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International Summary Statistics

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Release Date: March 2013

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U.S. Reserve Assets (3.12) 
Millions of dollars, end of period
Asset 2009 2010 2011 Aug 2012 Sep 2012 Oct 2012 Nov 2012 Dec 2012 Jan 2013/r Feb 2013/p
1 Total 130,760 132,433 147,953 151,501 153,075 152,228 151,276 150,175 151,895 148,837
 
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 57,814 56,824 54,955 54,510 55,232 55,175 54,975 55,050 55,209 54,264
4 Reserve position in International Monetary Fund2 5 11,385 12,492 30,080 35,131 35,248 34,821 34,670 34,161 35,937 35,136
5 Foreign Currencies4 50,520 52,075 51,878 50,819 51,554 51,192 50,590 49,922 49,708 48,396
  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; consistent with the Quarterly Report on Treasury and Federal Reserve Foreign Exchange Operations, foreign currency denominated assets are shown not at market value but rather at amortized cost revalued at current foreign currency market exchange rates in order to report these assets in U.S. dollars. Excludes outstanding reciprocal currency swaps with foreign central banks. As of end-February 2013 total swaps outstanding were $8.34 billion 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: March 29, 2013