Dollar Index 2011-12-01 to 2011-12-31

Current: 124.63
Previous: 126.89

The dollar index continues its decline for the fifth month in a row as the US dollar continues to gain ground against other currencies, particularly the euro. The exchange rate of US dollars to euros dropped about three percent this month, followed closely by a little less than three percent drop in the rate of US dollars to Brazilian reals; the Canadian dollar, however, managed to not only hold on but actually gain slighlty against the US dollar. This is in contrast the past four months, in which time all three currencies were decreasing in tandem.