Spreadsheet: 8c56690a-7eb6-4a41-a6f8-9f761a41c18b
Sheet: Sheet1

Recent reported changes in central bank reserve holdings | Unnamed: 1 | Unnamed: 2 | Unnamed: 3 | Unnamed: 4 | Unnamed: 5 | Unnamed: 6 | Unnamed: 7
From January 2002 (tonnes), Updated January 2011
Jul 2010 to Dec 2010
Country | Comments | Jul | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec
Bangladesh | Purchase of 10 tonnes from the IMF took place in September | - | - | 10 | - | - | -
Belarus | Purchases and swaps | 1.5 | - | 0.35 | - | - | -
Germany | Sales under CBGA2 | -4.29 | - | -0.68 | - | - | -
Greece | Coin purchases and other changes | -0.1 | - |  | - | - | -
Kazakhstan | Purchases and swaps | 3.01 | -3.1 | - | - | - | -
Malta |  | 0.1 |  |  |  | -0.1
Mexico | Long-term sales programme and periodic additions to reserves. | -0.06 | -0.12 | -0.07698 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -
Philippines | Buys locally produced gold; may sell or retain in reserves | 4 | 0.238873 | -0.2 | -19.5 | - | -
Russia | Mainly purchases of gold in the domestic market & other changes | 16.2 | 9.3 | 20.7 | 19.16 | 9.02 | -
[NAME] | Additions to reserves | 6.88 | -6.72 | - | - | - | -
Tajikistan |  | - | 0.1 | -1 | 0.7
Thailand | Purchase | 15.55 | - | - | - | - | -
Ukraine |  | - | 0.1 |  | 0.1 | 0.1 | -
Venezuela | Purchase of locally produced gold | - | - | - | 1.9 | - | -
Jan 2010 to Jun 2010
Country | Comments | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June
Belarus | Purchases and swaps | - | -0.1 | 0.16 | -2.97 | - | 0.08
Czech Republic |  | - | -0.1 | - | - | - | -0.1
Greece | Coin purchases and other changes | - | - | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.2
Kazakhstan | Purchases and swaps | - | - | 3.1 | - | -2.73 | -3.43
Malta |  | - | - | - | - | -0.09 | -
Mexico | Long-term sales programme and periodic additions to reserves. | -0.2 | -0.1 | -0.19 | -0.09 | -0.07 | -0.09
Pakistan |  | -1.05 | - | - | - | - | -
Philippines | Buys locally produced gold; may sell or retain in reserves | -0.1 | 0.2 | 9.5 | 1.19 | 4.45 | 1.52
Russia | Mainly purchases of gold in the domestic market & other changes | 4.57 | 4.26 | 18.16 | 4.6 | 22.46 | 6.72
Saudi Arabia | SAMA announced in June that gold data from Q1 2008 has been modified, due to an adjustment of SAMAs gold accounts. | - | - | - | - | - | 180
[NAME] |  | -0.19 | 0.19 | -0.4 | -0.78 | -2.57 | 0
Takijistan |  | - | - | - | 0.1 | - | 1.05
Ukraine |  | - | 0.1 | 0.1 | - | - | 0.06
Venezuela | Purchase of locally produced gold | - | 3.11 | - | - | - | -
Jul 2009 to Dec 2009
Country | Comments | Jul | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec
Belarus | Purchases and swaps | 0.1 | 1.5 | 6.016 | - | 0.1 | 0.1
Czech Republic |  | -0.1
France | Sales under CBGA2 | -0.5 | -0.52875 | -9.14435 | - | - | -
Germany | Sales under CBGA | - | - | -0.65 | - | -0.9 | -
India | The purchase of 200 tonnes from the IMF took place in October | - | - | - | - | 200 | -
Kazakhstan | Purchases and swaps | -1.6 | - | - | 3.113433 | -2.5 | -1.6
Malta |  | - | - | - | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1
[NAME] | The purchase of 2 tonnes from the IMF took place in November | - | - | - | - | 2 | -
