International Summary Statistics

Release Date: June 2021
Selected Foreign Official Assets Held at Federal Reserve Banks (Table 3.13) 1
Millions of dollars, end of period
Asset 2017 2018 2019 Nov 2020 Dec 2020 Jan 2021 Feb 2021 Mar 2021 Apr 2021 May 2021/p
1 Deposits 5,257 5,245 5,182 21,284 21,838 21,849 22,350 33,209 28,091 26,786
 
  Held in custody  
2 U.S. Treasury securities2 3,008,847 2,996,589 2,948,866 3,008,026 3,037,585 3,074,572 3,092,813 3,112,540 3,094,251 3,091,101
3 U.S. government agency securities3 260,881 304,904 357,066 359,198 352,178 356,725 350,760 343,997 352,825 348,265
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: June 25, 2021