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[den]

Petrol here jumped from $1.25/litre ($5.68/gallon, or $4.73/US gallon) to $1.30/litre ($5.91/gallon, or $4.92/US gallon).

I was going to convert this to $US to see what I'm paying, but then I remembered I don't get paid in $US. I get paid in $AU (which is currently worth US$0.76)

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[moonrose.livejournal.com]

Wait, the AU dollar is actually not "worth" a US dollar? Wow.... when did that happen? I thought the US dollar was the most worthless peice of paper in the world economy at this point :P Merchants HERE sure act like it is.

[dewhitton.livejournal.com]

It's been <$US ever since it was deregulated in the mid 80s. It dropped to the 75c mark and hovers around there now. During the recession it dropped to 51c but it has steadily climbed.

All those bloody yank tourists get a good deal on their holiday money. Come here and spend! 8)

[micheinnz.livejournal.com]

Ditto New Zealand. Our dollar usually sits at about 50c against the US. (It's about 70c at the moment but that's an aberration.)

[dewhitton.livejournal.com]

NZ is a cheaper holiday for me than flying to Perth.

[micheinnz.livejournal.com]

Australia is a cheaper holiday for me than flying to Auckland.

[dewhitton.livejournal.com]

Now that's just silly. What's wrong with AirNZ?

[micheinnz.livejournal.com]

I have no idea. I really don't.