1.   Compared to a year ago, the rupiah has lost more than three-quarters of its value.

2.   Stocks across Asia tumbled as the Indonesian rupiah lost as much as a third of its value against the dollar.

3.   The Indonesian rupiah lost half its value.

4.   The rupiah has lost almost half its value so far this month.

5.   The rupiah has lost almost three-quarters of its value against the dollar -- and the deutsche mark -- during the past year.

6.   The rupiah has lost almost half its value this year.

7.   The rupiah has lost about a third of its value since July, when several Southeast Asian currencies were targeted by speculators.

8.   The rupiah has lost about one-fourth of its value against the dollar since the beginning of the year.

9.   The rupiah has lost almost half its value since July amid steep drops in currencies across Southeast Asia.

10.   The rupiah has lost one-third of its value since the regional economic crisis began in July.