Key Currency Exchange Rates for Friday, 8/18/23
American Dollar to Canadian Dollar = 0.737437; American Dollar to Chinese Yuan = 0.137407; American Dollar to Euro = 1.086299; American Dollar to Japanese Yen = 0.006878; American Dollar to Mexican Peso = 0.058532.
https://www.x-rates.com/table/?from=USD&amount=1.00
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