Rupee vs dollar: From 1990 to 2012

Image: A bank employee counts bundles of Indian currency.
Photographs: Jayanta Dey/Reuters.

A day after closing at a record low of 54.50 against the dollar, the rupee on Thursday fell further to 54.60 intra-day as capital outflows continued but suspected RBI intervention cushioned against a steeper fall and it closed at 54.47.

The value of rupee has fallen by over 202.43 per cent since 1990.

Take a look at how the rupee fared against the dollar in the last two decades...

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Rupee vs dollar: From 1990 to 2012

Image: Indian rupee noted in the shape of a kite.
Photographs: Reuters.

1990
1 dollar = Rs 18.11

1991
1 dollar = Rs 25.79

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Rupee vs dollar: From 1990 to 2012

Image: A bank employee counts currency notes at a cash counter in Agartala.
Photographs: Jayanta Dey/Reuters.

1992
1 dollar = Rs 28.95

1993
1 dollar = Rs 31.44

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Rupee vs dollar: From 1990 to 2012

Image: An employee counts rupee notes at a cash counter inside a bank in Agartala.
Photographs: Jayanta Dey/Reuters.

1994
1 dollar = Rs 31.39

1995
1 dollar = Rs 34.92

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Rupee vs dollar: From 1990 to 2012

Image: Students form the symbol of the rupee.
Photographs: Reuters.

1996
1 dollar = Rs 35.83

1997
1 dollar = Rs 39.15

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Rupee vs dollar: From 1990 to 2012

Image: Reserve Bank headquarters in Mumbai.
Photographs: Reuters.

1998
1 dollar = Rs 42.58

1999
1 dollar = Rs 43.45

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Rupee vs dollar: From 1990 to 2012

Image: A man uses an electronic machine to check an Indian currency note at a money exchange shop in Siliguri.
Photographs: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters.

2000
1 dollar = Rs 46.88

2001
1 dollar = Rs 47.93

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