(Financial Year : Average and End Year Rates)
(Rupees per unit of foreign currency)
Year
SDR
U.S.Dollar
Pound Sterling
Deutsche Mark /Euro
Japanese Yen @
Average
End-Year
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
1970-71
7.5
7.502
7.5578
18
18.132
2.049
2.067
2.08
2.1
1971-72
7.6735
7.903
7.4731
7.279
18.4
19.04
2.1974
2.297
2.04
2.4
1972-73
8.4626
9.237
7.675
7.657
18.8425
18.972
2.4392
2.698
2.9
1973-74
9.3979
9.455
7.7925
7.837
18.8
18.762
3.0075
3.106
2.8
1974-75
9.6233
9.723
7.9408
7.794
18.776
3.1917
3.324
2.7
1975-76
10.3642
10.375
8.6825
8.973
18.3933
17.19
3.4458
3.535
1976-77
10.35
10.206
8.9775
8.804
15.5733
15.144
3.6308
3.686
3.2
1977-78
10.1605
10.43
8.5858
8.434
15.4292
15.656
3.8358
4.169
3.33
3.8
1978-79
10.4315
10.488
8.2267
8.15
15.9658
16.861
4.22
4.364
3.9
1979-80
10.4935
10.251
8.0975
8.193
17.655
17.753
4.4717
4.219
3.58
3.3
1980-81
10.1777
10.062
7.9092
8.19
18.5042
18.38
4.1875
3.75
1981-82
10.3354
10.403
8.9683
9.346
17.1096
16.652
3.8607
3.871
3.94
1982-83
10.5628
10.754
9.666
9.97
16.1356
14.746
3.96
4.109
3.89
4.2
1983-84
10.9405
11.394
10.34
10.707
15.4174
15.446
3.9402
4.134
4.38
4.8
1984-85
11.9328
12.321
11.8886
12.43
14.8668
15.45
3.9877
4.019
4.87
4.9
1985-86
12.9232
13.986
12.2349
12.3061
16.8467
18.25
4.5553
5.302
5.62
6.8
1986-87
15.4472
16.621
12.7782
12.8882
19.0722
20.749
6.297
7.162
8.02
8.9
1987-88
17.1208
17.97
12.9658
13.0318
22.0872
24.351
7.4004
7.807
9.41
10.3
1988-89
19.2619
20.208
14.4817
15.663
25.5959
26.399
8.0494
8.259
11.3
11.8
1989-90
21.3684
22.409
16.6492
17.3248
26.9179
28.301
9.0922
10.167
11.66
1990-91
24.8431
26.414
17.9428
19.6429
33.193
34.05
11.4351
11.427
12.79
13.9
1991-92
33.4325
35.5143
24.4737
31.2256
42.5151
53.6913
14.6248
18.3501
18.44
23.28
1992-93
37.1415
43.6511
30.6488
31.2354
51.6858
46.62
19.5877
19.2864
24.59
26.99
1993-94
43.8863
44.3133
31.3655
31.3725
47.2064
46.52
18.7403
18.7575
29.11
35.52
1994-95
45.7908
49.1558
31.3986
31.495
48.8211
50.565
20.2017
22.36
31.6341
35.29
1995-96
50.4768
50.1633
33.4498
34.35
52.3526
52.43
23.3993
23.3038
34.8425
32.3
1996-97
50.8858
49.8032
35.4999
35.915
56.3646
58.6938
22.9244
21.3863
31.5879
28.95
1997-98
50.6735
52.7677
37.1648
39.495
61.024
66.1638
20.9613
21.335
30.299
29.78
1998-99
57.5129
57.6132
42.0706
42.435
69.5505
68.3588
24.1792
23.2863*
33.1341
35.33
1999-00
58.9335
58.7505
43.3327
43.605
69.851
69.51
44.7909
41.7975
39.0606
41.4825
2000-01
59.5459
58.7969
45.6844
46.64
67.5522
66.5788
41.4832
41.0113
41.4052
37.4338
2001-02
60.215
60.8446
47.6919
48.8
68.3189
69.5863
42.1811
42.6438
38.179
36.8063
2002-03
64.1257
65.255
48.3953
47.505
74.8193
74.9225
48.0901
51.4925
39.7363
39.8925
* : Data pertains 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.