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International Summary Statistics

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Release Date: January 2017

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U.S. Reserve Assets (3.12) 
Millions of dollars, end of period
Asset 2013 2014 2015 Jun 2016 Jul 2016 Aug 2016 Sep 2016 Oct 2016 Nov 2016 Dec 2016/p
1 Total 144,575 130,090 117,581 120,202 120,411 120,313 122,431 121,020 118,219 117,332
 
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 55,184 51,941 49,688 50,161 49,965 50,001 50,054 49,266 49,225 48,883
4 Reserve position in International Monetary Fund2 5 30,750 25,164 17,609 16,734 16,763 16,868 18,348 19,007 18,530 18,385
5 Foreign Currencies4 47,599 41,944 39,242 42,267 42,642 42,403 42,988 41,706 39,422 39,023
  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-December 2016 there were $5,563 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: January 27, 2017