2-15  Exchange Rates(End of Period)
Source:IMF IFS Database. (local currency unit per US dollar)
Country or Area 2000 2006 2007 2008
         
 China 8.28 7.81 7.30 6.83
 Hong Kong, China 7.80 7.77 7.80 7.75
 Macao, China 8.03 8.01 8.03 7.98
 Bangladesh 54.00 69.07 68.58 68.92
 Brunei Darussalam 1.73 1.53 1.44 1.44
 Cambodia 3905.00 4057.00 3999.00 4077.00
 India 46.75 44.24 39.42 48.46
 Indonesia 9595.00 9020.00 9419.00 10950.00
 Iran 2262.93 9223.00 9282.00 9825.00
 Israel 4.04 4.22 3.85 3.80
 Japan 114.90 118.95 114.00 90.75
 Kazakhstan 144.50 127.00 120.30 120.79
 Korea, Rep. 1264.50 929.80 936.10 1259.50
 Laos 8218.00 9696.48 9346.00 8478.94
 Malaysia 3.80 3.53 3.31 3.46
 Mongolia 1097.00 1165.00 1170.00 1267.51
 Myanmar 6.53 5.66 5.38 5.52
 Pakistan 58.03 60.92 61.22 79.10
 Philippines 50.00 49.13 41.40 48.88
 Singapore 1.73 1.53 1.44 1.44
 Sri Lanka 82.58 107.71 108.72 113.14
 Thailand 43.27 36.05 33.72 34.90
 Viet Nam 14514.00 16054.00 16114.00 16977.00
 Egypt 3.69 5.70 5.50 5.50
 Nigeria 109.55 128.27 117.97 132.56
 South Africa 7.57 6.97 6.81 9.30
 Canada 1.50 1.17 0.99 1.22
 Mexico 9.57 10.88 10.87 13.54
 Argentina 1.00 3.04 3.13 3.43
 Brazil 1.95 2.14 1.77 2.34
 Venezuela 0.70 2.14 2.14 2.14
 Czech Rep. 37.81 20.88 18.08 19.35
 France① 1.07 0.76 0.68 0.72
 Germany① 1.07 0.76 0.68 0.72
 Italy① 1.07 0.76 0.68 0.72
 Netherlands① 1.07 0.76 0.68 0.72
 Poland 4.14 2.91 2.44 2.96
 Russian Fed. 28.16 26.33 24.55 29.38
 Spain① 1.07 0.76 0.68 0.72
 Turkey 0.67 1.41 1.17 1.53
 Ukraine 5.43 5.05 5.05 7.70
 United Kingdom 0.67 0.51 0.50 0.69
 Australia 1.81 1.26 1.13 1.44
 New Zealand 2.27 1.42 1.29 1.73
         
         
Note:The Euro was launched on Jan.1,1999,data after 1999 refer to the Euro per US dollar.