Release Calendar Of BIS Statistics

🟦**## *~~- - The bilateral exchange rate data set contains long time series on US dollar nominal exchange rates. They record the nominal value of one US dollar (USD) relative to a given currency. A decrease (increase) indicates an appreciation (depreciation) of the currency against the USD.

The data set features daily series for around 80 economies. Most daily series start around 1970, while 14 currencies have data going back to 1950. The data set also includes monthly, quarterly and annual series which cover approximately 190 economies. These series typically feature longer time spans than the daily series and start around 1957.

The time series are calculated as end-of-period or averages over daily data. The data set also includes long historical series, which are backdated with comparable low-frequency historical data.

The exchange rates series are compiled combining several sources, ensuring the highest possible level of consistency. The European Central Bank (ECB) is the primary source of daily data for the most recent periods, complemented by data from the US Federal Reserve. Data are also sourced from other BIS member central banks for periods not covered by the ECB or the Federal Reserve. The Deutsche Bundesbank and the International Monetary Fund (International Financial Statistics) are the main sources of historical data.

This data set serves as the input for calculating the BIS effective exchange rates and is also used for foreign exchange conversion into US dollars in other BIS data sets.~~***