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Table 13 (Value, Rate)
Exchange Rate Movements (2003-2005)
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Currency In Rupees per unit of Foreign Currency Change Over Previous Year  ()
Rate & Rate Indices End of year Annual Average Point to point Annual Average
  2003 2004 2005 2003 2004 2005 2004 2005 2004 2005
Euro 121.60 142.32 120.96 109.16 125.79 125.10 -14.56 17.66 -13.22 0.55
Indian rupee 2.12 2.40 2.27 2.07 2.23 2.28 -11.46 5.67 -7.18 -2.22
Japanese 0.90 1.02 0.87 0.83 0.94 0.91 -11.15 17.53 -10.90 2.33
Pound sterling 172.20 201.37 175.94 157.71 185.35 182.87 -14.49 14.45 -14.91 1.35
US dollar 96.74 104.60 102.12 96.52 101.19 100.50 -7.52 2.44 -4.61 0.69
SDR 143.75 161.60 145.95 135.23 149.88 148.45 -11.05 11.30 -9.78 0.96
Effective Exchange Monthly Index Annual Average Change Over Previous Year ()
Rate Indices  Point to point Annual Average
  Dec.2003 Dec.2004 Dec.2005 2003 2004 2005 2004 2005 2004 2005
NEER (1999=100) 71.58 63.18 68.07 73.84 67.63 67.55 -11.74 7.74 -8.74 -0.12
REER (1999=100)** 96.75 94.93 106.99 97.25 93.61 101.92 -1.88 12.70 -3.74 8.88
© 2008, KRI (Kusaka Research Institute) 
Source :
Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Key:
*;   NEER: Nominal Effective Exchange Rate
**; REER: Real Effective Exchange Rate
Revised:  2008(y)/12(m)/25(d)
Chief Editor:
   Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
     The Head, Department of Management Studies
     University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka