Key Currency Exchange Rates for Friday, 12/20/24
American Dollar to Canadian Dollar = 0.695355; American Dollar to Chinese Yuan = 0.137022; American Dollar to Euro = 1.039084; American Dollar to Japanese Yen = 0.006379; American Dollar to Mexican Peso = 0.049428.
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