U.S. Reserve Assets, by Type statistics



Type	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999


Total............................................................	26.8	30.1	34.0	33.7	34.9	43.2	48.5	45.8	47.8	74.6	83.3	77.7	71.3	73.4	74.3	85.8	75.1	70.0	81.8	71.6

Gold stock ¹........................................................	11.2	11.2	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.0	11.1	11.0	11.1
Special drawing rights................................................	2.6	4.1	5.3	5.0	5.6	7.3	8.4	10.3	9.6	10.0	11.0	11.2	8.5	9.0	10.0	11.0	10.3	10.0	10.6	10.3
Foreign currencies ²..................................................	10.1	9.8	10.2	6.3	6.7	12.9	17.3	13.1	17.4	44.6	52.2	45.9	40.0	41.5	41.2	49.1	38.3	30.8	36.0	32.2
Reserve position in IMF ³.............................................	2.9	5.1	7.3	11.3	11.5	11.9	11.7	11.3	9.7	9.0	9.1	9.5	11.8	11.8	12.0	14.6	15.4	18.1	24.1	18.0

PERCENT CHANGE FROM
PRIOR YEAR SHOWN

Total............................................................	(NA)	12.3	13.0	-0.9	3.6	23.8	12.3	-5.6	4.4	56.1	11.7	-6.7	-8.2	2.9	1.2	15.5	-12.5	-6.8	16.9	-12.5

Gold stock ¹........................................................	(NA)	0.0	-0.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.0	0.0	-0.9	0.9	-0.9	0.9
Special drawing rights................................................	(NA)	57.7	29.3	-5.7	12.0	30.4	15.1	22.6	-6.4	3.3	10.4	2.3	-24.4	5.8	11.1	10.0	-6.4	-2.9	6.0	-2.8
Foreign currencies ²..................................................	(NA)	-3.0	4.1	-38.2	6.3	92.5	34.1	-24.3	32.5	156.6	17.2	-12.0	-12.9	3.7	-0.7	19.2	-22.0	-19.6	16.9	-10.6
Reserve position in IMF ³.............................................	(NA)	75.9	43.1	54.8	1.8	3.5	-1.7	-3.4	-13.8	-7.2	0.3	4.5	23.9	0.3	1.7	21.7	5.5	17.5	33.1	-25.3

1 Includes gold in Exchange Stabilization Fund; excludes gold held underunder earmark at Federal Reserve banks for foreign and international accounts. Beginning 1975, gold assets were valued at $42.22 pursuant tothe amending of Section 2 of the Par Value Modification Act, PL-93-110,approved September 21, 1973.
2 Includes holdings of Treasury and Federal Reserve System; beginningNovember 1978 these are generally valued at current market exchange rates.rates.
3 International Monetary Fund. Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Federal Reserve Bulletin, monthly; and Department of the Treasury, Treasury Bulletin, monthly.

http://www.fms.treas.gov/bulletin/index.html

*Special drawing rights

International assets created by IMF that serve toincrease international liquidity and provide additional internationalreserves. SDRs may be purchased and sold amongeligible holders through IMF. (See IMF below)

SDR allocations are the counterpart to SDRs issued by IMFbased on members quotas in IMF. Although shown in exchangestabilization fund (ESF) statements as liabilities, theymust be redeemed by ESF only in the event of liquidation of,or U.S. withdrawal from, the SDR department of IMF orcancellation of SDRs.

SDR certificates are issued to the Federal Reserve Systemagainst SDRs when SDRs are legalized as money. Proceeds ofmonetization are deposited into an ESF account at the FederalReserve Bank of New York.International Monetary Fund

(IMF) Established by the United Nations, theIMF promotes international trade, stability of exchange, andmonetary cooperation. Members are allowed to draw from thefund.

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1311. U.S. Reserve Assets, by Type