Australian Dollar / USD (USD per 1 unit of foreign currency; noon NY) - United States - FED Board - Daily
This series is part of the dataset: US dollar exchange rates (FED Board)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. According to statistics released by the Fed Board, the Australian Dollar / USD exchange rate was 0.70 on 2 October 2026, compared to 0.69 on the previous day. This marks a gain of 1.45 percent.
Sample. In this daily series, there are a total of 13,974 observations. The series covers the time period extending from January 1971 to October 2026.
History. Here's a snapshot of a few statistics we calculated on the entire sample: the exchange rate recorded a bottom of 0.48 on 2 April 2001; it peaked at 1.49 on 7 December 1973; it had a mean of 0.85.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Amount of US dollars needed to buy 1 unit of foreign currency |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | 0.6952 |
| 2026-10-01 | 0.6911 |
| 2026-10-02 | 0.6953 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Australian Dollar / USD exchange rate; FRBNY-certified NY noon buying rate |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Price |
| Data type | Exchange rate |
| Deflation method | Nominal |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Rescaling | None |
| Frequency | Daily |
| Unit | Amount of US dollars needed to buy 1 unit of foreign currency |
| Source | Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System |
| Source type | Central bank |
| Data licence | Licence to copy and distribute without permission |
| Measure type | Level |
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| Dollar Index: Advanced Foreign Economies (weighted by goods and services trade; nominal) - United States - FED Board - Daily | 5203 | 2006-01-02 | 2026-10-02 |
| Dollar Index: Emerging Market Economies (weighted by goods and services trade; nominal) - United States - FED Board - Daily | 5203 | 2006-01-02 | 2026-10-02 |
| Dollar Index: Broad (weighted by goods trade; nominal) - United States - FED Board - Daily | 6328 | 1995-01-04 | 2019-12-31 |
| Dollar Index: Major Currencies (weighted by goods trade; nominal) - United States - FED Board - Daily | 11834 | 1973-01-02 | 2019-12-31 |
| Dollar Index: Other Important Trading Partners (weighted by goods trade; nominal) - United States - FED Board - Daily | 6326 | 1995-01-04 | 2019-12-31 |