| Table 31 : Exchange Rates of Selected Currencies vis-à-vis the US Dollar * | |||||
| Feb-99 | Feb-99 | Feb-99 | Jan-99 | ||
| Low | High | Average | Average | ||
| YEN / USD | 121.37/42 | 112.05/15 | 116.66/73 | 113.18/26 | |
| USD / EUR | 1.0992/97 | 1.1344/47 | 1.1206/11 | 1.1584/90 | |
| USD / GBP | 1.5970/80 | 1.6436/46 | 1.6266/76 | 1.6495/04 | |
| Source : Reuters | |||||
| * : New York Closing Rates. | |||||
| Table 30 : Inward and Outward Remittances of Foreign Currencies | ||||
| (Rs Million) | ||||
| Inward | Outward | Net Inward / | ||
| Remittances | Remittances | Outward (-) | ||
| Remittances | ||||
| (1) | (2) | (1) - (2) | ||
| Dec-97 | 4,682 | 5,595 | -913 | |
| Jan-98 | 4,421 | 4,675 | -254 | |
| Feb-98 | 4,394 | 5,100 | -706 | |
| Mar-98 | 4,928 | 5,881 | -953 | |
| Apr-98 | 4,653 | 5,737 | -1,084 | |
| May-98 | 4,505 | 5,245 | -740 | |
| Jun-98 | 5,196 | 6,121 | -925 | |
| Jul-98 | 5,013 | 5,996 | -983 | |
| Aug-98 | 4,549 | 5,053 | -504 | |
| Sep-98 | 4,716 | 5,617 | -901 | |
| Oct-98 | 4,921 | 6,525 | -1,604 | |
| Nov-98 | 4,964 | 6,563 | -1,599 | |
| Dec-98 | 6,828 | 6,837 | -9 | |
| Jan-99 | 5,662 | 5,130 | 532 | |