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December 18, 2023
Updated weight tables go into effect on Monday, December 18th, 2023
Updated weight tables go into effect on Monday, December 18th, 2023. View new tables.
March 09, 2023
Federal Reserve Board to make formatting changes to DDP XML files
On March 26, 2023, the Federal Reserve will make minor changes to the format of all XML files released through the Data Download Program (DDP). The changes include
-adding line breaks in message headers to improve readability;
-removing extra spaces before closing tags of observations;
-and some long description text that was previously truncated will no longer be truncated.
To see a sample file for this data release, click here: https://www.federalreserve.gov/data/sampleDDP/h10_data.zip
These changes will help expedite the release of some public DDP releases and lay the groundwork for continued improvements in the future.
February 06, 2023
Updated weight tables go into effect on Monday, February 6, 2023.
Updated weight tables go into effect on Monday, February 6, 2023. View new tables.
August 15, 2022
Federal Reserve Board seeks DDP users for online survey
May 19, 2022
Federal Reserve Board seeks DDP users for focus groups
The Federal Reserve Board is conducting focus groups to collect data on online usage and consumption preferences of users of the Board's Data Download Program (DDP) website.
Visit our Contact Us page, enter your information, and write "volunteer" in the comment box to sign up: https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/ContactUs/feedback.aspx?refurl=/ddpfeedback/
January 03, 2022
Updated weight tables go into effect on Monday, January 3, 2022
Updated weight tables go into effect on Monday, January 3, 2022. View new tables.
November 01, 2021
Foreign Exchange Rates - H.10/G.5
The October 2021 monthly average exchange rate for the Venezuelan bolivar is calculated using the bolivar soberano daily rate on Friday, October 1 and the bolivar digital daily rates multiplied by 1,000,000 starting on Monday, October 4.
November 01, 2021
Foreign Exchange Rates - Revision to G.5A
The 2018 annual exchange rate for the Venezuelan bolivar hasbeen revised due to a minor technical issue recently discovered. This value hasbeen corrected as of November 1, 2021.
April 12, 2021
Foreign Exchange Rates – Revision of Broad and EME dollar indexes for H.10/G.5/G.5A
Data for the Broad, AFE, and EME dollar indexes series from February 2019 to present has been slightly revised due to a minor technical issue recently discovered. The issue has been corrected on April 12, 2021.
April 06, 2021
Foreign Exchange Rates - H.10
Due to a technical issue, data for the Venezuela Bolivar March 29 to April 2 in the H.10 table were incorrect. The values have been corrected on April 6, 2021.
March 17, 2021
Foreign Exchange Rates - H.10
The H.10 release for Monday, March 15, 2021, was corrected in the Data Download Program (DDP) to include missing data from Friday, March 12, 2021.
March 02, 2021
Foreign Exchange Rates - H.10
The H.10 release for Monday, March 1, 2021, was corrected inthe Data Download Program (DDP) to add missing data from Wednesday, February 24, 2021.
February 01, 2021
Updated weight tables go into effect on Monday February 1, 2021
Updated weight tables go into effect on Monday February 1, 2021. View new tables.
October 27, 2020
Foreign Exchange Rates - G.5
A technical issue has caused small changes in the August 2020 values between the September and October releases of the G.5 for all bilateral exchange rates and dollar indices (see also Sept. 21 announcement).
September 21, 2020
Foreign Exchange Rates - H.10
Due to a technical issue, data for August 28, 2020 for all currencyseries were missing in the Data Download Program (DDP). The issue has beencorrected on September 21, 2020.
June 29, 2020
Foreign Exchange Rates - H.10
Data in the H.10 release for the Venezuela for June 8, 15, and 22 were corrected on June 29, 2020.
January 30, 2020
Foreign Exchange Rates - H.10
Data in the H.10 release and Data Download Program (DDP) forthe Broad index and the EME index for January 2, 3, 6-10, and 13-17 werecorrected on January 30, 2020.
