Historical Year Data · 2003

EUR/USD in 2003

EUR/USD opened 2003 at $1.04 and closed at $1.26, a +21.58% move for the year. The high of $1.26 was reached on December 31, and the low of $1.04 on January 2.

Open

$1.04

2003-01

$1.26

251 data points

High

$1.26

Dec 31

Low

$1.04

Jan 2

Full Year Change

+21.58%

2002 Change

+16.10%

Monthly Breakdown

Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
Jan	$1.04	$1.07	$1.09	$1.04	+3.65%
Feb	$1.08	$1.08	$1.09	$1.07	+0.17%
Mar	$1.08	$1.09	$1.11	$1.05	+0.60%
Apr	$1.09	$1.12	$1.12	$1.06	+2.53%
May	$1.12	$1.18	$1.19	$1.12	+4.70%
Jun	$1.17	$1.15	$1.19	$1.14	-2.06%
Jul	$1.16	$1.12	$1.16	$1.12	-3.01%
Aug	$1.13	$1.1	$1.14	$1.09	-2.36%
Sep	$1.09	$1.17	$1.17	$1.08	+7.16%
Oct	$1.17	$1.16	$1.18	$1.16	-0.85%
Nov	$1.15	$1.2	$1.2	$1.14	+4.72%
Dec	$1.2	$1.26	$1.26	$1.2	+5.36%

Events During 2003

1990 Japanese Bubble Collapse

Deflation

January 1990 – 2003

The Nikkei 225 peaked at 38,957 on December 29, 1989, then fell 82% over 13 years. Japan entered its "lost decades" of deflation, zero rates, and structural stagnation that still shapes global markets today.