(Financial Year : Average and End Year Rates)
(Rupees per unit of foreign currency)
Year
SDR
US Dollar
Pound Sterling
Deutsche Mark/Euro
Japanese Yen @
Average
End-Year
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
1970-71
7.5000
7.5020
7.5578
18.0000
18.1320
2.0490
2.0670
2.0800
2.1000
1971-72
7.6735
7.9030
7.4731
7.2790
18.4000
19.0400
2.1974
2.2970
2.0400
2.4000
1972-73
8.4626
9.2370
7.6750
7.6570
18.8425
18.9720
2.4392
2.6980
3.0000
2.9000
1973-74
9.3979
9.4550
7.7925
7.8370
18.8000
18.7620
3.0075
3.1060
2.8000
1974-75
9.6233
9.7230
7.9408
7.7940
18.7760
3.1917
3.3240
2.7000
1975-76
10.3642
10.3750
8.6825
8.9730
18.3933
17.1900
3.4458
3.5350
1976-77
10.3500
10.2060
8.9775
8.8040
15.5733
15.1440
3.6308
3.6860
3.2000
1977-78
10.1605
10.4300
8.5858
8.4340
15.4292
15.6560
3.8358
4.1690
3.3300
3.8000
1978-79
10.4315
10.4880
8.2267
8.1500
15.9658
16.8610
4.2200
4.3640
4.0000
3.9000
1979-80
10.4935
10.2510
8.0975
8.1930
17.6550
17.7530
4.4717
4.2190
3.5800
3.3000
1980-81
10.1777
10.0620
7.9092
8.1900
18.5042
18.3800
4.1875
3.7500
1981-82
10.3354
10.4030
8.9683
9.3460
17.1096
16.6520
3.8607
3.8710
3.9400
1982-83
10.5628
10.7540
9.6660
9.9700
16.1356
14.7460
3.9600
4.1090
3.8900
4.2000
1983-84
10.9405
11.3940
10.3400
10.7070
15.4174
15.4460
3.9402
4.1340
4.3800
4.8000
1984-85
11.9328
12.3210
11.8886
12.4300
14.8668
15.4500
3.9877
4.0190
4.8700
4.9000
1985-86
12.9232
13.9860
12.2349
12.3061
16.8467
18.2500
4.5553
5.3020
5.6200
6.8000
1986-87
15.4472
16.6210
12.7782
12.8882
19.0722
20.7490
6.2970
7.1620
8.0200
8.9000
1987-88
17.1208
17.9700
12.9658
13.0318
22.0872
24.3510
7.4004
7.8070
9.4100
10.3000
1988-89
19.2619
20.2080
14.4817
15.6630
25.5959
26.3990
8.0494
8.2590
11.3000
11.8000
1989-90
21.3684
22.4090
16.6492
17.3248
26.9179
28.3010
9.0922
10.1670
11.6600
11.0000
1990-91
24.8431
26.4140
17.9428
19.6429
33.1930
34.0500
11.4351
11.4270
12.7900
13.9000
1991-92
33.4325
35.5143
24.4737
31.2256
42.5151
53.6913
14.6248
18.3501
18.4400
23.2800
1992-93
37.1415
43.6511
30.6488
31.2354
51.6858
46.6200
19.5877
19.2864
24.5900
26.9900
1993-94
43.8863
44.3133
31.3655
31.3725
47.2064
46.5200
18.7403
18.7575
29.1100
35.5200
1994-95
45.7908
49.1558
31.3986
31.4950
48.8211
50.5650
20.2017
22.3600
31.6341
35.2900
1995-96
50.4768
50.1633
33.4498
34.3500
52.3526
52.4300
23.3993
23.3038
34.8425
32.3000
1996-97
50.8858
49.8032
35.4999
35.9150
56.3646
58.6938
22.9244
21.3863
31.5879
28.9500
1997-98
50.6735
52.7677
37.1648
39.4950
61.0240
66.1638
20.9613
21.3350
30.2990
29.7800
1998-99
57.5129
57.6132
42.0706
42.4350
69.5505
68.3588
24.1792
23.2863 *
33.1341
35.3300
1999-00
58.9335
58.7505
43.3327
43.6050
69.8510
69.5100
44.7909
41.7975
39.0606
41.4825
*
Data pertain to March 26, 1999.
@
Rupees per 100 Yen.
Note :
1.
Data from 1970-71 to 1991-92 are based on Official Exchange Rates.
2.
Data from 1992-93 onwards are based on FEDAI (Foreign Exchange Dealers’ Association of India) Indicative Rates.
3.
The Euro replaces the Deutsche Mark w.e.f. January 1, 1999.