 |
| Pound Sterling |
12.83 |
12.55 |
11.81 |
11.24 |
11.73 |
| Republic of Korea Won |
0.0056 |
0.0065 |
0.0069 |
0.0060 |
0.0063 |
| Singapore Dollar |
4.64 |
4.58 |
4.52 |
4.36 |
4.36 |
| Swiss Franc |
5.35 |
5.17 |
4.62 |
4.63 |
5.03 |
| Thai Baht |
0.190 |
0.205 |
0.194 |
0.175 |
0.182 |
| US Dollar |
7.745 |
7.758 |
7.791 |
7.799 |
7.799 |
| Euro |
- |
8.27 |
7.20 |
6.99 |
7.38 |
| SDR |
10.50555 |
10.60682 |
10.27532 |
9.92836 |
10.1047 |
| Effective Exchange Rate Indices |
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| for the Hong Kong dollar |
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| Trade (import |
103.4 |
100.9 |
101.7 |
104.7 |
104 |
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| Import-weighted |
105.5 |
101.4 |
101.5 |
105.1 |
104.7 |
| Export-weighted |
101.3 |
100.4 |
101.9 |
104.3 |
103.3 |
| As at end of year |
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| Australian Dollar |
4.76 |
5.06 |
4.35 |
3.99 |
4.41 |
| Belgian Franc‡B |
0.227 |
0.194 |
0.182 |
0.171 |
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| Canadian Dollar |
5.00 |
5.35 |
5.20 |
4.90 |
4.95 |
| Chinese Renminbi (per HK$100) |
106.86 |
106.61 |
106.04 |
106.04 |
105.82 |
| Deutsche Mark嘊 |
4.62 |
4.00 |
3.76 |
3.53 |
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| Dutch Guilder嘊 |
4.10 |
3.55 |
3.33 |
3.13 |
- |
| French Franc嘊 |
1.38 |
1.19 |
1.12 |
1.05 |
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| Indonesian Rupiah |
0.0010 |
0.0011 |
0.0008 |
0.0007 |
0.0009 |
| Italian Lira嘊 |
0.0047 |
0.0040 |
0.0038 |
0.0036 |
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| Japanese Yen |
0.0682 |
0.0761 |
0.0682 |
0.0594 |
0.0657 |
| Malaysian Ringgit |
2.04 |
2.04 |
2.04 |
2.04 |
2.04 |
| New Taiwan Dollar |
0.244 |
0.245 |
0.238 |
0.226 |
0.228 |
| Philippine Peso |
0.202 |
0.194 |
0.168 |
0.159 |
0.150 |
| Pound Sterling |
12.86 |
12.59 |
11.64 |
11.31 |
12.51 |
| Republic of Korea Won |
0.0064 |
0.0069 |
0.0062 |
0.0060 |
0.0066 |
| Singapore Dollar |
4.69 |
4.66 |
4.50 |
4.21 |
4.49 |
| Thai Baht |
0.211 |
0.207 |
0.180 |
0.177 |
0.181 |
| US Dollar |
7.746 |
7.771 |
7.796 |
7.797 |
7.798 |
| Euro |
- |
7.82 |
7.34 |
6.91 |
8.17 |
| SDR |
10.90660 |
10.65370 |
10.16140 |
9.79010 |
10.6015 |
| Effective Exchange Rate Indices |
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| for the Hong Kong dollar |
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| Trade (import and export)-weight |
100.3 |
100.1 |
102.9 |
105.9 |
102.0 |
| Import-weighted |
101.4 |
100.0 |
103.2 |
106.7 |
102.7 |
| Export-weighted |
99.3 |
100.2 |
102.6 |
105.1 |
101.2 |
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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.
Figures are the averages of the daily closing middle-market telegraphic transfer rates or notes rates for the year.
Figures are based on closing middle-market telegraphic transfer rates or notes rates as at the last trading day of the year.
Euro 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.
Including re-exports and domestic exports.
New 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". |
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