December 16, 2019
Updated weight tables go into effect on Monday December 16, 2019
Updated weight tables go into effect on Monday December 16, 2019. View new tables.
December 03, 2019
Foreign Exchange Rates H.10/G.5 Data Download Program
The H.10/ G.5 (Foreign ExchangeRates) release for Monday, December 2, 2019, was corrected in the Data DownloadProgram (DDP) to add a missed date in all series relating to monthly data.
June 04, 2019
Foreign Exchange Rates H.10 Data Download Program
The June 3, 2019 Foreign Exchange Ratesdata are now available in the Data Download Program (DDP). The data areavailable at: https://www.federalreserve.gov/datadownload/Choose.aspx?rel=H10
June 03, 2019
DDP Publishing delay for H.10 & G.5 release for June 3, 2019
Due to technical issues, the June 3, 2019 H.10/G.5 releases are temporarily unavailable in the Data Download Program (DDP). Current data is still available at https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h10/current/. The DDP will be updated as soon as possible.
May 28, 2019
Changes to Foreign Exchange Rates - H.10/G.5
Effective June 24, 2019, the Federal Reserve Board staff will make a change to the indexation of the daily Broad, AFE, and EME dollar indexes. For more information, see the "."
May 01, 2019
Foreign Exchange Rates - G.5
Effective June 1, 2019, the publication times of the G.5 monthly and the G.5A annual foreign exchange rate releases will change from 10:00 a.m. currently, to 4:15 p.m. (To the same current H.10 weekly release time).
March 21, 2019
Foreign Exchange Rates - H.10/G.5
Historical data in the G.5 release on February 1, 2019 and the H.10 release on February 11, 2019 were corrected on March 25, 2019.
February 27, 2019
Foreign Exchange Rates - H.10
Data in the H.10 release, the daily files, and the Data Download Program (DDP) for the Broad- goods only index, the Major-goods only index, and the OITP- goods only index for February 20 & 21, 2019 were corrected on February 27, 2019.
February 21, 2019
Foreign Exchange Rates - H.10
Data in the Data Download Program (DDP) for the Broad index, the EME index, the Broad- goods only index, and the OITP- goods only for February 15, 2019 were corrected on February 21, 2019.
February 19, 2019
Foreign Exchange Rates - H.10
Data in the Data Download Program (DDP) for thefollowing Broad index, the AFE index, the EME index, the Broad- goods onlyindex, the Major-goods only index, and the OITP- goods only were corrected on February 19, 2019.
February 06, 2019
G.5/H.10 Foreign Exchange Rates - Nominal/Real Indexes
The updated posting corrects previous posted data for the G.5/H.10 monthly nominal and real indexes that were incorrectly posted due to a technical issue.
February 04, 2019
Publishing delay for H.10 release for February 4, 2019
Due to a technical issue, the H.10 release for February 4, 2019 is delayed and will be updated as soon as possible.
January 15, 2019
Changes to Foreign Exchange Rates - H.10/G.5
Effective on February 4, 2019, the Federal Reserve Board staff will make major changes to the methodology used to construct the trade-weighted dollar indexes in the H.10, G.5, and G.5A releases. These changes will affect the calculation of index weights and country composition. The new dollar indexes will go back to (and be indexed to) January 2006. For more information, see "Revisions to the Federal Reserve Dollar Indexes" and ""
January 09, 2019
Foreign Exchange Rates - G.5
Revisions of G.5 - Foreign Exchange Rates for January 2, 2019
The G.5 table published on January 2, 2019 contained acalculation error for the Venezuelan bolivar. The information has beencorrected.
January 08, 2019
Foreign Exchange Rates -- H.10/G.5A
For the G5A annual release, the averageannual exchange rate for the Venezuelan bolivar in 2018 was calculated using the "bolivar fuerte" rate through Friday, August 17 and the"bolivar soberano" rate multiplied by 100,000 beginning Monday,August 20.
