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Re among 25 currencies that saw biggest change against $There were some currencies that saw major gains against the dollar while there were some that took a tumble against the world's biggest traded currency in 2013.
Let's take a look and see how some of the major currencies performed against the dollar.
Source: Bloomberg Visual Data
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Image: People walk past a cafe in Tel Aviv, Israel.Photographs: Sharon Perry/Reuters
Israeli shekel
Return against the dollar in 2013: 7.49 per cent
Return against the dollar in 2012: 2.06 per cent
Return against the dollar in 2011: Minus 7.50 per cent
Overall rank in return in 2013: 1
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Image: A view of finance institute Sydbank in Copenhagen, Denmark.Photographs: Fabian Bimmer/Reuters
Danish krone
Return against the dollar in 2013: 4.18 per cent
Return against the dollar in 2012: 1.39 per cent
Return against the dollar in 2011: Minus 2.89 per cent
Overall rank in change in 2013: 2
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Image: A woman holds up a euro note in Bratislava, Slovakia.Photographs: Radovan Stoklasa/Reuters
Euro
Return against the dollar in 2013: 4.17 per cent
Return against the dollar in 2012: 1.79 per cent
Return against the dollar in 2011: Minus 3.16 per cent
Overall rank in change in 2013: 3
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Image: French hair dresser Eric Constantino, right, washes his staff's hair during a demonstration at his shop in Beijing, China.Photographs: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters
Chinese renminbi
Return against the dollar in 2013: 2.91 per cent
Return against the dollar in 2012: 1.03 per cent
Return against the dollar in 2011: 4.96 per cent
Overall rank in change in 2013: 4
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Image: People standing on the Quaibruecke bridge watch a man jump from a 10-metre-high public diving platform into Lake Zurich in Zurich, Switzerland.Photographs: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters
Swiss franc
Return against the dollar in 2013: 2.52 per cent
Return against the dollar in 2012: 2.48 per cent
Return against the dollar in 2011: Minus 0.31 per cent
Overall rank in change in 2013: 5
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Image: Partygoers enjoy the night life in Warsaw, Poland.Photographs: Kacper Pempel/Reuters
Polish zloty
Return against the dollar in 2013: 2.34 per cent
Return against the dollar in 2012: 11.37 per cent
Return against the dollar in 2011: Minus 14.02 per cent
Overall rank in change in 2013: 6
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Image: Boys hold onto a girl as they throw water at her as part of traditional Easter celebrations in Holloko, 100km east of Budapest, Hungary.Photographs: Laszlo Balogh/Reuters
Hungarian forint
Return against the dollar in 2013: 2.12 per cent
Return against the dollar in 2012: 10.03 per cent
Return against the dollar in 2011: Minus 14.35 per cent
Overall rank in change in 2013: 7
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Image: Pedestrians walk past a store on Oxford Street in central London, United Kingdom.Photographs: Neil Hall/Reuters
British pound
Return against the dollar in 2013: 1.86 per cent
Return against the dollar in 2012: 4.58 per cent
Return against the dollar in 2011: Minus 0.44 per cent
Overall rank in change in 2013: 8
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Image: People walk past flowerpots made of old jeans during a recycling campaign at the Myeongdong shopping district in Seoul, South Korea.Photographs: Jo Yong-Hak/Reuters
South Korean won
Return against the dollar in 2013: 1.39 per cent
Return against the dollar in 2012: 8.27 per cent
Return against the dollar in 2011: Minus 2.30 per cent
Overall rank in change in 2013: 9
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Image: Elin Bjerre of Kristianstad in southern Sweden crosses the finish line first to win the 100m final of the Stiletto Run in Stockholm, Sweden.Photographs: Scanpix/Leif R Jansson/Reuters
Swedish krona
Return against the dollar in 2013: 1.01 per cent
Return against the dollar in 2012: 5.90 per cent
Return against the dollar in 2011: Minus 2.55 per cent
Overall rank in change in 2013: 10
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Image: Couples go through an obstacle course during a wife-carrying competition at a shopping mall in Hong Kong.Photographs: Bobby Yip/Reuters
Hong Kong dollar
Return against the dollar in 2013: Minus 0.05 per cent
Return against the dollar in 2012: 0.22 per cent
Return against the dollar in 2011: 0.07 per cent
Overall rank in change in 2013: 11
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Image: Foreign exchange rates are on display at a Thomas Cook shop in Lambton Quay in Wellington, New Zealand.Photographs: Anthony Phelps/Reuters
New Zealand dollar
Return against the dollar in 2013: Minus 0.89 per cent
Return against the dollar in 2012: 6.64 per cent
Return against the dollar in 2011: Minus 0.38 per cent
Overall rank in change in 2013: 12
