International Summary Statistics

Release Date: March 2020
Selected Foreign Official Assets Held at Federal Reserve Banks (Table 3.13) 1
Millions of dollars, end of period
Asset 2016 2017 2018 Aug 2019 Sep 2019 Oct 2019 Nov 2019 Dec 2019 Jan 2020 Feb 2020/p
1 Deposits 14,109 5,257 5,245 5,280 5,186 5,185 5,185 5,182 5,182 5,187
 
  Held in custody  
2 U.S. Treasury securities2 2,858,312 3,008,847 2,996,589 2,999,197 2,980,858 2,976,291 2,964,854 2,948,866 2,966,091 2,998,531
3 U.S. government agency securities3 259,710 260,881 304,904 357,592 357,715 360,109 363,252 357,066 363,253 375,549
4 Earmarked gold4 7,841 7,840 7,802 7,794 7,794 7,794 7,794 7,794 7,794 7,794
  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: March 27, 2020