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E. Official Reserve Assets at the End of Periods (7 August 2013)

2011

(in millions of US dollars)

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Official reserve assets 1,092,980 1,091,485 1,116,025 1,135,549 1,139,524 1,137,809
  Foreign currency reserves 1,034,301 1,030,543 1,041,409 1,057,678 1,062,256 1,061,455
  Securities 1,020,591 1,018,354 1,027,573 1,044,784 1,049,259 1,048,622
Deposits 13,710 12,189 13,836 12,894 12,997 12,833
IMF reserve position 4,675 4,708 17,521 18,857 18,465 18,317
SDRs 20,919 21,080 21,247 20,784 20,546 20,542
Gold 32,647 34,714 35,403 37,777 37,801 37,039
Other reserve assets 438 440 445 453 456 456
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Official reserve assets 1,150,877 1,218,501 1,200,593 1,209,882 1,304,763 1,295,840
  Foreign currency reserves 1,071,531 1,135,186 1,122,922 1,129,114 1,224,805 1,220,785
  Securities 1,059,532 1,106,948 1,103,731 1,115,845 1,179,497 1,181,027
Deposits 11,999 28,238 19,191 13,269 45,308 39,758
IMF reserve position 18,296 17,548 17,293 17,556 16,586 17,180
SDRs 20,523 20,682 20,068 20,380 19,955 19,745
Gold 40,065 44,617 39,856 42,366 42,955 37,666
Other reserve assets 462 468 454 466 462 464

2012

(in millions of US dollars)

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Official reserve assets 1,306,668 1,302,877 1,288,703 1,289,542 1,277,716 1,270,547
  Foreign currency reserves 1,225,982 1,222,020 1,210,477 1,210,929 1,204,042 1,195,579
  Securities 1,198,056 1,200,540 1,193,315 1,198,093 1,191,481 1,183,193
Deposits 27,926 21,480 17,162 12,836 12,561 12,386
IMF reserve position 17,360 16,817 16,922 17,509 15,385 15,582
SDRs 19,948 20,018 19,929 20,002 19,488 19,582
Gold 42,906 43,546 40,901 40,625 38,330 39,327
Other reserve assets 472 476 474 477 471 477
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Official reserve assets 1,272,777 1,273,242 1,277,000 1,274,160 1,270,848 1,268,125
  Foreign currency reserves 1,197,370 1,198,273 1,198,104 1,196,844 1,194,727 1,193,077
  Securities 1,183,515 1,184,305 1,183,815 1,181,973 1,179,516 1,177,832
Deposits 13,855 13,968 14,289 14,871 15,211 15,245
IMF reserve position 15,552 14,281 14,805 14,574 13,275 13,697
SDRs 19,463 19,645 19,905 19,955 19,883 19,911
Gold 39,905 40,557 43,694 42,291 42,464 40,939
Other reserve assets 487 486 492 496 499 501

2013

(in millions of US dollars)

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Official reserve assets 1,267,299 1,258,809 1,254,356 1,257,964 1,250,243 1,238,713
  Foreign currency reserves 1,191,627 1,186,584 1,181,809 1,188,483 1,182,925 1,175,866
  Securities 1,175,347 1,169,427 1,163,863 1,169,951 1,163,222 1,157,455
Deposits 16,280 17,157 17,946 18,532 19,703 18,411
IMF reserve position 14,250 13,017 13,301 13,282 13,092 13,552
SDRs 19,968 19,626 19,424 19,551 19,421 19,488
Gold 40,957 39,081 39,321 36,141 34,309 29,326
Other reserve assets 497 501 501 507 496 481
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Official reserve assets 1,254,033
  Foreign currency reserves 1,187,560
  Securities 1,168,661
Deposits 18,899
IMF reserve position 14,042
SDRs 19,609
Gold 32,340
Other reserve assets 482
(Notes)

  • 1. Coverage of this template is the monetary authorities and other central government, excluding social security.

  • 2. Current market exchange rates are used for valuation of non-US dollar denominated assets/liabilities.

  • 3. Securities and gold reflect marked to market values.

  • 4. Figures may not total due to rounding.

Source : International Bureau (http://www.mof.go.jp/english/international_policy/reference/official_reserve_assets/index.htm)

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