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International Summary Statistics

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Release Date: December 2011

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U.S. Reserve Assets (3.12) 
Millions of dollars, end of period
Asset 2008 2009 2010 May 2011 Jun 2011 Jul 2011 Aug 2011 Sep 2011 Oct 2011 Nov 2011/p
1 Total 77,648 130,760 132,433 146,946 147,660 149,704 150,654 148,487 150,695 148,028
 
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 57,144 57,234 57,182 57,583 55,875 56,744 55,538
4 Reserve position in International Monetary Fund2 5 7,683 11,385 12,492 25,460 25,542 26,845 27,096 28,804 29,327 28,765
5 Foreign Currencies4 49,584 50,520 52,075 53,301 53,843 54,635 54,933 52,766 53,583 52,684
  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-November 2011 swaps outstanding were $2.3 billion with the European Central Bank and $101 million with the Bank of Japan.   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: December 23, 2011