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156 Unilever Annual Report and Accounts 2005
Historical information (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:
2005 2004 2003 2002 2001
Year end
€1 = $ 1.184 1.366 1.261 1.049 0.885
€1 = £ 0.686 0.707 0.708 0.651 0.611
Annual average
€1 = $ 1.244 1.238 1.126 0.940 0.895
€1 = £ 0.684 0.678 0.691 0.628 0.622
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:
2005 2004 2003 2002 2001
Year end
€1 = $ 1.184 1.354 1.260 1.049 0.890
Annual average
€1 = $ 1.245 1.239 1.132 0.945 0.895
High
€1 = $ 1.348 1.363 1.260 1.049 0.954
Low
€1 = $ 1.167 1.180 1.036 0.859 0.837
High and low exchange rate values for each of the last six months:
September October November December January February
2005 2005 2005 2005 2006 2006
High
€1 = $ 1.254 1.215 1.207 1.204 1.229 1.210
Low
€1 = $ 1.201 1.191 1.167 1.170 1.198 1.186
On 28 February 2006, the exchange rates between euros and US dollars and euros and sterling were as follows: €1.00 = US $1.193 and
€1.00 = £0.680.