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International Summary Statistics

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Release Date: December 2015

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U.S. Reserve Assets (3.12) 
Millions of dollars, end of period
Asset 2012 2013 2014 May 2015 Jun 2015 Jul 2015 Aug 2015 Sep 2015 Oct 2015 Nov 2015/p
1 Total 150,175 144,575 130,090 119,535 120,333 119,318 120,897 120,218 119,267 116,640
 
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 55,050 55,184 51,941 49,855 50,425 50,005 50,334 50,332 50,086 49,202
4 Reserve position in International Monetary Fund2 5 34,161 30,750 25,164 19,594 19,236 19,138 19,688 18,891 18,559 18,179
5 Foreign Currencies4 49,922 47,599 41,944 39,045 39,631 39,134 39,833 39,954 39,581 38,219
  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.   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-November 2015 there were $135 million swaps outstanding.   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 28, 2015