Chart description: Through the early 2000 period there was a steady increase in the price, until around 2010 when there was a sudden hike in the cost. The cost remained at the high level for a few years, before there was a brief drop in cost in 2015. This didn't last long before the cost spiked back up to the same level as previously, and has remained there ever since.

Chart data: Month EUR/GBP exchange rate Dec 31, 1998 0.7 Jan 31, 1999 0.69 Feb 28, 1999 0.67 Mar 31, 1999 0.67 Apr 30, 1999 0.66 May 31, 1999 0.65 Jun 30, 1999 0.66 Jul 31, 1999 0.66 Aug 31, 1999 0.65 Sep 30, 1999 0.65 Oct 31, 1999 0.64 Nov 30, 1999 0.63 Dec 31, 1999 0.62 Jan 31, 2000 0.61 Feb 29, 2000 0.61 Mar 31, 2000 0.6 Apr 30, 2000 0.6 May 31, 2000 0.63 Jun 30, 2000 0.62 Jul 31, 2000 0.61 Aug 31, 2000 0.61 Sep 30, 2000 0.59 Oct 31, 2000 0.6 Nov 30, 2000 0.61 Dec 31, 2000 0.63 Jan 31, 2001 0.63 Feb 28, 2001 0.63 Mar 31, 2001 0.62 Apr 30, 2001 0.61 May 31, 2001 0.61 Jun 30, 2001 0.61 Jul 31, 2001 0.63 Aug 31, 2001 0.62 Sep 30, 2001 0.62 Oct 31, 2001 0.62 Nov 30, 2001 0.62 Dec 31, 2001 0.62 Jan 31, 2002 0.61 Feb 28, 2002 0.62 Mar 31, 2002 0.61 Apr 30, 2002 0.63 May 31, 2002 0.64 Jun 30, 2002 0.64 Jul 31, 2002 0.64 Aug 31, 2002 0.63 Sep 30, 2002 0.63 Oct 31, 2002 0.64 Nov 30, 2002 0.64 Dec 31, 2002 0.66 Jan 31, 2003 0.67 Feb 28, 2003 0.68 Mar 31, 2003 0.69 Apr 30, 2003 0.71 May 31, 2003 0.7 Jun 30, 2003 0.7 Jul 31, 2003 0.7 Aug 31, 2003 0.7 Sep 30, 2003 0.7 Oct 31, 2003 0.69 Nov 30, 2003 0.7 Dec 31, 2003 0.69 Jan 31, 2004 0.68 Feb 29, 2004 0.67 Mar 31, 2004 0.67 Apr 30, 2004 0.67 May 31, 2004 0.66 Jun 30, 2004 0.67 Jul 31, 2004 0.67 Aug 31, 2004 0.68 Sep 30, 2004 0.69 Oct 31, 2004 0.7 Nov 30, 2004 0.7 Dec 31, 2004 0.7 Jan 31, 2005 0.69 Feb 28, 2005 0.69 Mar 31, 2005 0.68 Apr 30, 2005 0.68 May 31, 2005 0.67 Jun 30, 2005 0.69 Jul 31, 2005 0.69 Aug 31, 2005 0.68 Sep 30, 2005 0.68 Oct 31, 2005 0.68 Nov 30, 2005 0.68 Dec 31, 2005 0.69 Jan 31, 2006 0.68 Feb 28, 2006 0.69 Mar 31, 2006 0.69 Apr 30, 2006 0.68 May 31, 2006 0.69 Jun 30, 2006 0.69 Jul 31, 2006 0.68 Aug 31, 2006 0.68 Sep 30, 2006 0.67 Oct 31, 2006 0.67 Nov 30, 2006 0.67 Dec 31, 2006 0.66 Jan 31, 2007 0.67 Feb 28, 2007 0.68 Mar 31, 2007 0.68 Apr 30, 2007 0.68 May 31, 2007 0.68 Jun 30, 2007 0.67 Jul 31, 2007 0.68 Aug 31, 2007 0.69 Sep 30, 2007 0.7 Oct 31, 2007 0.71 Nov 30, 2007 0.72 Dec 31, 2007 0.75 Jan 31, 2008 0.75 Feb 29, 2008 0.77 Mar 31, 2008 0.79 Apr 30, 2008 0.79 May 31, 2008 0.79 Jun 30, 2008 0.79 Jul 31, 2008 0.79 Aug 31, 2008 0.8 Sep 30, 2008 0.79 Oct 31, 2008 0.83 Nov 30, 2008 0.9 Dec 31, 2008 0.92 