Key Currency Exchange Rates for Friday, 5/25/18
American Dollar to Canadian Dollar = 0.772086;
American Dollar to Chinese Yuan = 0.156568;
American Dollar to Euro = 1.167135;
American Dollar to Japanese Yen = 0.009137;
American Dollar to Mexican Peso = 0.050923.
http://www.x-rates.com/table/?from=USD&amount=1.00
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