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L.200 U.S. Official Reserve Assets1
   Billions of dollars; amounts outstanding end of period, not seasonally adjusted                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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2005
2006
2007
2008
2009   Q1
2009   Q2
2009   Q3
2009   Q4
2010   Q1
2010   Q2
2010   Q3
LineAll sectors; U.S. official reserve assets; liability
	61.1
	62.2
	67.3
	74.2
	71.2
	78.1
	179.2
	175.1
	170.1
	165.7
	177.0
	1Federal government; special drawing rights (SDRs) allocations; liability
	7.0
	7.4
	7.7
	7.5
	7.3
	7.6
	56.0
	55.4
	53.6
	52.2
	55.0
	2Rest of the world; U.S. official reserve assets; liability
	54.1
	54.9
	59.5
	66.6
	63.9
	70.4
	123.3
	119.7
	116.5
	113.5
	122.1
	3Federal government; special drawing rights (SDRs) holdings; asset
	8.2
	8.9
	9.5
	9.3
	9.1
	9.4
	57.9
	57.8
	56.0
	54.6
	57.4
	4Rest of the world; reserve position in IMF (net); liability
	8.0
	5.0
	4.2
	7.7
	8.2
	12.1
	13.5
	11.4
	11.6
	11.4
	12.9
	5Rest of the world; official foreign currency holdings; liability
	37.8
	40.9
	45.8
	49.6
	46.6
	48.9
	51.8
	50.5
	48.9
	47.6
	51.7
	6All sectors; U.S. official reserve assets
	72.1
	73.3
	78.3
	85.2
	82.3
	89.1
	190.2
	186.1
	181.1
	176.7
	188.1
	7Federal government; U.S. official reserve assets
	35.3
	34.5
	36.4
	41.9
	40.4
	46.0
	97.3
	94.6
	92.2
	89.8
	96.3
	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
	8.2
	8.9
	9.5
	9.3
	9.1
	9.4
	57.9
	57.8
	56.0
	54.6
	57.4
	10Federal government; reserve position in IMF (net); asset
	8.1
	5.2
	4.4
	7.8
	8.3
	12.2
	13.5
	11.5
	11.7
	11.5
	13.1
	11Federal government; official foreign currency holdings; asset
	18.9
	20.5
	22.5
	24.8
	23.0
	24.3
	25.9
	25.2
	24.4
	23.8
	25.8
	12Federal government; special drawing rights (SDRs) allocations; liability
	7.0
	7.4
	7.7
	7.5
	7.3
	7.6
	56.0
	55.4
	53.6
	52.2
	55.0
	13Monetary authority; U.S. official reserve assets
	29.9
	31.4
	34.2
	35.7
	34.5
	35.5
	37.0
	36.2
	35.4
	34.7
	36.8
	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
	-0.1
	-0.1
	-0.1
	-0.1
	-0.1
	-0.0
	-0.1
	-0.1
	-0.1
	-0.1
	16Monetary authority; official foreign currency holdings; asset
	18.9
	20.5
	23.3
	24.8
	23.6
	24.6
	26.0
	25.3
	24.5
	23.8
	25.9
	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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|Federal government; reserve position in IMF (net); asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|Federal government; official foreign currency holdings; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
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|Monetary authority; monetary gold; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|Monetary authority; reserve position in IMF (net); asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
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|Instrument discrepancies; U.S. official reserve assets                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
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1. Includes federal government liability to IMF for special drawing rights (SDRs) allocations and accrued interest. Return to text
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