FRB: March 2005 Statistical Supplement--U.S. Reserve Assets

Statistical Supplement | March 2005

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, March 2005

3.12 U.S. Reserve Assets
Asset		2001	2002	2003	2004						2005
Millions of dollars, end of period
Asset		2001	2002	2003	July	Aug	Sept	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb^p
1	Total	68,654	79,006	85,938	81,375	82,603	82,578	84,232	86,702	86,822	81,369	80,169

2	Gold stock¹	11,045	11,043	11,043	11,045	11,044	11,043	11,043	11,043	11,043	11,045	11,042
3	Special drawing rights²^, ³	10,774	12,166	12,638	12,586	12,710	12,782	13,041	13,478	13,582	13,342	11,727
4	Reserve position in International Monetary Fund²	17,854	21,979	22,535	19,393	19,812	19,433	19,530	20,079	19,479	15,247	15,336
5	Foreign currencies⁴	28,981	33,818	39,722	38,352	39,037	39,310	40,618	42,102	42,718	41,735	42,063

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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