BANK RATES

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.=

Australia1.15 Aus. dols.

Canada1.06 Can. dols.

China 6.88 yuan

E.U.*0.68 euros

Great Britain0.54 pounds

India43.7 rupee

Japan109 yen

Mexico10.2 pesos

New Zealand1.41 N.Z. dols.

Norway5.42 kroner

Russia24.5 ruble

Sweden6.38 kroner

Switzerland1.10 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.