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GBP to USD on October 16, 2008

1 GBP = 1.7258 USD

1 USD = 0.57944 GBP

On Thursday, October 16, 2008 the ECB reference rate was 1 GBP = 1.7258 USD, and 1 USD = 0.57944 GBP.

Against the previous business day (October 15, 2008, 1.7555) the rate moved by -1.69%.

The October 2008 average was 1.6941, with a low of 1.5453 and a high of 1.7781.

A year earlier, on October 16, 2007, 1 GBP cost 2.0316 USD (-15.05%).

October 2008: daily rates

DateRateChange
October 1, 20081.7781-1.75%
October 2, 20081.7661-0.67%
October 3, 20081.7656-0.03%
October 6, 20081.7642-0.07%
October 7, 20081.7539-0.59%
October 8, 20081.7584+0.26%
October 9, 20081.7330-1.44%
October 10, 20081.7016-1.81%
October 13, 20081.7366+2.05%
October 14, 20081.7607+1.39%
October 15, 20081.7555-0.30%
October 16, 20081.7258-1.69%
October 17, 20081.7293+0.20%
October 20, 20081.7396+0.60%
October 21, 20081.6968-2.46%
October 22, 20081.6295-3.96%
October 23, 20081.6180-0.70%
October 24, 20081.5626-3.43%
October 27, 20081.5453-1.10%
October 28, 20081.5699+1.59%
October 29, 20081.6047+2.22%
October 30, 20081.6485+2.73%
October 31, 20081.6212-1.66%

Conversion at this date's rate

AmountUSDAmountGBP
1 GBP1.73 USD1 USD0.57944 GBP
5 GBP8.63 USD5 USD2.90 GBP
10 GBP17.26 USD10 USD5.79 GBP
20 GBP34.52 USD20 USD11.59 GBP
50 GBP86.29 USD50 USD28.97 GBP
100 GBP172.58 USD100 USD57.94 GBP
200 GBP345.16 USD200 USD115.89 GBP
250 GBP431.45 USD250 USD144.86 GBP

1 GBP in other currencies on October 16, 2008

PairRate
GBP/EUR Euro1.2777
GBP/USD US dollar1.7258
GBP/JPY Japanese yen173.65
GBP/CHF Swiss franc1.9541
GBP/AUD Australian dollar2.5577
GBP/CAD Canadian dollar2.0515
GBP/NZD New Zealand dollar2.8268
GBP/CNY Chinese yuan11.787
GBP/HKD Hong Kong dollar13.384
GBP/SGD Singapore dollar2.5545
GBP/KRW South Korean won2,303.94
GBP/IDR Indonesian rupiah17,214.89
GBP/MYR Malaysian ringgit6.0860
GBP/PHP Philippine peso83.013
GBP/THB Thai baht59.135
GBP/TRY Turkish lira2.5636
GBP/ZAR South African rand17.396
GBP/BRL Brazilian real3.8909
GBP/MXN Mexican peso23.298
GBP/PLN Polish zloty4.5742
GBP/CZK Czech koruna31.704
GBP/HUF Hungarian forint339.87
GBP/RON Romanian leu4.8384
GBP/SEK Swedish krona12.838
GBP/NOK Norwegian krone11.372
GBP/DKK Danish krone9.5225
GBP/ISK Icelandic krona389.70

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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