CAD to USD — August 2008

0.950032USD

for 1 Canadian Dollar on 29 August 2008 · opened the month at 0.974593

2.52% over August 2008

European Central Bank reference rate
21 trading days
Reference rate, not an offer

Today: 1 CAD = 0.702149 USD (PayerPay indicative rate, includes our margin)

CAD to USD in August 2008 at a glance

1 CAD in USD
Measure	Rate	When
Opened	0.974593 USD	1 August 2008
Closed	0.950032 USD	29 August 2008
Highest	0.974593 USD	1 August 2008
Lowest	0.935429 USD	12 August 2008
Average	0.949904 USD	21 trading days
Change	-2.52% USD	open to close

Day by day

CAD to USD, August 2008▼ 2.52%

1 CAD in USD, day by day
Date	Rate	Day change
1 August 2008	0.974593
4 August 2008	0.970751	-0.39%
5 August 2008	0.957880	-1.33%
6 August 2008	0.957856	-0.00%
7 August 2008	0.954941	-0.30%
8 August 2008	0.937729	-1.80%
11 August 2008	0.937488	-0.03%
12 August 2008	0.935429	-0.22%
13 August 2008	0.936353	+0.10%
14 August 2008	0.944976	+0.92%
15 August 2008	0.939050	-0.63%
18 August 2008	0.945109	+0.65%
19 August 2008	0.938608	-0.69%
20 August 2008	0.942072	+0.37%
21 August 2008	0.949737	+0.81%
22 August 2008	0.955231	+0.58%
25 August 2008	0.957404	+0.23%
26 August 2008	0.949217	-0.86%
27 August 2008	0.957839	+0.91%
28 August 2008	0.955680	-0.23%
29 August 2008	0.950032	-0.59%

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Common questions

What was the CAD to USD rate in August 2008?

Over August 2008 the European Central Bank reference rate moved from 0.974593 USD per CAD on 1 August 2008 to 0.950032 on 29 August 2008, a change of -2.52%. The average across 21 trading days was 0.949904.

When was CAD strongest against USD in August 2008?

The highest reading was 0.974593 USD on 1 August 2008; the lowest was 0.935429 on 12 August 2008.

Is this the rate I would have got?

No. These are reference rates published by the European Central Bank for information. PayerPay's indicative rate today is 0.702149 USD per CAD; the exact rate for a transfer is confirmed in your order.

Data and reuse

The series, statistics and tables on this page are PayerPay's compilation (one reading per trading day; days from 28 September 2026 onward from our own record). They may not be copied, scraped or republished in ready form; quoting a figure with attribution and a link is fine. See the terms of use. These are reference rates for information, not an offer — PayerPay's indicative rate today is 1 CAD = 0.702149 USD, including our margin; the final rate for a transfer is confirmed in your order. Corrections: support@payerpay.io.

Source: European Central Bank.

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