USD / Japanese Yen (units of foreign currency per 1 USD; 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 data released by the Fed Board, the USD / Japanese Yen exchange rate was 156.76 on 1 May 2026, compared to 156.66 on the previous day. This represents a gain of 0.06 percent.
Sample. In this daily time series, there are a total of 13,869 observations. The span of time covered by the series stretches from January 1971 to May 2026.
History. Here's a peek at a few simple statistics we calculated on the full sample: the exchange rate registered a minimum of 75.72 on 28 October 2011; it attained a maximum of 358.44 on 13 January 1971; it had a mean value of 156.23.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Units of foreign currency received in exchange for 1 US dollar |
|---|---|
| 2026-04-29 | 160.23 |
| 2026-04-30 | 156.66 |
| 2026-05-01 | 156.76 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | USD / Japanese Yen 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 | Units of foreign currency received in exchange for 1 US dollar |
| 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: Other Important Trading Partners (weighted by goods trade; nominal) - United States - FED Board - Daily | 6326 | 1995-01-04 | 2019-12-31 |