The data do not include the international reserves held by the Accountant-General. However, the holdings of the Accountant-General amount to less than 2 percent of the total gross international reserves and are considered to be analytically insignificant.
Gold is valued at historical cost.
Timeliness One week after the end of the reference month. Access by the Public Advance dissemination of release calendar A quarter-ahead calendar giving the approximate release dates is disseminated on the following CBS Internet website at the end of each month. In addition, a week-ahead calendar giving precise release dates is posted on the websites at the end of each week. The data are released simultaneously to all interested parties by issuing an untitled press release. No officials outside the CBS and the Bank of Israel have access to the data prior to their release to the public.