January 07, 2019
H.10 Foreign Exchange Rates in DDP
Due to technical difficulties, the January 7, 2019 H.10 release is temporarily unavailable in the Data Download Program (DDP).
The current release is still available at https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h10/current/. The DDP will be posted as soon as possible.
September 18, 2018
Revisions of H.10 information for September 18th
On September 18 2018, the H.10 Data Download Program was updated to include data through September 14, 2018.
September 04, 2018
Change to exchange rate for Venezuela
For the month of August 2018, the average exchange rate for the Venezuelan bolivar was calculated using the "bolivar fuerte" rate through Friday August 17 and the "bolivar soberano" rate multiplied by 100,000 beginning Monday August 20.
September 04, 2018
Publishing delay for G.5 release for September 4, 2018
Due to a technical issue, the G.5 release for September 4, 2018 is currently delayed and will be updated as soon as possible.
August 27, 2018
Publishing delay for H.10 release for August 27, 2018
Due to a technical issue, the H.10 release for August 27, 2018, will not be published until August 28, 2018, at 4:15 p.m
July 31, 2018
Revisions of H.10 information for July 19 and 20
Data for the following exchange rate indexes in the daily files and the Data Download Program (DDP) were corrected on July 31, 2018: The Broad index on July 19 and July 20; the OITP index on July 19 and July 20; the Major Currency index on July 20.
July 30, 2018
Publishing delay for H.10 release for July 30, 2018
Due to a technical issue, the H.10 release for July 30, 2018, will not be published until July 31, 2018, at 4:15 p.m.
July 24, 2018
Revisions of H.10 information for July 24th
The H.10 Data Download Program inadvertently included data for Monday July 23rd for the prior week's release due to a data processing error. It has now been corrected to include data through July 20th, 2018.
May 15, 2018
Revisions of H.10 information for May 15th
The H.10 Data Download Program inadvertently included data for Monday May 14th for the prior week's release due to a data processing error. It has now been corrected to include data through May 11th, 2018.
May 04, 2018
Daily exchange rate data updated
Daily exchange rate data are updated through the end of April.
February 12, 2018
Change to exchange rate for Venezuela
Venezuela's government recently changed its official exchange rate system. The changes in the exchange value of the Venezuelan Bolivar against the U.S. dollar on February 5 and 7 reflect this adjustment. The February 5 change accounts for a significant portion of the rise in the OITP and Broad dollar indexes that day.
February 01, 2018
Foreign Exchange Rates - G.5
Foreign Exchange Rates - G.5 Current Release data revised to include January 2018 values.
January 17, 2018
Foreign Exchange Rates - H.10 DDP data corrected
The values for the following exchange rates were corrected in the Data Download Program (DDP) on January 17, 2018: Chinese Yuan for January 8-10, 2018; South Korean Won for January 8-11, 2018; Sri Lankan Rupee for January 8-9, 2018; Malaysian Ringgit for January 10-11, 2018; Thai Baht for January 8-January 11, 2018; Taiwanese Dollar for January 8-11, 2018.
November 06, 2017
Updated weight tables go into effect on Monday, November 6, 2017
Updated weight tables go into effect on Monday, November 6,2017.
October 12, 2016
Updated weight tables go into effect on Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Updated weight tables go into effect on Tuesday, October 11, 2016. View new tables.
March 30, 2016
Revisions of H.10 information for March 30th
On March 30, 2016, the H.10 Data Download Program was updated to include data through March 25, 2016.
March 29, 2016
Revisions of H.10 information for March 29th
On March 29, 2016, the H.10 Data Download Program was updated to include data through March 25, 2016.
January 26, 2016
Federal Reserve Board Closure
Due to inclement weather, federal offices in Washington, D.C. are closed on January 26, 2016 . The weekly release of the Foreign Exchange Rates - H.10 will be published on the first business day that federal offices in the Washington, D.C. area reopen.
