Key Currency Exchange Rates for Friday, 8/16/24
American Dollar to Canadian Dollar = 0.728201; American Dollar to Chinese Yuan = 0.139597; American Dollar to Euro = 1.099379; American Dollar to Japanese Yen = 0.006755; American Dollar to Mexican Peso = 0.053497.
https://www.x-rates.com/table/?from=USD&amount=1.00
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