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GBP to USD on October 20, 2008

1 GBP = 1.7396 USD

1 USD = 0.57483 GBP

On Monday, October 20, 2008 the ECB reference rate was 1 GBP = 1.7396 USD, and 1 USD = 0.57483 GBP.

Against the previous business day (October 17, 2008, 1.7293) the rate moved by +0.60%.

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

A year earlier, on October 19, 2007, 1 GBP cost 2.0490 USD (-15.10%).

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 GBP1.74 USD1 USD0.57483 GBP
5 GBP8.70 USD5 USD2.87 GBP
10 GBP17.40 USD10 USD5.75 GBP
20 GBP34.79 USD20 USD11.50 GBP
50 GBP86.98 USD50 USD28.74 GBP
100 GBP173.96 USD100 USD57.48 GBP
200 GBP347.93 USD200 USD114.97 GBP
250 GBP434.91 USD250 USD143.71 GBP

1 GBP in other currencies on October 20, 2008

PairRate
GBP/EUR Euro1.2959
GBP/USD US dollar1.7396
GBP/JPY Japanese yen176.83
GBP/CHF Swiss franc1.9826
GBP/AUD Australian dollar2.5089
GBP/CAD Canadian dollar2.0605
GBP/NZD New Zealand dollar2.8238
GBP/CNY Chinese yuan11.882
GBP/HKD Hong Kong dollar13.495
GBP/SGD Singapore dollar2.5728
GBP/KRW South Korean won2,291.98
GBP/IDR Indonesian rupiah17,126.85
GBP/MYR Malaysian ringgit6.1270
GBP/PHP Philippine peso83.328
GBP/THB Thai baht59.635
GBP/TRY Turkish lira2.6347
GBP/ZAR South African rand17.523
GBP/BRL Brazilian real3.6712
GBP/MXN Mexican peso22.250
GBP/PLN Polish zloty4.6350
GBP/CZK Czech koruna32.380
GBP/HUF Hungarian forint347.66
GBP/RON Romanian leu4.7360
GBP/SEK Swedish krona12.854
GBP/NOK Norwegian krone11.387
GBP/DKK Danish krone9.6596
GBP/ISK Icelandic krona395.26

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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