(Rupees per unit of foreign currency)

Year

SDR

US Dollar

Pound Sterling

Deutsche Mark/Euro

Japanese Yen

1

2

3

4

5

6

1971

8.1601

7.5244

18.0000

2.1453

2.4819

1972

9.0084

7.5563

18.8850

2.3698

2.7811

1973

9.2293

7.6742

18.8000

2.8958

3.0000

1974

9.7590

8.0375

18.8000

3.1108

3.0000

1975

9.7043

8.4058

18.6125

3.4167

3.0000

1976

10.4016

9.0017

16.2542

3.5750

3.0000

1977

10.2279

8.7625

15.2917

3.7767

3.1700

1978

10.2782

8.2133

15.7633

4.0975

3.9200

1979

10.5284

8.1467

17.2783

4.4483

3.9200

1980

10.2611

7.8800

18.3242

4.3433

3.8300

1981

10.2418

8.6926

17.5423

3.8512

3.9600

1982

10.4766

9.4924

16.5954

3.9129

3.8200

1983

10.8310

10.1379

15.3653

3.9760

4.2600

1984

11.6482

11.3683

15.1469

3.9979

4.7900

1985

12.5625

12.3640

15.9904

4.2282

5.2200

1986

14.8083

12.6053

18.4924

5.8414

7.5400

1987

16.7617

12.9552

21.2366

7.2207

8.9800

1988

18.6994

13.9147

24.7729

7.9297

10.8700

1989

20.7906

16.2238

26.5515

8.6438

11.7600

1990

23.7922

17.4992

31.2835

10.8694

12.1600

1991

31.0950

22.6890

39.9941

13.6991

16.9200

1992

36.5094

25.9206

45.7104

16.6354

20.4800

1993

42.6318

31.4439

47.2160

19.0264

28.3600

1994

44.9296

31.3742

48.0482

19.4345

30.7370

1995

49.1803

32.4198

51.1662

22.6515

34.6113

1996

51.4350

35.4280

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

31.6680

1999

58.8799

43.0552

69.6700

45.9561

37.9983

2000

59.2475

44.9401

68.0760

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

2003

65.2192

46.5818

76.0974

52.6603

40.2047

2004

67.1053

45.3165

82.9983

56.3259

41.8941

2005

65.1404

44.1000

80.2530

54.8993

40.1020

2006

66.7610

45.3325

83.6546

57.0138

39.0195

2007

63.1998

41.2926

82.6563

56.5623

35.0850

2008

68.6476

43.4242

80.1666

63.7302

42.1744

2009

74.5880

48.3567

75.8480

67.4296

51.7898

Note : 1. The exchange rate for Japanese Yen is in Rupees per 100 Yen.
2. Data from 1971 to1992 are based on official exchange rates.
3. Data from 1993 onwards are based on FEDAI (Foreign Exchange Dealers' Association of India) indicative rates.
4.  Data from 1971 to 1972 for the Deutsche Mark and the Japanese Yen are cross rates with the US Dollar.
5. The Euro replaced the Deutsche Mark w.e.f. January 1, 1999.