Key Currency Exchange Rates for Friday, 2/5/21
American Dollar to Canadian Dollar = 0.780813; American Dollar to Chinese Yuan = 0.154582; American Dollar to Euro = 1.200000; American Dollar to Japanese Yen = 0.009471; American Dollar to Mexican Peso = 0.049405.
https://www.x-rates.com/table/?from=USD&amount=1.00
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