January 25, 2016
Federal Reserve Board Closure
Due to inclement weather, federal offices in Washington, D.C. are closed on January 25, 2016 . The weekly release of the Foreign Exchange Rates - H.10 will be published on the first business day that federal offices in the Washington, D.C. area reopen.
October 26, 2015
Updated weight tables go into effect on Monday, October 26, 2015
Updated weight tables go into effect on Monday, October 26, 2015. View new tables.
July 07, 2015
Revisions of G.5 - Foreign Exchange Rates for July 1, 2015
Due to calculation errors the G.5 table that was published on July 1, 2015 was erroneously posted. The information has been corrected in the G.5 release.
February 17, 2015
Federal Reserve Board Closure
Due to inclement weather, federal offices in Washington, D.C. are closed on Tuesday, February 17, 2015. The weekly release of the Foreign Exchange Rates - H.10 will be published on the first business day that federal offices in the Washington, D.C. area reopen.
October 21, 2014
Updated weight tables go into effect on Monday, October 20, 2014
Updated weight tables go into effect on Monday, October 20, 2014. View new tables.
October 10, 2014
G.5/H.10 Foreign Exchange Rates - Nominal/Real Indexes
The updated posting reflects previously missing September 2014 data for the G.5/H.10 monthly nominal and real indexes that were inadvertently not reported on October 1st, 2014.
March 17, 2014
Federal Reserve Board Closure
Due to inclement weather, federal offices in Washington, D.C. are closed on Monday March 17, 2014. The weekly release of the H.10 will be published on the first business day that federal offices in the Washington, D.C. area reopen.
March 03, 2014
Federal Reserve Board Closure
Due to inclement weather, federal offices in Washington, D.C. are closed on Monday March 3, 2014. The weekly release of the H.10 and the monthly release of the G.5 will be published on the first business day that federal offices in the Washington, D.C. area reopen.
January 21, 2014
Federal Reserve Board Closure
Due to expected severe weather, the Federal Reserve Board is closed on Tuesday, January, 21, 2014. The Board's daily and weekly statistical releases scheduled for Tuesday will be published on the first business day that federal offices in the Washington, D.C. area reopen.
October 21, 2013
Updated weight tables went into effect on Monday, October 21, 2013
Updated weight tables went into effect on Monday, October 21, 2013. View new tables.
October 16, 2013
Updated weight tables go into effect on Monday, October 21, 2013
Updated weight tables will go into effect on Monday, October 21, 2013. The current weights are available at the following link. Once the new weights go into effect, this link will contain the new weights tables. View tables.
July 26, 2013
Correction to H.10 Foreign Exchange Rates released July 22, 2013
The HTML version of the July 22 H.10 statistical release was inadvertently published with missing data. Additionally, certain historical data were unavailable on the historical pages for the release. These pages have been updated. The data were available through the Data Download Program.
November 06, 2012
Change to exchange rate for Sri Lanka
The exchange rate reported for Sri Lanka on Nov. 2 has been corrected due to a data processing error.
October 29, 2012
Federal Reserve Board Closure, October 30, 2012
Due to expected severe weather, federal offices in the Washington, D.C., area, are closed to the public on Tuesday, October 30, 2012. The Board's daily and weekly statistical releases scheduled for Tuesday will be published on the first business day that federal offices in the Washington, D.C., area reopen.
October 29, 2012
Federal Reserve Board Closure
Due to expected severe weather, federal offices in the Washington, D.C., area, are closed to the public on Monday, October 29, 2012. The Board's daily and weekly statistical releases scheduled for Monday will be published on the first business day that federal offices in the Washington, D.C., area reopen.
October 10, 2012
Updated weight tables went into effect on Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Updated weight tables went into effect on Wednesday, October 10, 2012. View new tables.
October 02, 2012
Updated weight tables will go into effect on Wednesday October 10, 2012
Updated weight tables will go into effect on Wednesday October 10, 2012. The current weights are available at the following link. Once the new weights go into effect, this link will contain the new weights tables. View tables.
