International Summary Statistics

Release Date: May 2018
Selected Foreign Official Assets Held at Federal Reserve Banks (Table 3.13) 1
Millions of dollars, end of period
Asset 2014 2015 2016 Oct 2017 Nov 2017 Dec 2017 Jan 2018 Feb 2018 Mar 2018 Apr 2018/p
1 Deposits 5,242 5,231 14,109 5,169 5,167 5,257 5,255 5,255 5,253 5,254
 
  Held in custody  
2 U.S. Treasury securities2 2,959,292 2,996,700 2,858,312 3,035,921 3,035,262 3,008,847 3,025,406 3,071,262 3,074,851 3,037,270
3 U.S. government agency securities3 289,341 267,028 259,710 260,792 262,457 260,881 260,547 262,432 272,288 273,646
4 Earmarked gold4 8,170 7,995 7,841 7,840 7,840 7,840 7,835 7,819 7,802 7,802
  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: May 25, 2018