Statistical Series Exchange rate statistics January 2021

Exchange rate statistics

January 2021

Statistical Series

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Finalized on 14 January 2021.

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Contents

I. Euro area and exchange rate stability convergence criterion

1.	Euro area countries and irrevocable­ euro conversion rates in the third stage of Economic
	and Monetary Union . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	7
2.	Central rates and intervention rates in Exchange Rate Mechanism II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	7

II. Euro foreign exchange reference rates of the European Central Bank

1.	End-of-month and daily rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	8
2.	Annual and monthly averages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	10
3.	End-of-year rates and annual averages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	12
4.	Exchange rates of major currencies (chart) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	14

III. Effective exchange rates

1.	Effective exchange rates of the euro and indicators of the German economy's price competitiveness (chart)	15
2.	Effective exchange rates of the euro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	16
3.	Indicators of the German economy's price competitiveness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	17

IV. Overview of world currencies

1.	Currencies and exchange rates in individual countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	18
2.	Exchange rates of the US dollar against major currencies (chart) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	41
3.	Currencies in selected territories and states in which the currency of another country is legal tender . . .	42

V. Value of the special drawing right in selected currencies . . . . . 43

VI. Global exchange rate arrangements and

Monetary policy framework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 VII. ISO currency codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

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Explanatory notes

Euro foreign exchange reference rates of the European Central Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	48
Effective exchange rates of the euro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	48
Indicators of the German economy's price competitiveness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	48
Overview of world currencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	50
Value of the special drawing right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	50
Global exchange rate arrangements and monetary policy framework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	51
	Explanatory notes on individual countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	53