Mexico | Long-term sales programme and periodic additions to reserves. | -0.1 | 0.9 | -0.1 | -0.12102 | -0.1 | -0.2
Mozambique | Unknown | 0.3 | -0.3 | - | - | - | -
Philippines | Buys locally produced gold; may sell or retain in reserves | 0.2 | - | -3.3 | -0.2 | -5.9 | 6.6
Russia | Mainly purchases of gold in the domestic market & other changes | 18.3 | 9.64 | 12.97 | 16.60913 | 6.1 | 23.5
Serbia |  | - | - | 0.1 | - | 0.1
[NAME] | Additions to reserves | - | - | - | 3.32 | 11.15 | 1.34
Sweden | Sales under CBGA2 | - | -3.7 | -1.6 | - | - | -
Ukraine |  | - | 0.1 | - | 0.062206 | 0.1 | -
Venezuela | Purchase of locally produced gold | - | - | - | - | - | 4.35
Jan 2009 to Jun 2009
Country | Comments | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June
Belarus | Purchases and swaps | 1.4 | 0.09 | - | 2 | -0.6 | -1
China | The purchase of 454 tonnes of gold, announced in April 2009 took place over a six-year period from 2003 - 2009 | - | - | - | 454 | - | -
Czech Republic |  |  |  |  | -0.1
France | Sales under CBGA2 | -5 | -23.5 | -10.92 | -2.022 | -2.3 | -2.9
Germany | Sales under CBGA2 | - | - | - | - | - | -4.3
Greece | Coin purchases and other changes | - | - | -0.1 | - | - | -
Jordan |  | - | -0.3 | 0.3 | - | - | -
Kazakhstan | Purchases and swaps | - | - | - | 0.624 | -0.3 | 0.6
Malta |  | - | - | 0.3 | - | 0.2 | -0.2
Mexico | Long-term sales programme and periodic additions to reserves. | -0.228 | -0.25 | -0.227 | -0.081 | 1.9 | 0.9
Mozambique | Unknown | - | - | - | 0.2 | -0.8 | 0.3
Philippines | Buys locally produced gold; may sell or retain in reserves | -0.31 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 2.4
Russia | Mainly purchases of gold in the domestic market & other changes | 4.1 | 1.4 | 6.84 | 5.008 | 3.6 | 9.7
Serbia |  | - | 0.1 | 0.1 | - | 0.1 | -
Slovak Republic | Transfer to ECB on joining Eurozone (Gold is 15% of contribution to ECB reserves) | -3.42 | - | - | - | - | -
Sweden | Sales under CBGA2 | -1.1 | -0.93 | -1.39 | -1.388 | -1.2 | -0.1
Tajikistan |  | 0.1 | - | - | - | - | -
Ukraine |  | - | 0.062 | 0.062 | - | - | 0.1
Jul 2008 to Dec 2008
Country | Comments | Jul | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec
Albania |  | - | - | - | - | - | -0.579
Belarus | Purchases and swaps | -1.13042 | 0.734036 | -1.0009 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -
Bulgaria |  | 0.270598 | - | - | - | - | -
Czech Republic |  | -0.1 | - | - | - | - | -
France | Sales under CBGA2 | -8.4 | -5.2 | -8.2 | -18.8 | -1.3 | -15.4
Germany | Sales under CBGA2 | - | - | -0.53 | - | - | -
Greece | Coin purchases and other changes | 0.062 | - | - | -0.3 | -0.2 | -
Jordan |  | - | - | -2 | - | - | -
Kazakhstan | Purchases and swaps | 4.3 | -2.48142 | 1.404 | - | - | -
Mexico | Long-term sales programme and periodic additions to reserves. | 0.9 | 0.899972 | -0.1 | -0.62 | 2.8 | -0.31
Netherlands | Sales under CBGA2 | - | - | - | - | -8 | -1
Philippines | Buys locally produced gold; may sell or retain in reserves | - | - | 4.916799 | 12 | 3.75 | 0.3
Russia | Mainly purchases of gold in the domestic market & other changes | 9.6 | 14.12 | 9.206557 | 11 | 3.11 | 9.5
Serbia |  | - | - | - | 0.1 | - | 0.1
Sweden | Sales under CBGA2 | -0.8 | -1.399 | -1.099 | -1.2 | -6.2 | -
Switzerland | Sales under CBGA2 | -13.1 | -11.449 | -12.5626 | - | - | -
