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International Summary Statistics

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Release Date: February 2017

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Selected Foreign Official Assets Held at Federal Reserve Banks (3.13) 1
Millions of dollars, end of period
Asset 2013 2014 2015 Jul 2016 Aug 2016 Sep 2016 Oct 2016 Nov 2016 Dec 2016 Jan 2017/p
1 Deposits 7,970 5,242 5,231 14,148 14,115 14,113 14,116 14,113 14,109 5,166
 
  Held in custody  
2 U.S. Treasury securities2 2,995,263 2,959,292 2,996,700 2,892,673 2,856,631 2,833,070 2,793,942 2,799,060 2,858,312 2,840,064
3 U.S. government agency securities3 310,375 289,341 267,028 263,509 261,179 259,055 258,133 263,317 259,710 254,291
4 Earmarked gold4 8,410 8,170 7,995 7,883 7,849 7,841 7,841 7,841 7,841 7,841
  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: February 24, 2017