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Federal Reserve Bulletin, May 2002
3.12  U.S. Reserve Assets
Millions of dollars, end of period
Asset 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Marp
1 Total 81,761 71,516 67,647 67,852 70,963 69,707 69,158 68,654 67,532 67,357 67,574
 
2 Gold stock1 11,046 11,048 11,046 11,044 11,045 11,045 11,045 11,045 11,044 11,044 11,044
3 Special drawing rights2, 3 10,603 10,336 10,539 10,913 10,919 10,827 10,864 10,774 10,657 10,763 10,809
4 Reserve position in International Monetary Fund2 24,111 17,950 14,824 15,297 18,404 17,787 17,293 17,854 17,602 17,169 17,078
5 Foreign currencies4 36,001 32,182 31,238 30,598 30,595 30,048 29,956 28,981 28,229 28,381 28,643

1. Gold held "under earmark" at Federal Reserve Banks for foreign and international accounts is not included in the gold stock of the United States; see table 3.13, line 3. Gold stock is valued at $42.22 per fine troy ounce.   Return to table

2. Special drawing rights (SDRs) are valued according to a technique adopted by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in July 1974. Values are based on a weighted average of exchange rates for the currencies of member countries. From July 1974 through December 1980, sixteen currencies were used; since January 1981, five currencies have been used. U.S. SDR holdings and reserve positions in the IMF also have been valued on this basis since July 1974.   Return to table

3. Includes allocations of SDRs by the International Monetary Fund on Jan. 1 of the year indicated, as follows: 1970--$867 million; 1971--$717 million; 1972--$710 million; 1979--$1,139 million; 1980--$1,152 million; 1981--$1,093 million; plus net transactions in SDRs.   Return to table

4. Valued at current market exchange rates.   Return to table

 

3.13  Foreign Official Assets Held at Federal Reserve Banks1
Millions of dollars, end of period
Asset 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Marp
1 Deposits 167 71 215 80 608 75 528 61 162 89 255
 
  Held in custody  
2 U.S. Treasury securities2 607,574 632,482 594,094 590,820 587,566 599,043 600,129 592,630 592,031 591,202r 593,865
3 Earmarked gold3 10,343 9,933 9,451 9,100 9,100 9,099 9,099 9,099 9,098 9,098 9,098

1. Excludes deposits and U.S. Treasury securities held for international and regional organizations   Return to table

2. Marketable U.S. Treasury bills, notes, and bonds and nonmarketable U.S. Treasury securities, in each case measured at face (not market) value.   Return to table

3. Held in foreign and international accounts and valued at $42.22 per fine troy ounce; not included in the gold stock of the United States.   Return to table

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