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International Summary Statistics

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Release Date: December 2009

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U.S. Reserve Assets (3.12) 
Millions of dollars, end of period
Asset 2006 2007 2008 May 2009 Jun 2009 Jul 2009 Aug 2009 Sep 2009 Oct 2009 Nov 2009/p
1 Total 65,895 70,565 77,648 81,738 81,489 82,931 126,846 134,296 134,690 135,020
 
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 8,870 9,476 9,340 9,412 9,437 9,444 52,660 57,945 58,147 59,381
4 Reserve position in International Monetary Fund2 5,040 4,244 7,683 12,037 12,113 12,571 12,692 13,470 13,599 11,073
5 Foreign Currencies4 40,943 45,804 49,584 49,247 48,897 49,876 50,453 51,840 51,903 53,525
The data presented in this table are available in the monthly statistical release, "U.S. Reserve 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 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. Recent allocations are as follows: August 2009--$43,069 million; September 2009--$4,529 million.   Return to table
  4. Includes holdings of Treasury and Federal Reserve System; beginning November 1978, these are valued at current market exchange rates or, where appropriate, at such other rates as may be agreed upon by the parties to the transactions. Excludes outstanding reciprocal currency swaps with foreign central banks. At end-November 2009 swaps outstanding were $23.038 billion: $18.939 billion with the European Central Bank, $0.013 billion with the Bank of England, $0.415 billion with the Bank of Japan, $3.221 billion with the Bank of Mexico, and $.450 billion with the Bank of Korea.   Return to table
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Last update: December 24, 2009