Key Currency Exchange Rates for Friday, 8/06/21
American Dollar to Canadian Dollar = 0.799645; American Dollar to Chinese Yuan = 0.154574; American Dollar to Euro = 1.180609; American Dollar to Japanese Yen = 0.009107; American Dollar to Mexican Peso = 0.050172.
https://www.x-rates.com/table/?from=USD&amount=1.00
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