This dataset was considered by West and Harrison (1997) and Lopes and West (2004). The dataset consists of n = 143 monthly first-differences of the exchange rates of 6 international currencies against the British pound, from Jan 1975 to Dec 1986, these currencies are: US dollar (USD), Canadian dollar (CAD), Japanese yen (JPY), French franc (FRF), German (deutsche) mark (DEM), and the Italian lira (ITL).
exchangerateA 143 by 7 matrix of exchange rate time-series. The variables include:
Month_YearMonth and year of exchange rate data.
USDUS dollar
CADCanadian dollar
JPYJapanese yen
FRFFrench franc
DEMGerman (deutsche) mark
ITLItalian lira