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Unilever Annual Report and Accounts 2004 153
Five-year record (continued)
Unilever Group
Exchange rates
The information in the following table is based on exchange rates between euros and US dollars and euros and sterling. These translation rates
were used in preparation of the accounts.
2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Year end
€1 = $ 1.366 1.261 1.049 0.885 0.930
€1 = £ 0.707 0.708 0.651 0.611 0.624
Annual average
€1 = $ 1.238 1.126 0.940 0.895 0.921
€1 = £ 0.678 0.691 0.628 0.622 0.609
Noon Buying Rates in New York for cable transfers in foreign currencies as certified for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New
York were as follows:
2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Year end
€1 = $ 1.354 1.260 1.049 0.890 0.939
Annual average
€1 = $ 1.239 1.132 0.945 0.895 0.923
High
€1 = $ 1.363 1.260 1.049 0.954 1.034
Low
€1 = $ 1.180 1.036 0.859 0.837 0.827
High and low exchange rate values for each of the last six months:
September October November December January February
2004 2004 2004 2004 2005 2005
High
€1 = $ 1.242 1.278 1.329 1.363 1.348 1.323
Low
€1 = $ 1.205 1.227 1.270 1.322 1.295 1.277
On 25 February 2005, the exchange rates between euros and US dollars and euros and sterling were as follows: €1.00 = US $1.320 and
€1.00 = £0.689.