Canadian exchange rate.

• Author: Woolam, Cami
• Position: Alaska Trends

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Out of the five exchange rates reported in Trends, the one most relevant to Alaskans is the U.S. dollar/Canadian dollar exchange rate. Alaskans are far more likely to use Canadian currency than, for example, the Chinese Yuan.

The U.S. dollar has recently become weaker against the Canadian dollar. The last time a Canadian dollar was worth more than an American one was in 1976; for the last three months of 2007, this...