. in order to minimize the effect of the currency exchange fluctuations on our net assets , we have elected to retain most of our taiwan subsidiary 2019s cash and investments in marketable securities denominated in u.s . dollars . the td/usd exchange rate decreased 0.7% ( 0.7 % ) during 2006 , which resulted in a cumulative translation adjustment of negative $ 1.2 million at the end of fiscal 2006 and a net foreign currency loss of $ 3.1 million at garmin corporation during 2006. .