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L.200 U.S. Official Reserve Assets and SDR Allocations 1
Billions of dollars; amounts outstanding end of period, not seasonally adjusted                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
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2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2014   Q4
2015   Q1
2015   Q2
2015   Q3
2015   Q4
LineAll sectors; U.S. official reserve assets; liability
	175.5
	190.9
	193.2
	187.7
	170.0
	155.3
	170.0
	156.8
	158.8
	158.6
	155.3
	1Federal government; special drawing rights (SDRs) allocations; liability
	54.4
	54.2
	54.3
	54.4
	51.2
	48.9
	51.2
	48.7
	49.7
	49.6
	48.9
	2Rest of the world; U.S. official reserve assets; liability
	121.1
	136.7
	138.9
	133.4
	118.9
	106.4
	118.9
	108.1
	109.2
	109.0
	106.4
	3Federal government; special drawing rights (SDRs) holdings; asset
	56.8
	55.0
	55.1
	55.2
	51.9
	49.7
	51.9
	49.5
	50.4
	50.3
	49.7
	4Rest of the world; reserve position in IMF (net); liability
	12.5
	30.1
	34.2
	30.8
	25.2
	17.6
	25.2
	19.8
	19.2
	18.9
	17.6
	5Rest of the world; other U.S. reserve assets (total); liability
	51.8
	51.6
	49.7
	47.4
	41.8
	39.1
	41.8
	38.8
	39.5
	39.8
	39.1
	6All sectors; U.S. official reserve assets
	186.6
	201.9
	204.3
	198.8
	181.1
	166.4
	181.1
	167.8
	169.9
	169.7
	166.4
	7Federal government; U.S. official reserve assets
	95.1
	110.9
	114.2
	109.8
	98.0
	86.9
	98.0
	88.7
	89.5
	89.2
	86.9
	8Federal government; monetary gold; asset
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	9Federal government; special drawing rights (SDRs) holdings; asset
	56.8
	55.0
	55.1
	55.2
	51.9
	49.7
	51.9
	49.5
	50.4
	50.3
	49.7
	10Federal government; reserve position in IMF (net); asset
	12.6
	30.3
	34.4
	31.0
	25.3
	17.7
	25.3
	19.9
	19.4
	19.0
	17.7
	11Federal government; other reserves; asset
	25.7
	25.6
	24.7
	23.6
	20.7
	19.5
	20.7
	19.3
	19.7
	19.8
	19.5
	12Federal government; special drawing rights (SDRs) allocations; liability
	54.4
	54.2
	54.3
	54.4
	51.2
	48.9
	51.2
	48.7
	49.7
	49.6
	48.9
	13Monetary authority; U.S. official reserve assets
	37.0
	36.8
	35.8
	34.6
	32.0
	30.5
	32.0
	30.4
	30.7
	30.9
	30.5
	14Monetary authority; monetary gold; asset
	11.0
	11.0
	11.0
	11.0
	11.0
	11.0
	11.0
	11.0
	11.0
	11.0
	11.0
	15Monetary authority; reserve position in IMF (net); asset
	-0.1
	-0.3
	-0.2
	-0.2
	-0.1
	-0.1
	-0.1
	-0.2
	-0.1
	-0.1
	-0.1
	16Monetary authority; foreign currency denominated assets
	26.1
	26.0
	25.0
	23.8
	21.1
	19.6
	21.1
	19.5
	19.8
	20.0
	19.6
	17Instrument discrepancies; U.S. official reserve assets
	-11.0
	-11.0
	-11.0
	-11.0
	-11.0
	-11.0
	-11.0
	-11.0
	-11.0
	-11.0
	-11.0
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|Rest of the world; reserve position in IMF (net); liability                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
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|Federal government; monetary gold; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|Federal government; special drawing rights (SDRs) holdings; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
|Federal government; reserve position in IMF (net); asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|Federal government; other reserves; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|Federal government; special drawing rights (SDRs) allocations; liability                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|Monetary authority; U.S. official reserve assets                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|Monetary authority; monetary gold; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|Monetary authority; reserve position in IMF (net); asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|Monetary authority; foreign currency denominated assets                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|Instrument discrepancies; U.S. official reserve assets                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
|**NOTES**    
Includes federal government liability to IMF for special drawing rights (SDRs) allocations and accrued interest.
By international accounting standards, monetary gold is a financial asset for which there is no corresponding liability.




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