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International Summary Statistics

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Release Date: May 2009

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U.S. Reserve Assets (3.12) 
Millions of dollars, end of period
Asset 2005 2006 2007 Oct 2008 Nov 2008 Dec 2008 Jan 2009 Feb 2009 Mar 2009 Apr 2009/p
1 Total 65,127 65,895 70,565 69,763 73,378 77,648 75,364 73,199 74,958 75,115
 
2 Gold stock1 11,043 11,041 11,041 11,041 11,041 11,041 11,041 11,041 11,041 11,041
3 Special drawing rights2 3 8,210 8,870 9,476 9,001 9,023 9,340 9,047 8,913 9,082 9,098
4 Reserve position in International Monetary Fund2 8,036 5,040 4,244 4,433 7,344 7,683 7,680 7,616 8,201 8,250
5 Foreign Currencies4 37,838 40,943 45,804 45,288 45,970 49,584 47,595 45,628 46,634 46,725
The data presented in this table are available in the monthly statistical release, "U.S. Reserve Foreign Official Assets Held at Federal Reserve Banks."
  1. Gold held "under earmark" at Federal Reserve Banks for foreign and international accounts is not included in the gold stock of the United States; see table 3.13, line 3. Gold stock is valued at $42.22 per fine troy ounce.  Return to table
  2. Special drawing rights(SDRs) are valued according to a technique adopted by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in July 1974. Values are based on a weighted average of exchange rates for the currencies of member countries. From July 1974 through December 1980, sixteen currencies were used; since January 1981, five currencies have been used. U.S. SDR holdings and reserve positions in the IMF have also been valued on this basis since July 1974.  Return to table
  3. Includes allocations of SDRs by the International Monetary Fund on Jan. 1 of the year indicated, as follows: 1970--$867 million; 1971--$717 million; 1972--$710 million; 1979--$1,139 million; 1980--$1,152 million; 1981--$1,093 million; plus net transactions in SDRs.  Return to table
  4. Includes holdings of Treasury and Federal Reserve System; beginning November 1978, these are valued at current market exchange rates or, where appropriate, at such other rates as may be agreed upon by the parties to the transactions. Excludes outstanding reciprocal currency swaps with foreign central banks. At end-February 2009 swaps outstanding were $321.214 billion: $156.066 billion with the European Central Bank, $12.271 billion with the Swiss National Bank, $15.993 billion with the Bank of England, $70.994 billion with the Bank of Japan, $11.615 billion with the Reserve Bank of Australia, $23 billion with the Bank of Sweden, $7.875 billion with the National Bank of Denmark, $7.05 billion with the Bank of Norway and $16.350 billion with the Bank of Korea.  Return to table
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Last update: May 29, 2009