FRB: August 2004 Statistical Supplement--U.S. Reserve Assets

Statistical Supplement | August 2004

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, August 2004

3.12 U.S. Reserve Assets
Asset		2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Millions of dollars, end of period
Asset		2000	2001	2002	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	June	July^p
1	Total	67,647	68,654	79,006	85,938	85,255	84,741	85,192	82,090	82,804	82,652	81,375

2	Gold stock¹	11,046	11,045	11,043	11,043	11,043	11,045	11,045	11,045	11,045	11,045	11,045
3	Special drawing rights²^, ³	10,539	10,774	12,166	12,638	12,598	12,687	12,691	12,445	12,682	12,659	12,586
4	Reserve position in International Monetary Fund²	14,824	17,854	21,979	22,535	21,887	21,819	21,642	20,322	20,297	20,076	19,393
5	Foreign currencies⁴	31,238	28,981	33,818	39,722	39,727	39,190	39,814	38,279	38,780	38,873	38,352

Note. The data presented in this table are available in the monthly statistical release "U.S. Reserve Assets; Foreign Official Assets Held at Federal Reserve Banks."

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 also have 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. Valued at current market exchange rates. Return to table

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