(Calendar Year - Annual Average)
(Rupees per unit of foreign currency)
Year
SDR
US Dollar
Pound
Deutsche
Japanese
Sterling
Mark /Euro
Yen @
1
2
3
4
5
6
1970
7.5895
7.5668
18
2.0674
2.1578
1971
8.1601
7.5244
2.1453
2.4819
1972
9.0084
7.5563
18.885
2.3698
2.7811
1973
9.2293
7.6742
18.8
2.8958
1974
9.759
8.0375
3.1108
1975
9.7043
8.4058
18.6125
3.4167
1976
10.4016
9.0017
16.2542
3.575
1977
10.2279
8.7625
15.2917
3.7767
3.17
1978
10.2782
8.2133
15.7633
4.0975
3.92
1979
10.5284
8.1467
17.2783
4.4483
1980
10.2611
7.88
18.3242
4.3433
3.83
1981
10.2418
8.6926
17.5423
3.8512
3.96
1982
10.4766
9.4924
16.5954
3.9129
3.82
1983
10.831
10.1379
15.3653
3.976
4.26
1984
11.6482
11.3683
15.1469
3.9979
4.79
1985
12.5625
12.364
15.9904
4.2282
5.22
1986
14.8083
12.6053
18.4924
5.8414
7.54
1987
16.7617
12.9552
21.2366
7.2207
8.98
1988
18.6994
13.9147
24.7729
7.9297
10.87
1989
20.7906
16.2238
26.5515
8.6438
11.76
1990
23.7922
17.4992
31.2835
10.8694
12.16
1991
31.095
22.689
39.9941
13.6991
16.92
1992
36.5094
25.9206
45.7104
16.6354
20.48
1993
42.6318
31.4439
47.216
19.0264
28.36
1994
44.9296
31.3742
48.0482
19.4345
30.737
1995
49.1803
32.4198
51.1662
22.6515
34.6113
1996
51.435
35.428
55.3422
23.5694
32.5971
1997
49.9584
36.3195
59.5346
20.9861
30.0495
1998
56.0329
41.2665
68.3525
23.5057
31.668
1999
58.8799
43.0552
69.67
45.9561
37.9983
2000
59.2475
44.9401
68.076
41.4939
41.7258
2001
60.0782
47.1857
67.9826
42.2869
38.8674
2002
62.9532
48.5993
73.0028
45.9261
38.8722
@ : Rupees per 100 Yen.Note :1. Data from 1970 to 1992 are based on Official Exchange Rates.2. Data from 1993 onwards are based on FEDAI (Foreign Exchange Dealers’ Association of India) Indicative Rates.3. Data from 1970 to 1972 for the Deutsche Mark and the Japanese Yen are cross rate with the US dollar.4. The Euro replaces the Deutsche Mark w.e.f. January 1, 1999.