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Federal Reserve Bulletin, September 2001
3.12  U.S. Reserve Assets
Millions of dollars, end of period
Asset 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May June Julyp
1 Total 69,954 81,761 71,516 67,647 67,542 66,486 64,222 64,731 65,254r 64,847 65,736
 
2 Gold stock1 11,047 11,046 11,048 11,046 11,046 11,046 11,046 11,046 11,044r 11,044 11,044
3 Special drawing rights2, 3 10,027 10,603 10,336 10,539 10,497 10,641 10,379 10,420 10,481 10,409 10,518
4 Reserve position in International Monetary Fund2 18,071 24,111 17,950 14,824 15,079 14,107 13,777 13,816 14,283 14,619 14,965
5 Foreign currencies4 30,809 36,001 32,182 31,238 30,920 30,692 29,020 29,449 29,446 28,775 29,209

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 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May June Julyp
1 Deposits 457 167 71 215 199 196 70 101 86 102 84
 
  Held in custody  
2 U.S. Treasury securities2 620,885 607,574 632,482 594,094 594,694 603,906 609,440 585,710 583,655 586,607 578,573
3 Earmarked gold3 10,763 10,343 9,933 9,451 9,397 9,343 9,289 9,235 9,154 9,100 9,100

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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