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Currency

Year

Table Nine ·

Exchange Rate Realignment in Asia, Selected Currencies

As percentage of appreciation (or depreciation) against U.S. Dollar

Yen

Sinpapore

N.T. dollar

Korea Won

1984-85

20.1

7.5

2.8

-7.8

1985-86

20.3

-7.7

11.5

3.5

1986-87

23.7

8.1

20.0

7.6

1987-88

-2.4

2.6

-1.2

13.5

1988-89

-15.1

2.4

7.4

1.6

1989-90

10.0

6.9

0.5

-0.8

1984-90

48.5

19.0

35.4

16.9

Source:

Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong Annual Digest of Statistics, various years.

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