Jan 31, 2009 0.89 Feb 28, 2009 0.92 Mar 31, 2009 0.9 Apr 30, 2009 0.88 May 31, 2009 0.86 Jun 30, 2009 0.86 Jul 31, 2009 0.86 Aug 31, 2009 0.89 Sep 30, 2009 0.92 Oct 31, 2009 0.9 Nov 30, 2009 0.9 Dec 31, 2009 0.88 Jan 31, 2010 0.88 Feb 28, 2010 0.9 Mar 31, 2010 0.87 Apr 30, 2010 0.86 May 31, 2010 0.83 Jun 30, 2010 0.84 Jul 31, 2010 0.82 Aug 31, 2010 0.84 Sep 30, 2010 0.88 Oct 31, 2010 0.86 Nov 30, 2010 0.85 Dec 31, 2010 0.85 Jan 31, 2011 0.85 Feb 28, 2011 0.87 Mar 31, 2011 0.88 Apr 30, 2011 0.88 May 31, 2011 0.89 Jun 30, 2011 0.88 Jul 31, 2011 0.88 Aug 31, 2011 0.87 Sep 30, 2011 0.87 Oct 31, 2011 0.86 Nov 30, 2011 0.84 Dec 31, 2011 0.83 Jan 31, 2012 0.84 Feb 29, 2012 0.83 Mar 31, 2012 0.82 Apr 30, 2012 0.8 May 31, 2012 0.81 Jun 30, 2012 0.79 Jul 31, 2012 0.79 Aug 31, 2012 0.8 Sep 30, 2012 0.81 Oct 31, 2012 0.8 Nov 30, 2012 0.81 Dec 31, 2012 0.83 Jan 31, 2013 0.86 Feb 28, 2013 0.86 Mar 31, 2013 0.85 Apr 30, 2013 0.85 May 31, 2013 0.85 Jun 30, 2013 0.86 Jul 31, 2013 0.86 Aug 31, 2013 0.84 Sep 30, 2013 0.85 Oct 31, 2013 0.84 Nov 30, 2013 0.84 Dec 31, 2013 0.83 Jan 31, 2014 0.83 Feb 28, 2014 0.83 Mar 31, 2014 0.83 Apr 30, 2014 0.82 May 31, 2014 0.8 Jun 30, 2014 0.79 Jul 31, 2014 0.8 Aug 31, 2014 0.79 Sep 30, 2014 0.79 Oct 31, 2014 0.79 Nov 30, 2014 0.79 Dec 31, 2014 0.77 Jan 31, 2015 0.74 Feb 28, 2015 0.72 Mar 31, 2015 0.72 Apr 30, 2015 0.72 May 31, 2015 0.72 Jun 30, 2015 0.71 Jul 31, 2015 0.71 Aug 31, 2015 0.73 Sep 30, 2015 0.73 Oct 31, 2015 0.71 Nov 30, 2015 0.73 Dec 31, 2015 0.75 Jan 31, 2016 0.78 Feb 29, 2016 0.78 Mar 31, 2016 0.79 Apr 30, 2016 0.78 May 31, 2016 0.79 Jun 30, 2016 0.84 Jul 31, 2016 0.86 Aug 31, 2016 0.85 Sep 30, 2016 0.89 Oct 31, 2016 0.87 Nov 30, 2016 0.84 Dec 31, 2016 0.86 Jan 31, 2017 0.85 Feb 28, 2017 0.87 Mar 31, 2017 0.85 Apr 30, 2017 0.86 May 31, 2017 0.88 Jun 30, 2017 0.89 Jul 31, 2017 0.91 Aug 31, 2017 0.89 Sep 30, 2017 0.89 Oct 31, 2017 0.89 Nov 30, 2017 0.88 Dec 31, 2017 0.88 Jan 31, 2018 0.88 Feb 28, 2018 0.88 Mar 31, 2018 0.87 Apr 30, 2018 0.88 May 31, 2018 0.88 Jun 30, 2018 0.89 Jul 31, 2018 0.9 Aug 31, 2018 0.89 Sep 30, 2018 0.88 Oct 31, 2018 0.88 Nov 30, 2018 0.9 Dec 31, 2018 0.89 Jan 31, 2019 0.87 Feb 28, 2019 0.86 Mar 31, 2019 0.86 Apr 30, 2019 0.87 May 31, 2019 0.89 Jun 30, 2019 0.9 Jul 31, 2019 0.92 Aug 31, 2019 0.89 Sep 30, 2019 0.88 Oct 31, 2019 0.86 Nov 30, 2019 0.85 Dec 31, 2019 0.85 Jan 31, 2020 0.84 Feb 29, 2020 0.89 Mar 31, 2020 0.88 Apr 30, 2020 0.89 May 31, 2020 0.9 Jun 30, 2020 0.9 Jul 31, 2020 0.9 Aug 31, 2020 0.91 Sep 30, 2020 0.91

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