Monthly Bulletin of Statistics

Last produced for Monthly Bulletin of Statistics No. 10/2008
I. FINANCIAL AND CAPITAL MARKETS
TABLE I/10.- DAILY REPRESENTATIVE EXCHANGE RATES IN OCTOBER 2008 NIS - PAGE 1 OF 2


Trading day in the month	USA 1 $	United Kingdom 1 £	Japan 100 Y	EMU 1 Euro⁽¹⁾	Australia 1 A$	Denmark 1 DKr	South Africa 1 R	Trading day in the month


02/10/2008	3.4940	6.1702	3.3159	4.8511	2.7381	0.6504	0.4142	02/10/2008
03/10/2008	3.4650	6.1251	3.2967	4.8023	2.6944	0.6436	0.4065	03/10/2008
06/10/2008	3.4650	6.0986	3.3556	4.7219	2.5920	0.6330	0.3995	06/10/2008
07/10/2008	3.5030	6.1432	3.4199	4.7704	2.5367	0.6391	0.3983	07/10/2008
10/10/2008	3.5950	6.0876	3.6267	4.8930	2.3819	0.6570	0.3843	10/10/2008
13/10/2008	3.6070	6.2051	3.5950	4.9228	2.4266	0.6604	0.3916	13/10/2008
15/10/2008	3.6290	6.3350	3.5835	4.9338	2.5252	0.6618	0.3938	15/10/2008
16/10/2008	3.7050	6.3813	3.6965	4.9910	2.4785	0.6696	0.3716	16/10/2008
17/10/2008	3.7390	6.4827	3.7091	5.0248	2.5334	0.6744	0.3610	17/10/2008
20/10/2008	3.7490	6.5443	3.6748	5.0550	2.6309	0.6780	0.3729	20/10/2008
22/10/2008	3.8340	6.2958	3.8634	4.9426	2.5908	0.6631	0.3538	22/10/2008
23/10/2008	3.8410	6.2003	3.9397	4.9244	2.5475	0.6606	0.3429	23/10/2008
24/10/2008	3.8790	5.9281	4.2482	4.8567	2.3602	0.6509	0.3327	24/10/2008
27/10/2008	3.8240	5.9029	4.1065	4.7655	2.3439	0.6393	0.3443	27/10/2008
28/10/2008	3.7770	5.9469	3.9570	4.7500	2.3623	0.6371	0.3590	28/10/2008
29/10/2008	3.7670	6.0530	3.8809	4.8274	2.4484	0.6478	0.3703	29/10/2008
30/10/2008	3.7130	6.1200	3.7671	4.8508	2.5351	0.6514	0.3792	30/10/2008
31/10/2008	3.7830	6.1226	3.8980	4.8262	2.5030	0.6481	0.3755	31/10/2008
Monthly average								Monthly average
October 2008	3.6872	6.1746	3.7186	4.8728	2.5127	0.6536	0.3751	October 2008
Percentage of change in October	10.58	-2.62	20.42	-3.47	-11.80	-3.28	-10.38	Percentage of change in October
Accumulative annual								Accumulative annual
percentage of change until October	-1.64	-20.59	13.50	-14.72	-25.91	-14.62	-33.49	percentage of change until October

(1) The European Monetary Union, which came into effect on January 1999, reached its peak on 1.1.2002
with the issuing of a standard European currency - the Euro (coins and notes) and the taking out of
national currencies from the circulation. On 1.1.1999, the Euro was introduced in the EMU countries,
although it was not actually issued. With its introduction on January 2002, constant exchange rates
were fixed between the Euro and each of the 12 currencies of the countries participating in the EMU
according to which the exchange rate against the US Dollar was determined.
Following are the rates of the Euro in the old currencies of the countries belonging to the European
Monetary Union: 40.3399 Belgian Francs, 1.95583 German Marks, 340.75 Greek Drachmas, 166.386
Spanish Pesetas, 6.55957 French Francs, 0.787564 Irish Pounds, 1,936.27 Italian Liras, 40.3399
Luxembourg Francs, 2.20371 Dutch Guilders, 13.7603 Austrian Schillings, 200.482 Portuguese Escudos,
5.94573 Finnish Markka.