Tajikistan |  | 0.1 | - | 0.050076 | - | 0.1 | -
Ukraine |  | -0.1 | 0.09331 | - | 0.1 | - | 0.1
Jan 2008 to Jun 2008
Country | Comments | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June
Belarus | Purchases and swaps | - | 3.6 | 6.1 | -3.3 | - | -
Bulgaria |  | - | - | - | - | - | -0.26749
Cyprus | Transfer to ECB on joining Eurozone (Gold is 15% of contribution to ECB reserves) | -0.6 | - | - | - | - | -
Czech Repulic |  | - | -0.1 | -0.1 | - | - | -
ECB | transfer from Cyprus and Malta | 0.9 | - | - | - | - | -
France | Sales under CBGA2 | -16.1 | -11.6 | -7 | -6 | -5.3 | -7.620291748312791
Germany | Sales under CBGA2 | - | - | - | - | - | -4.261142732729945
Greece | Coin purchases | 0.1 | 0.1 | - | 0.1 | - | -
Jordan |  | 1.6 | -3.1 | 1.4 | 0.6 | -0.6 | 0.6
Kazakhstan | Purchases and swaps | -1.9 | - | -0.3 | - | 1.25 | -
Laos |  | 1.5 | - | - | - | - | -
Malta | Transfer to ECB on joining Eurozone (Gold is 15% of contribution to ECB reserves) | -0.3 | - | - | - | - | -
Mexico | Long-term sales programme and periodic additions to reserves. | -0.2 | -0.1 | -0.3 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.1
Mongolia | Buying locally produced gold and selling it | -0.2 | -2.1 | - | - | - | -
Paraguay |  | - | - | 0.7 | - | - | -
Philippines | Buys locally produced gold; may sell or retain in reserves | -2.1 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 2.4 | -0.1
Russia | Mainly purchases of gold in the domestic market & other changes | 0.5 | 0.3 | 5.8 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 3.5
Sweden | Sales under CBGA2 | -1.1 | -0.7 | -0.4 | -1.1 | -0.6 | -0.9001275232496784
Switzerland | Sales under CBGA2 | -11.3 | 10.9 | -9.7 | -12.5 | -11.4 | -12.05250225498438
Tajikistan |  | - | - | - | - | 0.1 | -
Ukraine |  | - | 0.1 | 0.1 | - | 0.1 | -
Jul 2007 to December 2007
Country | Comments | Jul | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec
Austria | Sales under CBGA2 | -3 | -0.5 | -1.2 | - | - | -
Belarus | Purchases and swaps | - | -6.2 | 1.6 | - | - | 0.7
ECB | Sales under CBGA2 | - | - | - | - | - | -42
France | Sales under CBGA2 | -8.7 | -8 | -7.9 | -20.2 | 11.9 | -7.4
Germany | Sales for coins under CBGA2 | -3.1 | - | -0.1 | - | - | -
Greece | Coin purchase | - | - | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -
Jordan |  | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | -
Kazakhstan | Purchases and swaps | -2.5 | - | -4.7 | - | 6.2 | 0.6
Malta | Purchase to offset ECB transfer? | - | - | - | - | - | 0.3
Mexico | Long-term sales programme and periodic additions to reserves. | -0.1 | 0.9 | - | -0.2 | -0.1 | -0.1
Mongolia | Buying locally produced gold and selling it | - | - | - | - | 0.9 | 0.8
Mozambique | Unknown | - | 0.9 | -0.9 | -0.3 | - | -
Netherlands | Sales under CBGA2 | - | - | - | -16.5 | -2.5 | -0.5
Philippines | Buys locally produced gold; may sell or retain in reserves | 1.4 | 2.9 | -17.6 | 3 | 1.9 | -0.2
Qatar | Purchases and a sale | - | 0.5 | -1.5 | 1.6 | - | -
Romania | Unknown | - | - | - | -1 | - | -
Russia | Mainly purchases of gold in the domestic market & other changes | 0.5 | 10.8 | 10.3 | 9.7 | 7.6 | 4.5
Spain | Sales under CBGA2 | -24.9 | - | - | - | - | -
Sweden | Sales under CBGA2 | -0.8 | -1.1 | -0.8 | -0.4 | -0.8 | -0.7
