Key Currency Exchange Rates for Friday, 9/8/23
American Dollar to Canadian Dollar = 0.731866; American Dollar to Chinese Yuan = 0.136259; American Dollar to Euro = 1.069939; American Dollar to Japanese Yen = 0.006781; American Dollar to Mexican Peso = 0.057212.
https://www.x-rates.com/table/?from=USD&amount=1.00
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