August 03, 2012
G5/H.10 Foreign Exchange Rates in DDP
July data for the G.5 (Foreign Exchange Rates) are temporarily unavailable in the Data Download Program (DDP) due to technical difficulties. July data are still available at http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g5/current/default.htm. Corrected data will be published in the DDP as soon as possible.
August 02, 2012
G5/H.10 Foreign Exchange Rates DDP and data correction
The monthly series for nominal and real monthly broad and OITP (Other Important Trading Partners) indexes released on August 1, 2012 contained an error due to data processing. Updates to the files and to the Data Download Program (DDP) are now available.
April 10, 2012
Correction to H.10 and G.5 released April 9, 2012
On April 10, 2012, the nominal dollar indexes for the April 9, 2012 release were reposted to correct a data processing error.
http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h10/current/
November 08, 2011
New graphics options are now available from the Data Download Program (DDP)
Users can now view plotted data as column charts, and add U.S. recession shading, while using the "View chart" function of the Data Download Program (DDP).
October 04, 2011
Correction to H.10 and G.5 released October 3, 2011
October 4, 2011
Correction to H.10 and G.5 released October 3, 2011
The data for the H.10 exchange rates did not include data for September 28. Subsequently, the calculation of the G.5 rates were affected because of the missing data. Updated data for H.10 and G.5 are now available.
http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h10/current/
http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g5/current/
September 20, 2011
Correction to H.10 Real Monthly Indexes released September 1, 2011
The H.10 Real Monthly Indexes published on September 1 did not include the August 2011 data. Updated data for August Real Monthly Indexes are now available. http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h10/summary/default.htm
September 07, 2011
Correction to the H.10 weekly released September 6, 2011
The data for the H.10 weekly statistical release published on September 6 republished data from the August 29 release. Updated data for the September 6 release are now available.
http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h10/current/
August 16, 2011
Updated weight tables went into effect on Monday August 15, 2011
Updated weight tables went into effect on Monday August 15, 2011. View new tables.
April 07, 2011
Updated weight tables will go into effect on Monday April 18, 2011
Updated weight tables will go into effect on Monday April 18, 2011. View new tables.
December 02, 2010
New interactive graphics feature of Data Download Program (DDP)
Users will now be able to create and view interactive graphics of data packages from the program before downloading the underlying data and charts. The charting feature allows users to view multiple data series on a single chart as well as to display individual data points. The charts can be saved as PDFs or in a standard image file format (PNG) for publication and redistribution.
"Graphics play an important role in identifying data trends and relationships," said Federal Reserve Vice Chair Janet L. Yellen. "With the help of this intuitive new user interface, it's now possible to create customized charts directly from Federal Reserve statistical data."
May 10, 2010
Foreign exchange rate data are now available through interactive Data Download Program
The Federal Reserve Board on Monday announced that data from its G.5 and H.10 statistical releases, "Foreign Exchange Rates," are now available through the Data Download Program. The program provides interactive access to Federal Reserve statistical data in a variety of formats and is available at http://www.federalreserve.gov/datadownload/.
The Data Download Program allows users to create customized data sets or download pre-formatted packages in multiple formats, including XML. More information about how to use the program is available at http://www.federalreserve.gov/datadownload/help/default.htm.
The H.10 release is typically published on Monday, generally at 4:15 p.m. ET. Data from the release will be available for download in the Data Download Program at the same time. The G.5 is published at the beginning of every month and monthly exchange rates will be updated in the Data Download Program when the release is published.
In addition, the Federal Reserve Board will also publish data from the Foreign Exchange Rates releases via RSS. RSS feeds for daily exchange rate data for the prior week will be published on Monday immediately following the publication of the weekly H.10 statistical release at 4:15 p.m. To subscribe, please visit the RSS feeds page.
Last update: December 18, 2023
FAQs
The exchange rate is the price of one currency expressed in terms of another.
