| Table 30 : Exchange Rate of the Rupee (Period Average) | |||||||||
| Indicative | Jan-00 | Feb-00 | Mar-00 | Apr-00 | May-00 | Jun-00 | Jul-00 | Aug-00 | Sep-00 |
| Selling Rates | |||||||||
| Australian dollar | 16.902 | 16.247 | 15.773 | 15.445 | 15.079 | 15.597 | 15.547 | 15.416 | 14.757 |
| Belgian franc(100) | 64.595 | 62.819 | 61.747 | 60.581 | 58.428 | 61.644 | 61.398 | 59.341 | 57.607 |
| French franc | 3.972 | 3.863 | 3.796 | 3.726 | 3.593 | 3.789 | 3.775 | 3.649 | 3.530 |
| Deutsche mark | 13.322 | 12.956 | 12.733 | 12.495 | 12.050 | 12.713 | 12.660 | 12.236 | 11.840 |
| Hongkong dollar | 3.337 | 3.351 | 3.354 | 3.353 | 3.376 | 3.404 | 3.417 | 3.426 | 3.446 |
| Indian rupee(100) | 60.000 | 60.000 | 60.000 | 60.000 | 60.000 | 60.000 | 60.000 | 59.091 | 59.000 |
| Italian lira(1000) | 13.457 | 13.088 | 12.862 | 12.623 | 12.163 | 12.789 | 12.763 | 12.360 | 11.960 |
| Japanese yen(100) | 24.457 | 23.611 | 24.251 | 24.529 | 24.089 | 24.732 | 24.466 | 24.512 | 24.929 |
| Kenya shilling(100) | 36.665 | 35.713 | 37.287 | 35.209 | 34.702 | 34.271 | 34.857 | 35.054 | 34.441 |
| New Zealand dollar | 13.223 | 12.701 | 12.695 | 12.837 | 12.258 | 12.337 | 12.175 | 11.825 | 11.122 |
| Singapore dollar | 15.513 | 15.338 | 15.229 | 15.294 | 15.225 | 15.359 | 15.318 | 15.543 | 15.471 |
| South African rand | 4.245 | 4.135 | 4.048 | 3.940 | 3.748 | 3.836 | 3.874 | 3.845 | 3.757 |
| Swiss franc | 16.179 | 15.741 | 15.517 | 15.489 | 15.140 | 15.934 | 15.969 | 15.435 | 15.140 |
| US dollar | 25.641 | 25.748 | 25.792 | 25.803 | 25.980 | 26.194 | 26.320 | 26.402 | 26.541 |
| Pound sterling | 42.015 | 41.235 | 40.730 | 40.807 | 39.181 | 39.507 | 39.689 | 39.301 | 38.096 |
| Euro1 | 26.056 | 25.341 | 24.903 | 24.437 | 23.569 | 24.866 | 24.761 | 23.933 | 23.158 |
| 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 daily average exchange rate of the rupee is based on the average selling rates | |||||||||
| for T.T.& D.D. of all commercial banks. | |||||||||