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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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2006
2007
2008
2009
2010   Q1
2010   Q2
2010   Q3
2010   Q4
2011   Q1
2011   Q2
2011   Q3
LineAll sectors; U.S. official reserve assets; liability
	62.2
	67.3
	74.2
	175.1
	170.1
	165.7
	177.0
	175.8
	184.3
	189.3
	186.4
	1Federal government; special drawing rights (SDRs) allocations; liability
	7.4
	7.7
	7.5
	55.4
	53.6
	52.2
	55.0
	54.4
	56.0
	56.5
	55.2
	2Rest of the world; U.S. official reserve assets; liability
	54.9
	59.5
	66.6
	119.7
	116.5
	113.5
	122.1
	121.4
	128.3
	132.8
	131.3
	3Federal government; special drawing rights (SDRs) holdings; asset
	8.9
	9.5
	9.3
	57.8
	56.0
	54.6
	57.4
	56.8
	56.5
	57.2
	55.9
	4Rest of the world; reserve position in IMF (net); liability
	5.0
	4.2
	7.7
	11.4
	11.6
	11.4
	12.9
	12.5
	19.3
	21.7
	22.7
	5Rest of the world; official foreign currency holdings; liability
	40.9
	45.8
	49.6
	50.5
	48.9
	47.6
	51.7
	52.1
	52.4
	53.8
	52.8
	6All sectors; U.S. official reserve assets
	73.3
	78.3
	85.2
	186.1
	181.1
	176.7
	188.1
	186.8
	195.3
	200.4
	197.5
	7Federal government; U.S. official reserve assets
	34.5
	36.4
	41.9
	94.6
	92.2
	89.8
	96.3
	95.4
	102.1
	105.9
	105.0
	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
	8.9
	9.5
	9.3
	57.8
	56.0
	54.6
	57.4
	56.8
	56.5
	57.2
	55.9
	10Federal government; reserve position in IMF (net); asset
	5.2
	4.4
	7.8
	11.5
	11.7
	11.5
	13.1
	12.6
	19.5
	21.9
	22.8
	11Federal government; official foreign currency holdings; asset
	20.5
	22.5
	24.8
	25.2
	24.4
	23.8
	25.8
	26.0
	26.1
	26.8
	26.3
	12Federal government; special drawing rights (SDRs) allocations; liability
	7.4
	7.7
	7.5
	55.4
	53.6
	52.2
	55.0
	54.4
	56.0
	56.5
	55.2
	13Monetary authority; U.S. official reserve assets
	31.4
	34.2
	35.7
	36.2
	35.4
	34.7
	36.8
	37.0
	37.2
	37.9
	37.4
	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
	-0.1
	-0.1
	-0.2
	-0.2
	-0.1
	16Monetary authority; official foreign currency holdings; asset
	20.5
	23.3
	24.8
	25.3
	24.5
	23.8
	25.9
	26.1
	26.3
	27.0
	26.5
	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; monetary gold; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|Federal government; special drawing rights (SDRs) holdings; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|Federal government; reserve position in IMF (net); asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|Federal government; official foreign currency holdings; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
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|Monetary authority; U.S. official reserve assets                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
|Monetary authority; monetary gold; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|Monetary authority; reserve position in IMF (net); asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|Monetary authority; official foreign currency holdings; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|Instrument discrepancies; U.S. official reserve assets                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
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