Switzerland | Sales under CBGA2 | -34.1 | -34.1 | -30.8 | -10.9 | -11.3 | -9.8
Tajikistan |  | - | - | - | - | - | 0.1
Ukraine |  | 0.1 | - | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1
Jan 2007 to June 2007
Country | Comments | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June
Belarus | Purchases and swaps | - | - | -3.1 | - | - | -
ECB | Transfer from Slovenia (Jan 07) and sale under CBGA (May 07) | 1.9 | - | - | - | -37 | -
France | Sales under CBGA | -10.2 | -13.9 | -6.7 | -8.3 | -5.5 | -8
Germany | Sales for coins | - | - | - | - | -1.9
Greece | Coin purchase | 0.1 | +0.1 | - | - | 0.1 | 0.1
Kazakhstan | Purchases and swaps | - | - | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.6 | -
Mexico | Long-term sales programme and periodic additions to reserves. | 0.9 | -0.1 | -0.1 | - | -0.1 | -0.2
Mongolia | Buying locally produced gold and selling it | -2.7 | - | - | - | - | -
Montenegro |  | - | - | - | -1.2 | - | -
Mozambique | Unknown | - | - | - | - | - | 0.3
Philippines | Buys locally produced gold; may sell or retain in reserves | -1.9 | -4.2 | 3.2 | -0.6 | 0.3 | -0.3
Qatar | Purchases | 1.5 | 0.9 | 5.3 | 0.5 | 3.1 | -
Russia | Mainly purchases of gold in the domestic market & other changes | 1.3 | -2.5 | - | 1.5 | 0.9 | 4.3
Serbia |  | - | 0.1 | - | - | - | -
Slovenia | Transfer to ECB on joining Eurozone (Gold is 15% of contribution to ECB reserves) | -1.9 | - | - | - | - | -
Spain | Sales under CBGA2 | - | - | -39.8 | -39.8 | -30.6 | -
Sweden | Sales under CBGA2 | -0.6 | -0.5 | -1.2 | -1 | -0.5 | -1.3
Switzerland | Sales under CBGA2 | - | - | - | - | - | -13.9
Tajikistan |  | - | -0.1 | - | 0.1 | - | 0.1
Ukraine |  | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.1 | -
Venezuela |  | - | - | -0.3 | - | - | -
July 2006 to December 2006
Country | Comments | Jul | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec
Austria | Sales under CBGA | -2 | -2.1 | - | - | - | -
ECB | Sales under CBGA | - | - | - | - | - | -23
France | Sales under CBGA | -8.1 | -4.8 | -5.6 | -9.6 | -21.1 | -7.2
Greece | Net purchase of coins | - | - | - | - | 0.1 | 3.6
Indonesia |  | -17.7 | - | - | -5.6 | - | -
Portugal | Sales under CBGA | -14.9 | - | -19.9 | - | - | -
Spain | Sales under CBGA | - | - | -26.8 | -6 | -8.2 | -
Netherlands | Sales under CBGA | - | - | - | -1 | -8 | -5
Sweden | Sales under CBGA | -1.5 | -1 | -0.3 | -0.3 | -1.1 | -0.6
Mozambique | Unknown | - | - | 1.2 | - | - | -
Mongolia | Buying locally produced gold and selling it. | 1.8 |  | - | -0.1 | -1.2 | 0.9
Belarus | Purchases and swaps | - | 3.1 | -3.1 | - | 3.1 | 3.1
Kazakhstan | Purchases and swaps | - | - | - | - | 4.7 | 2.9
Philippines | Buys locally produced gold; may sell or retain in reserves. | -2.6 | -1.3 | -0.1 | 2.1 | -0.7 | -
Russia | Mainly purchases of gold in the domestic market & other changes | -1.1 | 0.7 | 3 | 5 | 1.2 | 6.1
Serbia |  | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 | - | - | -1
Ukraine |  | - | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | -
Mexico | Long-term sales programme | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2
Venezuela |  | - | - | - | - | 0.3 | -
* Provisional indication from Eurosystem weekly financial statement and other sources.
