Table:
| Three months ended August 31, | 2019 (1) | 2018 (2) | Change | Change in constant currency (3) | Foreign exchange impact (3) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| (in thousands of dollars, except percentages) | $ | $ | % | % | $ |
| Canadian broadband services | 147,815 | 153,560 | (3.7) | (3.8) | 73 |
| American broadband services | 148,215 | 136,506 | 8.6 | 7.6 | 1,370 |
| Inter-segment eliminations and other | 6,803 | 7,911 | (14.0) | (14.0) | (2) |
|  | 302,833 | 297,977 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1,441 |
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OPERATING EXPENSES
(1) For the three-month period ended August 31, 2019, the average foreign exchange rate used for translation was 1.3222 USD/CDN.
(2) Fiscal 2018 was restated to comply with IFRS 15 and to reflect a change in accounting policy as well as to reclassify results from Cogeco Peer 1 as discontinued operations. For further details, please consult the "Accounting policies" and "Discontinued operations" sections.
(3) Fiscal 2019 actuals are translated at the average foreign exchange rate of the comparable period of fiscal 2018 which was 1.3100 USD/CDN.
Fiscal 2019 fourth-quarter operating expenses increased by 1.6% (1.1% in constant currency) mainly from: • additional costs in the American broadband services segment mainly due to higher programming costs, additional headcount to support growth, higher marketing initiatives to drive primary service units growth and the FiberLight acquisition;
Question:
What was the average American broadband services from three months ended August 31, 2018 to 2019?
Answer: (148215 + 136506) / 2 = 142360.5