USD/JPY over 40 years
How strong is the yen against the US dollar compared with the past four decades?
| Series | First | Latest | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD/JPY (monthly avg) | 158.61 | 162.10 | 76.64 | 162.85 |
- Latest chart point (2026-07-01) predates the newest source observation (2026-07-17); one input series may be lagging.
DEXJPUS daily averaged to monthly, from July 1986Japanese yen per US dollar spot rate (DEXJPUS): daily observations averaged into a monthly series from July 1986. Higher means a weaker yen. The window starts after the Plaza Accord repricing of 1985-86 so it covers the modern floating era rather than the one-off realignment. Reference markers show the 40-year median, the previous maximum (the peak before the most recent twelve months) and the full historical range.
- Data through
- July 2026
- Last refreshed
- 23 Jul 2026
- Native frequency
- monthly
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