Jan - June 2006
Country | Comments | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun
ECB | Sales under CBGA | - | - | - | - | -57 | -
Austria | Sales under CBGA | -2 | -0.5 | -3 | -3.5 | -0.7 | -
France | Sales under CBGA | -5.3 | -11.9 | -6.4 | -11.2 | -8.2 | -6.7
Germany | Sales under CBGA | - | - | - | - | -2 | -2.3
Netherlands | Sales under CBGA | - | -10.5 | -27.7 | -1.8 | - | -
Sweden | Sales under CBGA | -1.1 | -1.3 | -0.9 | -1 | -0.6 | -0.3
Mozambique | Unknown | -0.6 | - | - | -0.6 |  | 0.3
Mongolia | Buying locally produced gold and selling it. | 2 | - | - | 2 | 5
Philippines | Buys locally produced gold; may sell or retain in reserves. | -9.303287611582837 | -0.7097757456999871 | 4.9 | -4.5 | -7.4 | 8.8
Belarus | Purchases and swaps | -3.1 | 3.1 | - | - |  | -3.1
Russia | Mainly purchases of gold in the domestic market & other changes | -0.2 | -0.1 | - | - | - | -
Kazakhstan | Purchases and swaps | - | - | 3.1 | -3.1 | - | -
Ukraine | Unknown | - | 0.1 | - | 0.5 | - | 0.1
Chile | Unknown | 0 | 0.1 | - | 0.5
El Salvador | Unknown | -2.2 | - | - | -0.7 | - | -
Colombia |  | - | - | - | - | -3.3 | -
Mexico | Long-term sales programme | -0.1 | -0.2 | 0.9 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.1
Total | Including other countries | -21.30571366364796 | -22.30101707567368 | -29.9 | -25.5 | -74.5 | -3.2
* Provisional indication from Eurosystem weekly financial statement and other sources.
July-Dec 2005
Country | Comments | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
Austria | Sales under CBGA | - | - | -5 | - | - | -
Belgium | Sales under CBGA | -18 | -12 | - | - | - | -
France | Sales under CBGA | -6 | - | -3.1 | -32.7 | -15 | -16
Germany | Sales for coins under CBGA | -0.5 | - | - | - | - | -
Netherlands | Sales under CBGA | - | - | - | -5.5 | -15 | -7
Portugal | Sales under CBGA | -9.8 | - | - | - | - | -10
Spain | Sales under CBGA | - | -10 | - | -20.9 | -11.5 | -3.2
Sweden | Sales under CBGA | - | - | - | -0.9 | -0.7 | -0.4
Mozambique | Unknown | 1.2 | 1.2 | -0.6 | -0.3 | - | -
Mongolia | Buying locally produced gold and selling it. | - | 0.9 | -0.3 | -0.2 | -1.1 | -3.6
Philippines | Buys locally produced gold; may sell or retain in reserves. Recently has been primarily a seller. | 3 | -6.8 | -10.4 | -4.3 | -4.3 | -7.5
Belarus | Purchases and swaps | 3 | -2 | 2 | - | - | 0.7
Kazakhstan | Purchases and swaps | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1
Russia | Mainly purchases of gold in the domestic market & other changes | -7.7 | - | 0.1 | - | - | 0.2
Slovenia | Unknown | - | - | - | - | - | -2.5
Tajikistan | Unknown | - | 0.9 | -1.1 | - | - | 0.1
Ukraine | Unknown | - | - | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0 | -
Brazil | Unknown | -1.2 | - | - | - | - | -
Mexico | Long-term sales programme | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.1
Total | Including other countries | -32.3 | -28.7 | -16.9 | -64 | -46 | -45
January to June 2005
Country | Comments | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun
ECB | Sales under CBGA | - | - | - | -47 | - | -
France | Sales under CBGA | -7.5 | -8.4 | -11.2 | -13 | -14.8 | -31.8
Germany | Sales for coins under CBGA | - | - | - | - | -3.4 | -1.6
Netherlands | Sales under CBGA | -10 | -23.5 | -21.6 | - | - | -
Portugal | Sales under CBGA | - | - | - | - | - | -25.1
Spain | Sales under CBGA | - | - | - | - | -6.9 | -13.1
