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U.S. International Reserve Position

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The Treasury Department today released U.S. reserve assets data for the latest week. As indicated in this table, U.S. reserve assets totaled $83,843 million as of the end of that week, compared to $84,136 million as of the end of the prior week.

I. Official U.S. Reserve Assets(in US millions)

TOTAL

March 5, 2003

March 12, 2004

84,136

83,843

1. Foreign Currency Reserves 1

Euro

Yen

TOTAL

Euro

Yen

TOTAL

a. Securities

8,920

14,117

23,038

8,777

14,194

22,971

Of which, issuer head-
quartered in the U.S.

0

0

b. Total deposits with:

b.i. Other central banks and BIS

13,071

2,836

15,907

12,855

2,852

15,707

b.ii. Banks head-
quartered in the U.S.

0

0

b.ii. Of which, banks located abroad

0

0

b.iii. Banks head-
quartered outside the U.S.

0

0

b.iii. Of which, banks located in the U.S.

0

0

2. IMF Reserve Position 2

21,593

21,575

3. Special Drawing Rights ( SDRs) 2

12,556

12,545

4. Gold Stock 3

11,043

11,045

5. Other Reserve Assets

0

0

II. Predetermined Short-Term Drains on Foreign Currency Assets

March 5, 2003

March 12, 2004

Euro

Yen

TOTAL

Euro

Yen

TOTAL

1. Foreign currency loans and securities

0

0

2. Aggregate short and long positions in forwards and futures in foreign currencies vis-à-vis the U.S. dollar:

2.a. Short positions

0

0

2.b. Long positions

0

0

3. Other

0

0

III. Contingent Short-Term Net Drains on Foreign Currency Assets

March 5, 2003

March 12, 2004

Euro

Yen

TOTAL

Euro

Yen

TOTAL

1. Contingent liabilities in foreign currency

0

0

1.a. Collateral guarantees on debt due within 1 year

1.b. Other contingent liabilities

2. Foreign currency securities with embedded options

0

0

3. Undrawn, unconditional credit lines

0

0

3.a. With other central banks

3.b. With banks and other financial institutions

Head-
quartered in the U.S.

3.c. With banks and other financial institutions

Head-
quartered outside the U.S.

4. Aggregate short and long positions of options in foreign

Currencies vis-à-vis the U.S. dollar

0

0

4.a. Short positions

4.a.1. Bought puts

4.a.2. Written calls

4.b. Long positions

4.b.1. Bought calls

4.b.2. Written puts

Notes:

1/ Includes holdings of the Treasury's Exchange Stabilization Fund (ESF) and the Federal Reserve's System Open Market Account (SOMA), valued at current market exchange rates. Foreign currency holdings listed as securities reflect marked-to-market values, and deposits reflect carrying values. Foreign Currency Reserves for the latest week may be subject to revision. Foreign Currency Reserves for the prior week are final.

2/ The items, "2. IMF Reserve Position" and "3. Special Drawing Rights ( SDRs)," are based on data provided by the IMF and are valued in dollar terms at the official SDR/dollar exchange rate for the reporting date. The entries for the latest week reflect any necessary adjustments, including revaluation, by the U.S. Treasury to IMF data for the prior month end.

3/ Gold stock is valued monthly at $42.2222 per fine troy ounce.