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International Summary Statistics

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Release Date: October 2009

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U.S. Reserve Assets (3.12) 
Millions of dollars, end of period
Asset 2006 2007 2008 Mar 2009 Apr 2009 May 2009 Jun 2009/r Jul 2009 Aug 2009 Sep 2009/p
1 Total 65,895 70,565 77,648 74,958 75,115 81,738 81,489 82,931 126,846 134,296
 
2 Gold stock1 11,041 11,041 11,041 11,041 11,041 11,041 11,041 11,041 11,041 11,041
3 Special drawing rights2 3 8,870 9,476 9,340 9,082 9,098 9,412 9,437 9,444 52,660 57,945
4 Reserve position in International Monetary Fund2 5,040 4,244 7,683 8,201 8,250 12,037 12,113 12,571 12,692 13,470
5 Foreign Currencies4 40,943 45,804 49,584 46,634 46,725 49,247 48,897 49,876 50,453 51,840
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; August 2009--$43,069 million; September 2009--$4,529 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-September 2009 swaps outstanding were $56.756 billion: $43.662 billion with the European Central Bank, $0.013 billion with the Bank of England, $1.530 billion with the Bank of Japan, $2.700 billion with the Bank of Sweden, $0.580 billion with the National Bank of Denmark, $1.000 billion with the Bank of Norway, $3.221 billion with the Bank of Mexico and $4.050 with the Bank of Korea.   Return to table
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Last update: October 30, 2009