Sweden | Sales under CBGA | -4.1 | -10.9 | - | - | - | -
Switzerland | Sales under CBGA | -22.2 | -20.5 | -21.5 | - | - | -
Mozambique |  | -0.3 | -0.3 | - | - | 0.6 | -1.2
Mongolia | Buying locally produced gold and selling it. | 2 | - | 0.5
Philippines | Buys locally produced gold; may sell or retain in reserves. | -10 | -5.4 | -9.7 | -4.9 | -5.1 | -1.5
Belarus | Purchases and swaps | -2 | - | 0.5 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -
Kazakhstan | Purchases and swaps | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2
Russia | Mainly purchases of gold in the domestic market & other changes | -0.4 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | - | 7.4
Tajikistan |  | 0.3 | - | - | - | - | -
Qatar |  | 0.7 | - | -1.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | -1.4
Argentina |  | - | -0.3 | - | - | - | -
Brazil |  | - | - | -0.2 | - | - | 1.2
El Salvador |  | - | -2 | - | -0.9 | -
Mexico | Long-term sales programme | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1
Total | Including other countries | -56.3 | -69.2 | -65.1 | -64.7 | -29.5 | -69.5
July-December 2004
Country | Comments | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
Austria | Sales under CBGA | - | - | - | - | - | -10
Germany | Sales for coins under CBGA | -3.4 | - | - | - | - | -
France | Sales under CBGA except for 17 tonnes used to purchase BIS shares, considered to be outside CBGA scope | - | - | -0.6 | -7.5 | -23.2 | -8.1
Portugal | Sales under CBGA | - | - | - | - | - | -20
Switzerland | Sales under CBGA | -26 | -23.6 | -23.6 | -22.5 | -22.5 | -19.8
Mongolia | Buying and selling locally produced gold. | 2.7 | -1.1 | -0.3 | -1.1 | 1.8 | -4.2
Philippines | Buys locally produced gold; may sell or retain in reserves. | 3.8 | -2.4 | 1.6 | -15.2 | -14.6 | -1.9
Thailand | Not known | - | - | 0.7 | - | - | -
Belarus | Purchases and swaps |  | 2 | - | -0.1 | 0.2 | -
Kazakhstan | Purchases and swaps | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2
Macedonia | Gold received from former Yugoslavia | - | 3.4 | - | - | - | -
Russia | Mainly purchases of gold in the domestic market & other changes | -1 | 0.1 | - | -2.4 | 0.1 | 0.1
Tajikistan |  | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | -
Qatar |  | - | - | - | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.5
Argentina | Purchases for reserves diversification | 10.9 | 1.6 | - | - | - | -
El Salvador |  | - | - | - | - | -1.6 | -
Mexico | Long-term sales programme | - | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.3
Paraguay | Sale | - | - | -1.1 | - | - | -
Venezuela | Swaps. Reserves stable | 0.3 | - | 0.3 | - | - | 0.3
Total | Including other countries | -12.721 | -23.9 | -23.5 | -48.6 | -60.5 | -62
January-June 2004
Country | Comments | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun
Germany | Sales for coins under CBGA1 | - | -0.1 | - | - | - | -2.8
Portugal | Sale under CBGA1 | - | - | - | - | -34.9 | -
Norway | Sales | -15.92485459239215 | -3.981213648098038 | -13.52990575720818 | - | -
Switzerland | Sales programme under CBGA1 | -25 | -22.5 | -24.8 | -23.7 | -21.4 | -23.6
Mongolia | Buying locally produced gold and selling it. | 0.5 | 0.3 | - | 1 | 1 | -0.1
Philippines | Buying locally produced gold and selling some of it. Rest retained in reserves which have increased steadily over time. | -4.4 | -5.63 | -3.73 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 2.8
