<Tr> <Td> Japanese yen </Td> <Td> 4.89% </Td> <Td> 3.95% </Td> <Td> 3.75% </Td> <Td> 3.54% </Td> <Td> 3.82% </Td> <Td> 4.09% </Td> <Td> 3.61% </Td> <Td> 3.66% </Td> <Td> 2.90% </Td> <Td> 3.47% </Td> <Td> 3.18% </Td> <Td> 3.46% </Td> <Td> 3.96% </Td> <Td> 4.28% </Td> <Td> 4.42% </Td> <Td> 4.94% </Td> <Td> 5.04% </Td> <Td> 6.06% </Td> <Td> 6.77% </Td> <Td> 9.40% </Td> <Td> 8.69% </Td> <Td> 3.93% </Td> <Td> 0.61% </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pound sterling </Td> <Td> 4.54% </Td> <Td> 4.34% </Td> <Td> 4.71% </Td> <Td> 3.70% </Td> <Td> 3.98% </Td> <Td> 4.04% </Td> <Td> 3.83% </Td> <Td> 3.94% </Td> <Td> 4.25% </Td> <Td> 4.22% </Td> <Td> 4.82% </Td> <Td> 4.52% </Td> <Td> 3.75% </Td> <Td> 3.49% </Td> <Td> 2.86% </Td> <Td> 2.92% </Td> <Td> 2.70% </Td> <Td> 2.75% </Td> <Td> 2.11% </Td> <Td> 2.39% </Td> <Td> 2.03% </Td> <Td> 2.40% </Td> <Td> 3.42% </Td> <Td> 11.36% </Td> <Td> 25.76% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> French franc </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2.35% </Td> <Td> 2.71% </Td> <Td> 0.58% </Td> <Td> 0.97% </Td> <Td> 1.16% </Td> <Td> 0.73% </Td> <Td> 1.11% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canadian dollar </Td> <Td> 2.02% </Td> <Td> 1.94% </Td> <Td> 1.77% </Td> <Td> 1.75% </Td> <Td> 1.83% </Td> <Td> 1.42% </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr>

Since the end of world war ii the dominant and most commonly used global currency has been the