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International Summary Statistics

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Release Date: May 2011

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U.S. Reserve Assets (3.12) 
Millions of dollars, end of period
Asset 2007 2008 2009 Oct 2010 Nov 2010 Dec 2010 Jan 2011 Feb 2011 Mar 2011 Apr 2011/p
1 Total 70,565 77,648 130,760 135,392 130,282 132,433 133,943 134,655 139,315 142,989
 
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 57,986 56,298 56,824 57,633 58,054 56,543 57,806
4 Reserve position in International Monetary Fund2 4,244 7,683 11,385 13,124 12,355 12,492 12,725 12,806 19,332 19,950
5 Foreign Currencies4 45,804 49,584 50,520 53,241 50,588 52,075 52,544 52,754 52,399 54,191
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-April 2011 there were no central bank liquidity swaps outstanding.   Return to table
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Last update: May 27, 2011