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GBP to USD on October 21, 2008

1 GBP = 1.6968 USD

1 USD = 0.58935 GBP

On Tuesday, October 21, 2008 the ECB reference rate was 1 GBP = 1.6968 USD, and 1 USD = 0.58935 GBP.

Against the previous business day (October 20, 2008, 1.7396) the rate moved by -2.46%.

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 (-17.19%).

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 GBP1.70 USD1 USD0.58935 GBP
5 GBP8.48 USD5 USD2.95 GBP
10 GBP16.97 USD10 USD5.89 GBP
20 GBP33.94 USD20 USD11.79 GBP
50 GBP84.84 USD50 USD29.47 GBP
100 GBP169.68 USD100 USD58.94 GBP
200 GBP339.36 USD200 USD117.87 GBP
250 GBP424.20 USD250 USD147.34 GBP

1 GBP in other currencies on October 21, 2008

PairRate
GBP/EUR Euro1.2870
GBP/USD US dollar1.6968
GBP/JPY Japanese yen171.25
GBP/CHF Swiss franc1.9593
GBP/AUD Australian dollar2.4813
GBP/CAD Canadian dollar2.0499
GBP/NZD New Zealand dollar2.7744
GBP/CNY Chinese yuan11.595
GBP/HKD Hong Kong dollar13.157
GBP/SGD Singapore dollar2.5131
GBP/KRW South Korean won2,277.05
GBP/IDR Indonesian rupiah16,704.83
GBP/MYR Malaysian ringgit5.9846
GBP/PHP Philippine peso82.059
GBP/THB Thai baht58.318
GBP/TRY Turkish lira2.6362
GBP/ZAR South African rand17.659
GBP/BRL Brazilian real3.6515
GBP/MXN Mexican peso22.398
GBP/PLN Polish zloty4.6467
GBP/CZK Czech koruna32.571
GBP/HUF Hungarian forint353.64
GBP/RON Romanian leu4.6705
GBP/SEK Swedish krona12.860
GBP/NOK Norwegian krone11.447
GBP/DKK Danish krone9.5936
GBP/ISK Icelandic krona392.54

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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