This chart shows the worth of the U.S. dollar compared with other world currencies as of Wednesday. The information comes from Oanda (www.oanda.com), an online service that updates rates daily. These rates do not include fees, commissions and profit margins calculated by banks, exchanges or credit cards. The fastest, easiest and usually cheapest way to change money is by using an ATM to withdraw money from your own account at your destination.
$1 U.S.=
Australia 1.08 Aus. dols.
Canada 0.99 Can. dols.
China 7.12 yuan
E.U.* 0.65 euros
Great Britain 0.50 pounds
India 40.5 rupee
Japan 102 yen
Mexico 10.8 pesos
New Zealand 1.26 N.Z. dols.
Norway 5.14 kroner
Russia 24.0 ruble
Sweden 6.12 kroner
Switzerland 1.02 francs
*European Union countries using the euro currency are Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia and Spain.
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