Can the Fed affect the US exchange rate? ›
The Department of the Treasury is the lead agency setting U.S. international economic policy, including policies regarding the dollar. The value of the dollar is determined in foreign exchange markets, and neither the U.S. Treasury nor the Federal Reserve targets a level for the exchange rate.
How do you solve for foreign exchange rate? ›
Calculate an FX rate using this simple formula: Your starting figure (in your local currency) divided by the final number (in the new foreign currency) = the exchange rate.
How is foreign exchange rate calculated? ›
Exchange rates are ultimately determined in global foreign exchange markets by the supply and demand of currencies. Economic factors like inflation, interest rates, and geopolitical events influence these market forces.
What is the foreign exchange rate defined as? ›
Exchange rates are defined as the price of one country's currency in relation to another. They may be expressed as the average rate for a period of time or as the rate at the end of the period.
What is meant by foreign exchange short answer? ›
Foreign exchange, also known as forex, is the conversion of one country's currency into another. The value of any particular currency is determined by market forces related to trade, investment, tourism, and geopolitical risk.
What is the strongest currency in the world? ›
The Kuwaiti Dinar is renowned as the strongest currency in the world. Introduced in 1961, it has maintained a commanding presence due to Kuwait's substantial oil reserves, which account for a significant portion of its economic output.
What happens when the exchange rate increases? ›
Accordingly, a rise in the exchange rate indicates real appreciation of the domestic currency. As producers anticipate a lower cost of imported intermediate goods, in the face of currency appreciation, they increase the output supplied.
What increases the U.S. exchange rate? ›
The exchange rate between any two currencies is commonly determined by interest rates, economic activity, gross domestic product, and the unemployment rate in each of the countries.
Where is the best place to exchange currency? ›
Local banks and credit unions usually offer the best rates. Major banks, such as Chase or Bank of America, often offer the added benefit of having ATMs overseas. Online peer-to-peer foreign currency exchanges. Online bureaus or currency converters, such as Travelex, provide convenient foreign exchange services.
Foreign exchange risk is the chance that a company will lose money on international trade because of currency fluctuations. Also known as currency risk, FX risk and exchange rate risk, it describes the possibility that an investment's value may decrease due to changes in the relative value of the involved currencies.
How to know if an exchange rate is good? ›
To determine what's “good,” you must understand what's normal by checking the mid-market rate. This term refers to the midpoint between the buy and sell prices of any two currencies across different vendors and banks. Anything that hits that range or above is considered a good rate.
What currency is worth the most? ›
The Kuwaiti Dinar (KWD), recognized as the highest-valued currency globally, symbolizes Kuwait's economic strength.
Does gold determine value currency? ›
The gold standard is a monetary system in which the value of a country's currency is directly linked to gold. With the gold standard, countries agree to convert paper money into a fixed amount of gold. A country that uses the gold standard sets a price for gold, and it buys and sells gold at that price.
How do I convert CAD to USD manually? ›
The other option is to do the calculation manually using a simple mathematical formula. However, in order to do this, you need to know the current exchange rate. At the time of writing, $1 CAD is worth $0.76 USD. Once you know that information, multiply the amount you have in CAD by the current exchange rate.
What is foreign exchange rate for dummies? ›
The exchange rate gives the relative value of one currency against another currency. An exchange rate GBP/USD of two, for example, indicates that one pound will buy two U.S. dollars. The U.S. dollar is the most commonly used reference currency, which means other currencies are usually quoted against the U.S. dollar.
Which of the following is the definition of foreign exchange? ›
Meaning of foreign exchange in English. the system by which the type of money used in one country is exchanged for another country's money, making international trade easier: On the foreign-exchange markets the dollar remained strong.
What statement describes the foreign exchange rate? ›
Explanation: The correct statement that describes the currency exchange rate is: The rate at which one currency is converted to another currency.
What does it mean to describe the foreign exchange market as an quizlet? ›
a market where one country's money (currency) is traded for that of another country.
