International Summary Statistics

Release Date: August 2020
Selected Foreign Official Assets Held at Federal Reserve Banks (Table 3.13) 1
Millions of dollars, end of period
Asset 2017 2018 2019 Jan 2020 Feb 2020 Mar 2020 Apr 2020 May 2020 Jun 2020 Jul 2020/p
1 Deposits 5,257 5,245 5,182 5,182 5,187 17,395 16,351 16,278 16,223 16,229
 
  Held in custody  
2 U.S. Treasury securities2 3,008,847 2,996,589 2,948,866 2,966,091 2,998,531 2,852,903 2,865,189 2,914,002 2,941,578 2,952,196
3 U.S. government agency securities3 260,881 304,904 357,066 363,253 375,549 386,137 378,158 374,774 366,224 356,673
4 Earmarked gold4 7,840 7,802 7,794 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: August 28, 2020