| Table 30 : Exchange Rate of the Rupee (End of Period) | |||||||||
| Indicative | May-00 | Jun-00 | Jul-00 | Aug-00 | Sep-00 | Oct-00 | Nov-00 | Dec-00 | Jan-01 |
| Selling Rates | |||||||||
| Australian dollar | 15.070 | 15.750 | 15.430 | 15.250 | 14.510 | 14.180 | 14.640 | 15.580 | 15.410 |
| Belgian franc(100) | 60.270 | 62.032 | 60.658 | 58.807 | 58.217 | 57.185 | 59.643 | 64.566 | 64.525 |
| French franc | 3.706 | 3.815 | 3.712 | 3.613 | 3.572 | 3.517 | 3.666 | 3.971 | 3.968 |
| Deutsche mark | 12.430 | 12.794 | 12.449 | 12.115 | 11.980 | 11.796 | 12.293 | 13.317 | 13.308 |
| Hongkong dollar | 3.390 | 3.410 | 3.420 | 3.440 | 3.572 | 3.550 | 3.620 | 3.630 | 3.640 |
| Indian rupee(100) | 60.000 | 60.000 | 60.000 | 59.000 | 59.000 | 60.000 | 61.000 | 61.000 | 62.000 |
| Italian lira(1000) | 12.556 | 12.923 | 12.574 | 12.237 | 12.101 | 11.915 | 12.396 | 13.451 | 13.444 |
| Japanese yen(100) | 24.610 | 24.970 | 24.160 | 24.960 | 24.730 | 25.260 | 25.280 | 24.500 | 24.200 |
| Kenya shilling(100) | 34.520 | 34.310 | 35.950 | 34.650 | 34.100 | 35.050 | 35.840 | 36.450 | 36.260 |
| New Zealand dollar | 12.030 | 12.340 | 12.040 | 11.450 | 10.840 | 10.950 | 11.350 | 12.370 | 12.380 |
| Singapore dollar | 15.270 | 15.380 | 15.410 | 15.590 | 15.470 | 15.790 | 16.100 | 16.360 | 16.290 |
| South African rand | 3.780 | 3.900 | 3.840 | 3.860 | 3.690 | 3.670 | 3.640 | 3.750 | 3.660 |
| Swiss franc | 15.490 | 16.070 | 15.730 | 15.340 | 15.380 | 15.190 | 15.940 | 17.130 | 17.080 |
| US dollar | 26.098 | 26.263 | 26.361 | 26.490 | 26.582 | 27.435 | 27.981 | 28.014 | 28.090 |
| Pound sterling | 39.079 | 39.834 | 39.625 | 38.537 | 38.878 | 39.794 | 39.787 | 41.782 | 41.071 |
| Euro1 | 24.311 | 25.024 | 24.348 | 23.696 | 23.431 | 23.069 | 24.043 | 26.046 | 26.029 |
| 1 Effective 1 January 1999, the euro (EUR) was introduced replacing its precursor, the ECU, on a one-to-one basis. | |||||||||
| Note: With effect from October 1998, the end-of-period exchange rate of the rupee is based on the average end-of-period selling | |||||||||
| rates for T.T.& D.D. of all commercial banks. | |||||||||