First dollar Second dollar Third dollar Month/Year Exchange rate 1983 1 1997 10 2000 100 Jun 2002 1,000 Mar 2005 10,000 Jan 2006 100,000 Jul 2006 500,000+ Month Exchange rate Aug 2006 650 Sep 2006 1,000 Dec 2006 3,000 Jan 2007 4,800 Feb 2007 7,500 Mar 2007 26,000 Apr 2007 35,000 May 2007 50,000 Jun 2007 400,000 Jul 2007 300,000 Aug 2007 200,000 Month Exchange rate Sep 2007 600,000 Oct 2007 1,000,000 Nov 2007 1,500,000 Dec 2007 † 4,000,000 Jan 2008 6,000,000 Feb 2008 ‡ 16,000,000 Mar 2008 70,000,000 Apr 2008 100,000,000 May 2008 777,500,000 Jun 2008 40,928,000,000 Jul 2008 758,530,000,000 Day Exchange rate August 2008 1,780 September 2008 590,000 7 October 2008 2,300,000 14 October 2008 10,700,000 21 October 2008 1,220,000,000 28 October 2008 251,000,000,000 8 November 2008 669,000,000,000