International Summary Statistics

Release Date: December 2020
Selected Foreign Official Assets Held at Federal Reserve Banks (Table 3.13) 1
Millions of dollars, end of period
Asset 2017 2018 2019 May 2020 Jun 2020 Jul 2020 Aug 2020 Sep 2020 Oct 2020 Nov 2020/p
1 Deposits 5,257 5,245 5,182 16,278 16,223 16,229 16,620 18,916 21,251 21,284
 
  Held in custody  
2 U.S. Treasury securities2 3,008,847 2,996,589 2,948,866 2,914,002 2,941,578 2,952,196 2,955,011 2,970,129 2,970,901 3,008,026
3 U.S. government agency securities3 260,881 304,904 357,066 374,774 366,224 356,673 350,959 343,191 350,356 359,198
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: December 23, 2020