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Federal Reserve Bulletin, July 2003
3.12  U.S. Reserve Assets
Millions of dollars, end of period
Asset 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr Mayp
1 Total 71,516 67,647 68,654 75,499 75,690 79,006 78,434 78,579 80,049 80,405 n.a.
 
2 Gold stock1 11,048 11,046 11,045 11,042 11,043 11,043 11,043 11,043 11,043 11,043 11,043
3 Special drawing rights2, 3 10,336 10,539 10,774 11,700 11,855 12,166 11,298 11,368 11,392 11,476 n.a.
4 Reserve position in International Monetary Fund2 17,950 14,824 17,854 20,586 20,480 21,979 21,953 21,686 22,858 22,738 n.a.
5 Foreign currencies4 32,182 31,238 28,981 32,171 32,312 33,818 34,140 34,482 34,756 35,148 36,149

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 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Octr Novr Decr Janr Febr Marr Aprr Mayp
1 Deposits 71 215 61 89 78 136 102 224 254 313 79
 
  Held in custody  
2 U.S. Treasury securities2 632,482 594,094 592,630 647,165 669,092 678,106 683,837 700,341 710,955 702,041 727,142
3 Earmarked gold3 9,933 9,451 9,099 9,050 9,045 9,045 9,045 9,045 9,045 9,040 9,031

Note. The headers for monthly 2002 and 2003 were misaligned over the wrong data cells in the June 2003 issue of the Federal Reserve Bulletin. The correct alignment is shown above.   Return to table

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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