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Subject: Re: [OM] Olympus from Modern Photo..
From: Garth Wood <garth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 29 Mar 1998 20:17:55 -0700
At 09:19 PM 3/29/98 -0500, R. Lee Hawkins <lhawkins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

[snip]

>I'll gladly do that, if someone can supply the following:
>
>Yen/US $ exchange rates for the years 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990,
>1994, 1998.

These would have to be averages, of course.  Perhaps [((beginning of year) + 
(end of year))/2] would be sufficient, although throughout the 70s and into the 
early 80s, I'd probably want to average 'em at least monthly (too much variance 
and volatility otherwise).

>The formula for constant dollars to correct prices to 1982 dollars.
>(or any other year that people think is best.  Maybe correct to 1998 $,
>1974 $, and 1982 $).

You need a CPI/RPI deflation index.  I'll check Web sources and see if there's 
anything out there with historical information for the U.S. -- otherwise, I'll 
have to head over to the government repository library at the U. of Alberta and 
check there.

Why me?  Oh, in a past life, I got a couple of economics degrees (don't ask...).

Garth Wood

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