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 stood at 0.72 on 1 May 2026, the same value recorded on 30 April.
Sample. The daily time series shown in the plot has 13,868 records. The period covered by the series goes from January 1971 to May 2026.
History. Take a look at some statistics we computed on the full sample: the exchange rate averaged 0.85; it achieved a maximum of 1.49 on 7 December 1973; it reached its lowest level of 0.48 on 2 April 2001.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Amount of US dollars needed to buy 1 unit of foreign currency |
|---|---|
| 2026-04-29 | 0.713 |
| 2026-04-30 | 0.7184 |
| 2026-05-01 | 0.7219 |
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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: Broad (all major US trading partners; weighted by goods and services trade; nominal) - United States - FED Board - Daily | 5097 | 2006-01-02 | 2026-05-01 |
| Dollar Index: Advanced Foreign Economies (weighted by goods and services trade; nominal) - United States - FED Board - Daily | 5097 | 2006-01-02 | 2026-05-01 |
| Dollar Index: Emerging Market Economies (weighted by goods and services trade; nominal) - United States - FED Board - Daily | 5097 | 2006-01-02 | 2026-05-01 |
| 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 |