Thailand | Not known | - | 1.6 | - | - | 1.2 | -
Kazakhstan | Purchases and swaps | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1
Russia | Mainly purchases of gold in the domestic market & other changes | - | -0.4 | - | - | 0.3 | -
Argentina | Purchases for reserves diversification | 17.4 | 9.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 12.5 | -
Mexico | Long-term sales programme | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.1
Venezuela | Swaps. Reserves stable | -0.3 | 0.3 | - | 0.3 | - | -0.3
Total | Including other countries | -27.72485459239215 | -20.98121364809804 | -40.52990575720818 | -19.1 | -33.6 | -23.3
July -December 2003
Country | Comments | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
Canada | Long-term sales programme | - | -4.2 | - | - | - | -2
Germany | Sales for coins under CBGA1 | -3.5 | - | - | - | - | -
Greece | Transfer of coins to formal reserves (July);  sale in August2. | 5 | -20 | - | - | - | -
Netherlands | Sales programme under CBGA1 |  |  | -5.8 | -5 | -30.9 | -23.4
Switzerland | Sales programme under CBGA1 | -26.9 | -22.4 | -24.1 | -26.4 | -22.5 | -22.4
Ethiopia | Sale | - | - | - | -7.6 | - | -
Mongolia | Buying locally produced gold and selling it. | 0.8 | -0.7 | -1 | 0.8 | -1 | -2.1
Philippines | Buying locally produced gold and selling some of it. Rest retained in reserves which have increased steadily over time. | 2.2 | -3 | -8.8 | 3.1 | -11.6 | 1.7
Thailand | Not known | - | 0.6 | - | 0.9 | - | -
Armenia | Sale | - | - | - | - | - | -1.4
Kazakhstan | Purchases and swaps | -18.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3
Macedonia | Not known | - | -3.4
Russia | Mainly purchases of gold in the domestic market & other changes | 0.5 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1 | 1
Ukraine | Not known | 0.1 | -0.8
UAE | Sale | - | - | - | - | -6.2 | -
Mexico | Long-term sales programme | -0.2 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.1 | -0.2
Venezuela | Swaps. Reserves stable | 2.5 | - | -21.8 | 21.2 | 0.3 | 0.3
Total | Including other countries | -37.8 | -55.5 | -59.2 | -10.7 | -70.9 | -48.3
Jan to June 2003
Country | Comments | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June
Canada | Long-term sales programme | - | -2.8 | - | -2.6 | - | -3.5
Germany | Sales for coins under CBGA1 | - | - | - | - | -2.8 | -
Netherlands | Sales programme under CBGA1 | -9.11 | - | - | - | - | -
Portugal | Sales from options under CBGA1 | - | -29.9 | - | -44.8 | - | -
Switzerland | Sales programme under CBGA1 | -25.8 | -22.1 | -22.4 | -23.6 | -22.4 | -22.4
South Africa | Repayment of gold loan June 2003; previously adjustments to gold holdings held under loan which was dollar denominated. | -2.8 | -2.8 | - | 1.9 | 2.2 | -48.2
Mongolia | Buying locally produced gold and selling it. | -2.6 | -1 | 2 | 0.9 | -0.9 | 0.8
Philippines | Buying locally produced gold and selling some of it. Rest retained in reserves which have increased steadily over time. | -12 | 4.1 | 10.8 | 1.1 | 1.8 | -5.4
Thailand | Not known | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | -
Kazakhstan | Purchases and swaps | -0.5 | -0.5 | 0.5 | - | 9 | 18.2
Russia | Mainly purchases of gold in the domestic market & other changes | 0.1 | -0.6 | - | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1
