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GBP to USD on August 1, 2008

1 GBP = 1.9768 USD

1 USD = 0.50588 GBP

On Friday, August 1, 2008 the ECB reference rate was 1 GBP = 1.9768 USD, and 1 USD = 0.50588 GBP.

Against the previous business day (July 31, 2008, 1.9787) the rate moved by -0.10%.

The August 2008 average was 1.8891, with a low of 1.8304 and a high of 1.9768.

A year earlier, on August 1, 2007, 1 GBP cost 2.0253 USD (-2.40%).

August 2008: daily rates

DateRateChange
August 1, 20081.9768-0.10%
August 4, 20081.9663-0.53%
August 5, 20081.9533-0.66%
August 6, 20081.9542+0.04%
August 7, 20081.9521-0.11%
August 8, 20081.9225-1.52%
August 11, 20081.9206-0.10%
August 12, 20081.9004-1.05%
August 13, 20081.8765-1.26%
August 14, 20081.8744-0.11%
August 15, 20081.8628-0.62%
August 18, 20081.8658+0.16%
August 19, 20081.8614-0.23%
August 20, 20081.8577-0.20%
August 21, 20081.8667+0.49%
August 22, 20081.8589-0.42%
August 25, 20081.8538-0.28%
August 26, 20081.8355-0.98%
August 27, 20081.8466+0.60%
August 28, 20081.8356-0.59%
August 29, 20081.8304-0.28%

Conversion at this date's rate

AmountUSDAmountGBP
1 GBP1.98 USD1 USD0.50588 GBP
5 GBP9.88 USD5 USD2.53 GBP
10 GBP19.77 USD10 USD5.06 GBP
20 GBP39.54 USD20 USD10.12 GBP
50 GBP98.84 USD50 USD25.29 GBP
100 GBP197.68 USD100 USD50.59 GBP
200 GBP395.35 USD200 USD101.18 GBP
250 GBP494.19 USD250 USD126.47 GBP

1 GBP in other currencies on August 1, 2008

PairRate
GBP/EUR Euro1.2693
GBP/USD US dollar1.9768
GBP/JPY Japanese yen212.53
GBP/CHF Swiss franc2.0720
GBP/AUD Australian dollar2.1149
GBP/CAD Canadian dollar2.0283
GBP/NZD New Zealand dollar2.7133
GBP/CNY Chinese yuan13.526
GBP/HKD Hong Kong dollar15.426
GBP/SGD Singapore dollar2.7067
GBP/KRW South Korean won2,007.41
GBP/IDR Indonesian rupiah17,980.72
GBP/MYR Malaysian ringgit6.4512
GBP/PHP Philippine peso87.428
GBP/THB Thai baht66.287
GBP/TRY Turkish lira2.2910
GBP/ZAR South African rand14.487
GBP/BRL Brazilian real3.0911
GBP/MXN Mexican peso19.809
GBP/PLN Polish zloty4.0909
GBP/CZK Czech koruna30.466
GBP/HUF Hungarian forint296.71
GBP/RON Romanian leu4.4637
GBP/SEK Swedish krona11.988
GBP/NOK Norwegian krone10.149
GBP/DKK Danish krone9.4686
GBP/ISK Icelandic krona156.70

GBP/USD 2008 · GBP/USD · USD/GBP

The ECB publishes euro reference rates around 16:00 CET on TARGET business days. Cross rates between two non-euro currencies are calculated from their euro rates. Reference rates serve for information; a bank or card issuer applies its own rate.

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