International Summary Statistics

Release Date: December 2021
Selected Foreign Official Assets Held at Federal Reserve Banks (Table 3.13) 1
Millions of dollars, end of period
Asset 2018 2019 2020 May 2021 Jun 2021 Jul 2021 Aug 2021 Sep 2021 Oct 2021 Nov 2021/p
1 Deposits 5,245 5,182 21,838 26,786 5,255 5,339 5,273 5,597 5,557 5,344
 
  Held in custody  
2 U.S. Treasury securities2 2,996,589 2,948,866 3,037,585 3,091,101 3,091,639 3,075,445 3,048,758 3,063,864 3,063,482 3,047,145
3 U.S. government agency securities3 304,904 357,066 352,178 348,265 349,407 341,673 330,155 323,465 326,384 320,878
4 Earmarked gold4 7,802 7,794 7,794 7,794 7,794 7,794 7,789 7,789 7,789 7,760
  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: January 3, 2022