GBP to USD on May 17, 2012
1 GBP = 1.5837 USD
1 USD = 0.63145 GBP
On Thursday, May 17, 2012 the ECB reference rate was 1 GBP = 1.5837 USD, and 1 USD = 0.63145 GBP.
Against the previous business day (May 16, 2012, 1.5937) the rate moved by -0.63%.
The May 2012 average was 1.5912, with a low of 1.5506 and a high of 1.6176.
A year earlier, on May 17, 2011, 1 GBP cost 1.6234 USD (-2.45%).
May 2012: daily rates
| Date | Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2012 | 1.6170 | -0.52% |
| May 3, 2012 | 1.6176 | +0.04% |
| May 4, 2012 | 1.6173 | -0.02% |
| May 7, 2012 | 1.6161 | -0.08% |
| May 8, 2012 | 1.6151 | -0.06% |
| May 9, 2012 | 1.6088 | -0.39% |
| May 10, 2012 | 1.6165 | +0.48% |
| May 11, 2012 | 1.6114 | -0.32% |
| May 14, 2012 | 1.6079 | -0.22% |
| May 15, 2012 | 1.6052 | -0.17% |
| May 16, 2012 | 1.5937 | -0.71% |
| May 17, 2012 | 1.5837 | -0.63% |
| May 18, 2012 | 1.5818 | -0.12% |
| May 21, 2012 | 1.5789 | -0.18% |
| May 22, 2012 | 1.5788 | -0.01% |
| May 23, 2012 | 1.5737 | -0.32% |
| May 24, 2012 | 1.5678 | -0.38% |
| May 25, 2012 | 1.5677 | -0.01% |
| May 28, 2012 | 1.5706 | +0.18% |
| May 29, 2012 | 1.5665 | -0.25% |
| May 30, 2012 | 1.5591 | -0.47% |
| May 31, 2012 | 1.5506 | -0.55% |
Conversion at this date's rate
| Amount | USD | Amount | GBP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 GBP | 1.58 USD | 1 USD | 0.63145 GBP |
| 5 GBP | 7.92 USD | 5 USD | 3.16 GBP |
| 10 GBP | 15.84 USD | 10 USD | 6.31 GBP |
| 20 GBP | 31.67 USD | 20 USD | 12.63 GBP |
| 50 GBP | 79.18 USD | 50 USD | 31.57 GBP |
| 100 GBP | 158.37 USD | 100 USD | 63.14 GBP |
| 200 GBP | 316.73 USD | 200 USD | 126.29 GBP |
| 250 GBP | 395.92 USD | 250 USD | 157.86 GBP |
1 GBP in other currencies on May 17, 2012
| Pair | Rate |
|---|---|
| GBP/EUR Euro | 1.2488 |
| GBP/USD US dollar | 1.5837 |
| GBP/JPY Japanese yen | 127.09 |
| GBP/CHF Swiss franc | 1.4999 |
| GBP/AUD Australian dollar | 1.5978 |
| GBP/CAD Canadian dollar | 1.6056 |
| GBP/NZD New Zealand dollar | 2.0760 |
| GBP/CNY Chinese yuan | 10.017 |
| GBP/HKD Hong Kong dollar | 12.303 |
| GBP/SGD Singapore dollar | 2.0082 |
| GBP/INR Indian rupee | 86.286 |
| GBP/KRW South Korean won | 1,845.55 |
| GBP/IDR Indonesian rupiah | 14,639.14 |
| GBP/MYR Malaysian ringgit | 4.9307 |
| GBP/PHP Philippine peso | 68.119 |
| GBP/THB Thai baht | 49.743 |
| GBP/ILS Israeli shekel | 6.0614 |
| GBP/TRY Turkish lira | 2.8970 |
| GBP/ZAR South African rand | 13.250 |
| GBP/BRL Brazilian real | 3.1768 |
| GBP/MXN Mexican peso | 21.893 |
| GBP/PLN Polish zloty | 5.4301 |
| GBP/CZK Czech koruna | 31.862 |
| GBP/HUF Hungarian forint | 371.94 |
| GBP/RON Romanian leu | 5.5503 |
| GBP/SEK Swedish krona | 11.408 |
| GBP/NOK Norwegian krone | 9.4658 |
| GBP/DKK Danish krone | 9.2817 |
GBP/USD 2012 · GBP/USD · USD/GBP
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