LS-176: WEEKLY RELEASE OF U.S. RESERVE ASSETS

FROM THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS

October 26, 1999
LS-176

WEEKLY RELEASE OF U.S. RESERVE ASSETS

The Treasury Department today released U.S. reserve assets data for the week ending October 22, 1999.

As this table indicates, U.S. reserve assets totaled $73,930 million as of October 22, 1999, up from $73,795 million as of October 15, 1999.

U.S. Reserve Assets (millions of U.S. dollars)
Week Ending	Total Reserve Assets	Gold Stock	Special Drawing Rights	*Foreign Currencies* ESF SOMA		Reserve Position in IMF
October 15, 1999	73,795	11,046	10,290	16,342	16,345	19,772
October 22, 1999	73,930	11,046	10,339	16,338	16,341	19,865

Notes:

Gold stock is valued monthly at $42.2222 per fine troy ounce. Values shown are as of August 31, 1999. The July 31, 1999 value was $11,048 million.

Special Drawing Rights (SDR) holdings and the Reserve Position in the IMF are based on IMF data and revalued in dollar terms at the official SDR/dollar exchange rate. Consistent with current reporting practices, IMF data for October 15, 1999 are final. Data for SDR holdings and the reserve position in the IMF shown as of October 22, 1999 (in italics) reflect preliminary adjustments by the Treasury to the October 15, 1999 IMFdata.

Foreign Currencies includes holdings of the Treasury's Exchange Stabilization Fund (ESF) and the Federal Reserve's System Open Market Account (SOMA). These holdings are valued at current market exchange rates or, where appropriate, at such other rates as may be agreed upon by the parties to the transactions.