USD to JPY — May 2011

81.4877JPY

for 1 US Dollar on 31 May 2011 · opened the month at 81.4518

0.04% over May 2011

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

Today: 1 USD = 156.34 JPY (PayerPay indicative rate, includes our margin)

USD to JPY in May 2011 at a glance

1 USD in JPY
Measure	Rate	When
Opened	81.4518 JPY	2 May 2011
Closed	81.4877 JPY	31 May 2011
Highest	82.0741 JPY	25 May 2011
Lowest	79.7894 JPY	5 May 2011
Average	81.1749 JPY	22 trading days
Change	+0.04% JPY	open to close

Day by day

USD to JPY, May 2011▲ 0.04%

1 USD in JPY, day by day
Date	Rate	Day change
2 May 2011	81.4518
3 May 2011	80.7578	-0.85%
4 May 2011	81.0509	+0.36%
5 May 2011	79.7894	-1.56%
6 May 2011	80.3393	+0.69%
9 May 2011	80.7668	+0.53%
10 May 2011	80.5962	-0.21%
11 May 2011	81.1242	+0.66%
12 May 2011	80.9298	-0.24%
13 May 2011	80.7563	-0.21%
16 May 2011	80.8527	+0.12%
17 May 2011	81.6386	+0.97%
18 May 2011	81.1485	-0.60%
19 May 2011	81.8998	+0.93%
20 May 2011	81.6675	-0.28%
23 May 2011	81.7974	+0.16%
24 May 2011	81.9434	+0.18%
25 May 2011	82.0741	+0.16%
26 May 2011	81.8394	-0.29%
27 May 2011	81.1076	-0.89%
30 May 2011	80.8296	-0.34%
31 May 2011	81.4877	+0.81%

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Common questions

What was the USD to JPY rate in May 2011?

Over May 2011 the European Central Bank reference rate moved from 81.4518 JPY per USD on 2 May 2011 to 81.4877 on 31 May 2011, a change of +0.04%. The average across 22 trading days was 81.1749.

When was USD strongest against JPY in May 2011?

The highest reading was 82.0741 JPY on 25 May 2011; the lowest was 79.7894 on 5 May 2011.

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 156.34 JPY per USD; the exact rate for a transfer is confirmed in your order.

Data and reuse

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Source: European Central Bank.

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