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Image: Ice skaters on a rink in Mexico City's Zocalo square.Photographs: Edgard Garrido/Reuters
Mexican peso
Return against the dollar in 2013: Minus 1.41 per cent
Return against the dollar in 2012: 8.42 per cent
Return against the dollar in 2011: Minus 11.45 per cent
Overall rank in change in 2013: 13
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Image: People lie on a pedestrian crossing during a flashmob event in a shopping area in Taipei, Taiwan.Photographs: Pichi Chuang/Reuters
Taiwanese dollar
Return against the dollar in 2013: Minus 2.60 per cent
Return against the dollar in 2012: 4.29 per cent
Return against the dollar in 2011: Minus 3.24 per cent
Overall rank in change in 2013: 14
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Image: A model presents a creation by Indian designer Devki Karer for label DEVKI's in Singapore.Photographs: Tim Chong/Reuters
Singapore dollar
Return against the dollar in 2013: Minus 3.26 per cent
Return against the dollar in 2012: 6.12 per cent
Return against the dollar in 2011: Minus 1.02 per cent
Overall rank in change in 2013: 15
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Image: Customers enjoy drinks at a cafe bar in Prague's district of Holesovice, Czech Republic.Photographs: Petr Josek/Reuters
Czech koruna
Return against the dollar in 2013: Minus 4.42 per cent
Return against the dollar in 2012: 3.84 per cent
Return against the dollar in 2011: Minus 5.31 per cent
Overall rank in change in 2013: 16
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Image: People walk near the Chateau Frontenac in Quebec, Canada.Photographs: Mathieu Belanger/Reuters
Canadian dollar
Return against the dollar in 2013: Minus 6.61 per cent
Return against the dollar in 2012: 2.94 per cent
Return against the dollar in 2011: Minus 2.28 per cent
Overall rank in change in 2013: 17
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Image: People shop at a shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.Photographs: Bazuki Muhammad/Reuters
Malaysian ringgit
Return against the dollar in 2013: Minus 6.65 per cent
Return against the dollar in 2012: 3.60 per cent
Return against the dollar in 2011: Minus 3.30 per cent
Overall rank in change in 2013: 18
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Image: Two women read a book as they sit on the metro in Moscow, Russia.Photographs: Dylan Martinez/Reuters
Russian ruble
Return against the dollar in 2013: Minus 7.13 per cent
Return against the dollar in 2012: 5.28 per cent
Return against the dollar in 2011: Minus 4.98 per cent
Overall rank in change in 2013: 19
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Image: Karl Johans Gate, the main shopping street, in Oslo, Norway.Photographs: Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters
Norwegian krone
Return against the dollar in 2013: Minus 8.34 per cent
Return against the dollar in 2012: 7.37 per cent
Return against the dollar in 2011: Minus 2.57 per cent
Overall rank in change in 2013: 20
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Image: A reveler performs during a parade as part of the Barranquilla Carnival in Barranquilla, Colombia.Photographs: Joaquin Sarmiento/Reuters
Colombian peso
Return against the dollar in 2013: Minus 8.42 per cent
Return against the dollar in 2012: 9.71 per cent
Return against the dollar in 2011: Minus 1.59 per cent
Overall rank in change in 2013: 21
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Image: Participants dance and play their cajons, a popular Peruvian instrument, during the International Festival of the Peruvian Cajon in Lima's Plaza Mayor.Photographs: Enrique Castro-Mendivil/Reuters
Peruvian new sol
Return against the dollar in 2013: Minus 8.77 per cent
Return against the dollar in 2012: 5.68 per cent
Return against the dollar in 2011: 4.08 per cent
Overall rank in change in 2013: 22
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Image: Women practice a traditional dance on Easter Island, Chile.Photographs: Carlos Barria/Reuters
Chilean peso
Return against the dollar in 2013: Minus 8.80 per cent
Return against the dollar in 2012: 8.42 per cent
Return against the dollar in 2011: Minus 9.92 per cent
Overall rank in change in 2013: 23
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Image: Shoppers leave a retail store inside a mall in Mumbai.Photographs: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters
Indian rupee
Return against the dollar in 2013: Minus 11.01 per cent
Return against the dollar in 2012: Minus 3.51 per cent
Return against the dollar in 2011: Minus 15.75 per cent
Overall rank in change in 2013: 24
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Image: Drum Queen Bruna Almeida of Sao Clemente samba school participates at the carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Photographs: Pilar Olivares/Reuters
Brazilian real
Return against the dollar in 2013: Minus 13.15 per cent
Return against the dollar in 2012: Minus 9.00 per cent
Return against the dollar in 2011: Minus 11.01 per cent
Overall rank in change in 2013: 25
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