THE DOLLAR'S RISE IN EUROPE

Here's a comparison with a year ago for U.S. dollar exchangerates in the 12 European Community nations. Rates are in units offoreign currency per dollar; travelers usually get less than theseofficial figures: CURRENCY 8/3/92 8/3/93 CHANGE Belgian franc 30.3 36.4 +20.1% British pound .520 .665 +27.8% Danish krone 5.67 6.79+19.8% French franc 4.98 5.93 +19.3% German mark

1.47 1.70 +15.6% Greek drachma 181 239+32.0% Irish punt .554 .710 +28.3% Italian lira

1114 1602 +43.8% Luxembourg franc 30.3 36.4+20.1% Netherlands guilder 1.66 1.91 +15.1% Portuguese escudo

125 173 +38.4% Spanish peseta 93.9 137 +45.9%