Appendix Table V.4 : Inter-Bank and Merchant Transactions in The Foreign Exchange Market
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(US $ million)
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Month
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Inter-bank
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Merchant
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Spot
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Forward/Swap
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Spot
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Forward
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Purchases
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Sales
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Net
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Purchases
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Sales
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Net
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Turnover
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Purchases
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Sales
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Net
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Purchases
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Sales
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Net
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Turnover
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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15
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2003
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April
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11,993
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13,001
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-1,008
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22,073
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21,602
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471
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89,363
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6,896
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6,384
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512
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3,402
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2,536
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866
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24,992
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May
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15,834
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17,688
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-1,854
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29,125
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28,621
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504
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113,246
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7,574
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6,752
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822
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5,187
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3,364
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1,823
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29,067
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June
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19,528
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19,773
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-245
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26,227
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26,405
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-178
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122,571
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9,012
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8,569
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743
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4,943
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3,647
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1,296
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35,697
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July
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22,213
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24,793
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-2,580
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29,145 |
28,156
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989
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136,155
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9,517
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8,221
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1,296
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6,053
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2,923
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3,130
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37,358
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Augusr
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18,992
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20,733
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-1,741
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24,666
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25,845
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-1,179
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119,662
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9,316
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7,721
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1,589
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4,876
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2,870
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2,006
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32,982
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September
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21,436
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21,397
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39
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34,140
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33,383
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757
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144,095
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10,153
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7,727
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757
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6,009
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3,761
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2,248
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40,601
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October
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25,927
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29,149
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-3,222
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38,861
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35,795
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2,886
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168,790
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11,930
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9,902
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2,034
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7,646
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4,197
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3,449
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46,407
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November
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20,667
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21,919
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-1,252
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28,582
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27,098
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1,484
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129,098
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9,952
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7,969
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1,983
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6,784
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4,407
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2,377
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41,487
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December
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20,482
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22,249
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-1,767
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28,969
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27,449
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1,520
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136,554
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12,792
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10,686
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2,106
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5,550
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4,260
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1,290
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46,525
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2004
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|
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|
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|
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January
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21,737
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23,779
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-2,042
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33,458
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32,444
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1,014
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153,424
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12,716
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11,208
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1,508
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6,468
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4,406
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2,062
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49,797
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February
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17,147
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18,378
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-1,251
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28,776
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26,061
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2,715
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129,069
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11,145
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9,634
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1,511
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5,139
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3,711
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1,428
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43,837
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March
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29,099
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31,327
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-2,228
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32,916
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31,788
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1,128
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168,370
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15,865
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13,173
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2,692
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7,628
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5,933
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1,695
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56,574
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April P
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29,964
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33,828
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-3,864
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45,245
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42,479
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2,766
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192,240
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12,224
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10,588
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1,636
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10,609
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6,281
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4,328
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52,431
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May P
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29,808
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28,600
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1,208
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43,655
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42,263
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1,392
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178,934
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11,111
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10,957
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154
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8,428
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6,669
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1,759
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49,994
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June P
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28,651
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27,414
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1,237
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37,320
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38,051
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-731
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170,370
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12,612
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12,258
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354
|
5,900
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6,722
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-822
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51,768
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July P
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29,276
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27,796
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-1,749
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34,537
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36,154
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-1,617
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169,052
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12,051
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11,937
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114
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5,851
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6,201
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-350
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50,404
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P : Provisional.
Note :1.Merchant turnover includes cross-currency (i.e., foreign
currency to foreign currency, both spot and forward)
transactions and cancellation of forward contracts.
2.Inter-bank turnover includes cross-currency (i.e., foreign currency
to foreign currency, both spot and forward)
transactions . |
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