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FROM THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS

July 12, 1999
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U.S. International Reserve Position

The Treasury Department today released U.S. reserve assets data for the week ending January 19, 2001. As indicated in this table, U.S. reserve assets totaled $67,150 as of January 19, down from $67,699 million as of January 12, 2001.

(in US millions)

I. Official U.S. Reserve Assets

January 12, 2001

January 19, 2001

TOTAL

67,699

67,150

1. Foreign Currency Reserves 1

Euro

Yen

TOTAL

Euro

Yen

TOTAL

a. Securities

5,578

10,463

16,041

5,514

10,511

16,025

Of which, issuer headquartered in the U.S.

0

0

b. Total deposits with:

b.i. Other central banks and BIS

9,435

5,560

14,995

9,321

5,585

14,906

b.ii. Banks headquartered in the U.S.

0

0

b.ii. Of which, banks located abroad

0

0

b.iii. Banks headquartered outside the U.S.

0

0

b.iii. Of which, banks located in the U.S.

0

0

2. IMF Reserve Position 2

14,979

14,648

3. Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) 2

10,639

10,525

4. Gold Stock 3

11,046

11,046

5. Other Reserve Assets

0

0

II. Predetermined Short-Term Drains on Foreign Currency Assets

January 12, 2000

January 19, 2001

1. Foreign currency loans and securities

0

0

2. Aggregate short and long positions in forwards and

futures in foreign currencies vis-à-vis the U.S. dollar:

2.a. Short positions

0

0

2.b. Long positions

0

0

3. Other

0

0

III. Contingent Short-Term Net Drains on Foreign Currency Assets

January 12, 2000

January 19, 2001

1. Contingent liabilities in foreign currency

0

0

1.a. Collateral guarantees on debt due within 1 year

1.b. Other contingent liabilities

2. Foreign currency securities with embedded options

0

0

3. Undrawn, unconditional credit lines

0

0

3.a. With other central banks

3.b. With banks and other financial institutions

Headquartered in the U.S.

3.c. With banks and other financial institutions

Headquartered outside the U.S.

4. Aggregate short and long positions of options in foreign

Currencies vis-à-vis the U.S. dollar

0

0

4.a. Short positions

4.a.1. Bought puts

4.a.2. Written calls

4.b. Long positions

4.b.1. Bought calls

4.b.2. Written puts

Notes:

1/ Includes holdings of the Treasury's Exchange Stabilization Fund (ESF) and the Federal Reserve's System Open Market Account (SOMA), valued at current market exchange rates. Foreign currency holdings listed as securities reflect marked-to-market values, and deposits reflect carrying values.

2/ The items, "2. IMF Reserve Position" and "3. Special Drawing Rights (SDRs)," are based on data provided by the IMF and are valued in dollar terms at the official SDR/dollar exchange rate for the reporting date. The IMF data for January 12 are final. The entries in the table above for January 19 (shown in italics) reflect any necessary adjustments, including revaluation, by the U.S. Treasury to the prior week’s IMF data.

3/ Gold stock is valued monthly at $42.2221 per fine troy ounce. Values shown are as of November 30, 2000. The October 31, 2000 value was $11,046 million.