Ukraine | Not known |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | -0.1
UAE | Sale | - | - | - | - | -6.2 | -
Mexico | Long-term sales programme | -0.1 | -0.3 | -0.2 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.1
Venezuela | Swaps. Reserves stable | - | - | 2.8 | 8.4 | 6.5 | 8.1
BIS | Accounting reasons | -5.3 | - | - | - | 1.8 | -
Total | Including other countries | -59.1 | -55.40000000000001 | -5 | -58.5 | -21.2 | -53.2
July to December, 2002
Country | Comments | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
Canada | Long-term sales programme | - | -2.8 | - | -2.8 | - | -2.6
Netherlands | Sales programme under CBGA1 | - | - | - | -5 | -5 | -13.9
Switzerland | Sales programme under CBGA1 | -26.1 | -23.3 | -23.6 | -25.8 | -23.6 | -21.2
Portugal | Sales using options under CBGA1 | - | - | - | - | - | -14.8
South Africa | Adjustments to gold holdings under dollar denominated gold loan | -1.9 | -2.2 | - | - | - | -0.3
Zimbabwe | Unknown | 0.4 | - | - | - | -0.3 | 0.4
China | Addition to reserves | - | - | - | - | - | 99.5
Mongolia | Buying locally produced gold and selling it | 1.2 | 1.9 | 0.7 | -0.3 | -1 | 0.7
Philippines | Buying locally produced gold, selling some. Rest retained in reserves. | 1.8 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 3 | - | 5.1
Kazakhstan | Purchases and swaps | 0.6 | - | -0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -1.4
Russia | Mainly purchases of gold in the domestic market & other changes | - | - | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4
Chile | Sales | - | -0.1 | - | - | - | -
Mexico | Long-term sales programme | -0.1 | -0.1 | 1.9 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.3
Suriname |  | -7.3 | - | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1
Venezuela | Swaps. Reserves stable | -2.2 | - | - | - | 1.9 | 2.2
Total | Including other countries | -32.3 | -25.5 | -19 | -29.5 | -28.6 | 51.3
January to June 2002
Country | Comments | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June
Canada | Long-term sales programme | - | -3 | - | -3 | - | -
Austria | Sales programme under CBGA1 | - | - | - | -30 | - | -
Germany | Sales for coins under CBGA1 | - | - | -8.4 | - | - | -
Netherlands | Sales programme under CBGA1 | - | - | - | - | -7.5 | -1.5
Switzerland | Sales programme under CBGA1 | -24.6 | -22.4 | -22.7 | -23.6 | -24.6 | -20.2
United Kingdom | Sales programme under CBGA1 | -20.5 | - | -20.3 | - | - | -
South Africa | Adjustments to gold holdings under dollar denominated gold loan | - | - | 0.3 | - | - | -0.3
Zimbabwe | Unknown | 0.4 | -2.7 | -0.6 | 0.5 | 1.3 | -1.1
Mongolia | Buying locally produced gold and selling it | -2 | -0.2 | -1.8 | -0.8 | - | 0.3
Philippines | Buying locally produced gold, selling some. Rest retained in reserves. | 0.3 | 0.7 | - | 2.2 | 1.7 | 2.5
Kazakhstan | Purchases and swaps | 0.2 | -2.6 | - | -0.6 | - | -
Russia | Mainly purchases of gold in the domestic market & other changes | 1.2 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 1.6 | -41.5 | -
Oman |  | - | - | - | - | -9 | -
Chile | Sales | - | - | -1.9 | - | - | -
Bolivia |  | -0.9
Mexico | Long-term sales programme | -0.5 | -0.3 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.1
Venezuela | Swaps. Reserves stable | 1.6 | - | 12.1 | -10.6 | -8.7 | -8.1
Total | Including other countries | -44.5 | -30.8 | -40.1 | -64.7 | -85.5 | -30.2