TABLE I/10.- DAILY REPRESENTATIVE EXCHANGE RATES IN OCTOBER 2008
NIS - PAGE 2 OF 2


Trading day in the month	Norway 1 NKr	Canada 1 C$	Sweden 1 SKr	Switzerland 1 SFr	Jordan 1 Dnr	Lebanon 10 LL	Egypt 1 Pound	Trading day in the month


02/10/2008	0.5853	3.2746	0.4986	3.0853	4.9322	0.0233	0.6409	02/10/2008
03/10/2008	0.5774	3.2122	0.4950	3.0616	4.8906	0.0231	0.6355	03/10/2008
06/10/2008	0.5649	3.1962	0.4838	3.0392	4.8906	0.0230	0.6355	06/10/2008
07/10/2008	0.5694	3.1799	0.4943	3.0697	4.9446	0.0232	0.6372	07/10/2008
10/10/2008	0.5811	3.0911	0.5045	3.2121	5.0741	0.0239	0.6544	10/10/2008
13/10/2008	0.5867	3.0800	0.5121	3.1963	5.0874	0.0240	0.6517	13/10/2008
15/10/2008	0.5714	3.1235	0.5018	3.1860	5.1185	0.0242	0.6521	15/10/2008
16/10/2008	0.5697	3.1029	0.5028	3.2669	5.2257	0.0247	0.6634	16/10/2008
17/10/2008	0.5639	3.1466	0.4983	3.2908	5.2852	0.0248	0.6692	17/10/2008
20/10/2008	0.5740	3.1816	0.5114	3.3000	5.2993	0.0250	0.6716	20/10/2008
22/10/2008	0.5499	3.0644	0.4896	3.2906	5.4172	0.0254	0.6856	22/10/2008
23/10/2008	0.5415	3.0404	0.4903	3.2953	5.4194	0.0255	0.6871	23/10/2008
24/10/2008	0.5478	3.0298	0.4863	3.3657	5.4749	0.0257	0.6933	24/10/2008
27/10/2008	0.5387	2.9833	0.4712	3.3007	5.4030	0.0254	0.6835	27/10/2008
28/10/2008	0.5551	2.9306	0.4779	3.2662	5.3310	0.0251	0.6753	28/10/2008
29/10/2008	0.5624	2.9911	0.4883	3.2841	5.3169	0.0251	0.6739	29/10/2008
30/10/2008	0.5618	3.0935	0.4934	3.2802	5.2406	0.0247	0.6654	30/10/2008
31/10/2008	0.5665	3.0859	0.4894	3.2950	5.3394	0.0252	0.6780	31/10/2008
Monthly average								Monthly average
October 2008	0.5649	3.1004	0.4938	3.2270	5.2050	0.0245	0.6641	October 2008
Percentage of change in October	-6.21	-6.58	-5.52	4.74	10.58	10.53	8.05	Percentage of change in October
Accumulative annual								Accumulative annual
percentage of change until October	-20.28	-21.34	-18.54	-3.65	-1.57	-0.79	-2.67	percentage of change until October

(1) The European Monetary Union, which came into effect on January 1999, reached its peak on 1.1.2002
with the issuing of a standard European currency - the Euro (coins and notes) and the taking out of
national currencies from the circulation. On 1.1.1999, the Euro was introduced in the EMU countries,
although it was not actually issued. With its introduction on January 2002, constant exchange rates
were fixed between the Euro and each of the 12 currencies of the countries participating in the EMU
according to which the exchange rate against the US Dollar was determined.
Following are the rates of the Euro in the old currencies of the countries belonging to the European
Monetary Union: 40.3399 Belgian Francs, 1.95583 German Marks, 340.75 Greek Drachmas, 166.386
Spanish Pesetas, 6.55957 French Francs, 0.787564 Irish Pounds, 1,936.27 Italian Liras, 40.3399
Luxembourg Francs, 2.20371 Dutch Guilders, 13.7603 Austrian Schillings, 200.482 Portuguese Escudos,
5.94573 Finnish Markka.