International Summary Statistics

Release Date: January 2018
Selected Foreign Official Assets Held at Federal Reserve Banks (Table 3.13) 1
Millions of dollars, end of period
Asset 2014 2015 2016 Jun 2017 Jul 2017 Aug 2017 Sep 2017 Oct 2017 Nov 2017 Dec 2017/p
1 Deposits 5,242 5,231 14,109 5,166 5,165 5,168 5,165 5,169 5,167 5,257
 
  Held in custody  
2 U.S. Treasury securities2 2,959,292 2,996,700 2,858,312 2,983,774 3,001,556 3,023,218 3,035,372 3,035,921 3,035,262 3,008,847
3 U.S. government agency securities3 289,341 267,028 259,710 259,124 260,579 262,389 261,217 260,792 262,457 260,881
4 Earmarked gold4 8,170 7,995 7,841 7,840 7,840 7,840 7,840 7,840 7,840 7,840
  1. Except for earmarked gold, excludes items 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. Includes inflation compensation on TIPS.   Return to table
  3. Face value of debt securities of U.S. government corporations and federally sponsored agencies, and current face value of mortgage-backed securities, which is the remaining principal balance of the securities.   Return to table
  4. 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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Last Update: January 26, 2018