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International Summary Statistics

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Release Date: May 2016

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U.S. Reserve Assets (3.12) 
Millions of dollars, end of period
Asset 2012 2013 2014 Oct 2015 Nov 2015 Dec 2015 Jan 2016 Feb 2016 Mar 2016 Apr 2016/p
1 Total 150,175 144,575 130,090 119,267 116,640 117,581 117,188 117,218 119,727 121,035
 
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 50,086 49,202 49,688 49,500 49,532 50,518 50,821
4 Reserve position in International Monetary Fund2 5 34,161 30,750 25,164 18,559 18,179 17,609 17,561 16,366 16,677 16,713
5 Foreign Currencies4 49,922 47,599 41,944 39,581 38,219 39,242 39,086 40,279 41,490 42,459
  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-April 2016 there were $1,200 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: May 27, 2016