Global Major Currencies Traded on FOREX |
Currency distribution of global foreign exchange market activity
Percentage shares of daily turnover (out of 200%)
| Currency |
April 1989 |
April 1992 |
April 1995 |
April 1998 |
|
US Dollar |
90 |
82 |
82 |
87 |
|
Deutsche mark |
27 |
40 |
37 |
30 |
|
Japanese yen |
27 |
23 |
24 |
21 |
|
Pound sterling |
15 |
14 |
10 |
11 |
|
French franc |
2 |
4 |
8 |
5 |
|
Swiss franc |
10 |
9 |
7 |
7 |
|
Canadian dollar |
1 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
|
Australian dollar |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
|
ECU and other EMS currencies |
4 |
12 |
15 |
17 |
|
Other currencies |
22 |
11 |
10 |
15 |
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Last update August 20, 2003