Largely reflecting a strengthening of the us dollar against the japanese yen , the euro as well as the british pound , the eeri rose during the first seven months of 2001 , from 136 at the end of 2000 to a high of 141 in mid - july 2001 主要因为美元兑日圆、欧元及英镑偏强，所以港汇指数在二零零一年头七个月内普遍向上，由二零零零年年底的136 ，升上二零零一年七月中141的高位。
Along with the appreciation of the us dollar against other major currencies in the international currency markets , the overall exchange value of the hong kong dollar , as measured by the trade weighted effective exchange rate index eeri , rose from 125 . 2 at the beginning of 1997 to 137 . 9 at the end of the year 由于美元兑国际货币市场的其他主要货币上升，按贸易加权港汇指数计，港元汇率由一九九七年初的125 . 2上升至年底时的137 . 9水平。
