Key Currency Exchange Rates for Friday, 03/30/18 at 13:24 UTC
American Dollar to Canadian Dollar = 0.775984
American Dollar to Chinese Yuan = 0.159276
American Dollar to Euro = 1.232669
American Dollar to Japanese Yen = 0.009415
American Dollar to Mexican Peso = 0.055001
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