14. EXTERNAL PAYMENTS AND FOREIGN TRADE
14.16 EXCHANGE RATES FOR FOREIGN CURRENCIES
2002 TO 2005
Currency	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Buying Rate:
U.S. Dollar	49.11	50.45	56.25	56.75	67.60	68.15	70.40	74.65	78.00	74.75	74.14	70.35
Pound Sterling	76.77	80.48	87.45	95.9	110.34	106.78	105.64	104.61	121.41	120.29	137.57	124
Euro							65.85	63.57	77.65	84.30	91.64	84.94
Japanese Yen	0.5	0.574	0.511	0.500	0.48	0.57	0.65	0.60	0.67	84.30	0.678	0.629
Swiss Franc	37.74	43.41	44.82	38.71	44.54	43.41	42.47	42.05	52.82	0.64	60.08	54.56
Deutsche Mark	31.82	36.25	37.00	31.93	37.52	35.63	33.67	32.50	…	…	…	…
Canadian Dollar	35.55	37.11	41.04	41.44	45.60	46.04	47.52	48.66	50.89	54.34	56.29	58.34
Australian Dollar	36.07	36.95	44.66	41.92	42.07	44.88	47.18	37.75	43.84	54.77	53.8	52.96
French Franc	9.29	10.46	10.93	9.45	11.19	10.62	10.04	9.69	…	…	…	…
Indian Rupees							1.60	1.60	1.60	1.60	1.6	1.6
Chinese Yuan							…	…	…	9.03	8.96	8.5
Italian Lira	0.0321	0.0313	0.04	0.0329	0.04	0.04	0.03	0.03	…	…	…	…
Swedish Kroner	6.42	7.03	8.39	7.32	8.42	7.94	7.90	6.88	8.43	9.23	9.96	9.08
Austrian Schilling	4.52	5.15	5.26	4.54	5.34	5.06	4.79	4.62	…	…	…	…
Saudi Riyal							…	…	…	19.93	…	…
Katari Riyal	1.6	1.60	1.60	1.60	1.60	1.60	…	…	…	20.54	…	…
												Contd…
Selling Rate:
U.S. Dollar	49.59	50.94	56.80	57.30	68.25	68.80	71.10	75.40	78.60	75.34	74.75	70.94
Pound Sterling	77.52	81.26	88.31	96.83	111.40	107.80	106.69	105.67	122.34	121.24	138.89	125.04
Euro					…	…	66.50	64.24	78.25	84.96	92.4	85.69
Japanese Yen	0.505	0.58	0.516	0.505	0.49	0.57	0.66	0.61	0.68	0.64	0.683	0.635
Swiss Franc	38.11	43.83	45.26	39.09	44.97	43.82	42.90	42.47	53.23	54.78	60.57	55.02
Deutsche Mark	32.13	36.6	37.37	32.23	37.88	35.97	34.00	32.83	…	…	…
Canadian Dollar	35.89	37.47	41.44	41.84	46.04	46.48	48.00	49.15	51.28	54.77	56.76	58.82
Australian Dollar	36.42	37.31	45.09	42.32	42.47	45.30	41.59	38.13	44.18	49.04	54.24	53.4
French Franc	9.38	10.5	11.04	9.54	11.30	10.72	10.14	9.79	…	…	…	…
Indian Rupees (Rs.100)	1.6015	1.6015	1.6015	1.6015	1.60	1.60	160.15	160.15	160.15	160.15	1.6015	1.602
Chinese Yuan					…	…	…	…	…	9.10	9.03	8.57
Note: Period end exchange rate.
Source: Nepal Rastra Bank.