Key Currency Exchange Rates for Friday, 08/18/17
American Dollar to Canadian Dollar = 0.790589;
American Dollar to Chinese Yuan = 0.149829;
American Dollar to Euro = 1.174149;
American Dollar to Japanese Yen = 0.009169;
American Dollar to Mexican Peso = 0.055936.
http://www.x-rates.com/table/?from=USD&amount=1.00
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