Key Currency Exchange Rates for Friday, 1/27/23
American Dollar to Canadian Dollar = 0.750401; American Dollar to Chinese Yuan = 0.147411; American Dollar to Euro = 1.086552; American Dollar to Japanese Yen = 0.007701; American Dollar to Mexican Peso = 0.053372.
https://www.x-rates.com/table/?from=USD&amount=1.00
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