Key Currency Exchange Rates for Friday, 08/11/17
American Dollar to Canadian Dollar = 0.786108;
American Dollar to Chinese Yuan = 0.150031;
American Dollar to Euro = 1.176514;
American Dollar to Japanese Yen = 0.009167;
American Dollar to Mexican Peso = 0.055611.
http://www.x-rates.com/table/?from=USD&amount=1.00
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