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International Summary Statistics

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Release Date: November 2010

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U.S. Reserve Assets (3.12) 
Millions of dollars, end of period
Asset 2007 2008 2009 Apr 2010 May 2010 Jun 2010 Jul 2010 Aug 2010 Sep 2010 Oct 2010/p
1 Total 70,565 77,648 130,760 126,481 124,174 124,514 129,127 128,447 133,099 135,392
 
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 9,476 9,340 57,814 55,733 54,383 54,551 56,013 55,666 57,410 57,986
4 Reserve position in International Monetary Fund2 4,244 7,683 11,385 11,437 11,621 11,365 12,330 12,106 12,938 13,124
5 Foreign Currencies4 45,804 49,584 50,520 48,270 47,129 47,557 49,743 49,634 51,709 53,241
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 SDR's in the Special Drawing Account in the International Monetary Fund, plus or minus transactions in SDR's. Recent allocations are as follows: August 2009--$43,069 million; September 2009--$4,529 million.   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. As of end-February 2010 through end-April 2010 there were no swaps outstanding. As of end-October 2010 swaps outstanding were $60 million with the European Central Bank.   Return to table
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