International Summary Statistics

Release Date: November 2018
Selected Foreign Official Assets Held at Federal Reserve Banks (Table 3.13) 1
Millions of dollars, end of period
Asset 2015 2016 2017 Apr 2018 May 2018 Jun 2018 Jul 2018 Aug 2018 Sep 2018 Oct 2018/p
1 Deposits 5,231 14,109 5,257 5,254 5,255 5,301 5,257 5,256 5,256 5,257
 
  Held in custody  
2 U.S. Treasury securities2 2,996,700 2,858,312 3,008,847 3,037,270 3,029,598 3,019,893 3,053,664 3,051,095 3,048,181 3,025,099
3 U.S. government agency securities3 267,028 259,710 260,881 273,646 286,007 289,069 298,114 296,284 304,713 303,709
4 Earmarked gold4 7,995 7,841 7,840 7,802 7,802 7,802 7,802 7,802 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: November 30, 2018