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International Summary Statistics

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Release Date: October 2011

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U.S. Reserve Assets (3.12) 
Millions of dollars, end of period
Asset 2008 2009 2010 Mar 2011 Apr 2011 May 2011/r Jun 2011/r Jul 2011/r Aug 2011/r Sep 2011/p
1 Total 77,648 130,760 132,433 139,315 142,989 146,946 147,660 149,704 150,654 148,498
 
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 9,340 57,814 56,824 56,543 57,806 57,144 57,234 57,182 57,583 55,875
4 Reserve position in International Monetary Fund2 5 7,683 11,385 12,492 19,332 19,950 25,460 25,542 26,845 27,096 28,815
5 Foreign Currencies4 49,584 50,520 52,075 52,399 54,191 53,301 53,843 54,635 54,933 52,766
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. As of end-September 2011 swaps outstanding were $500 million with the European Central Bank.   Return to table
  5. IMF data include the reserve tranche position and, as of May 2011, New Arrangements to Borrow.   Return to table
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Last update: October 28, 2011