FROM THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS May 11, 1999RR-3143
The Treasury Department today released U.S. reserve assets data for the week ending May 7, 1999. As indicated in this table, U.S. reserve assets totaled $73,989 million as of May 7, 1999, up from $73,694 million as of April 30, 1999.
Notes: Gold stock is valued monthly at $42.2222 per fine troy ounce. Values shown are as of March 31, 1999. The February 28, 1999 value was $11,047 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 April 30, 1999 are final. Data for SDR holdings and the reserve position in the IMF shown as of May 7, 1999 (in italics) reflect preliminary adjustments by the Treasury to the April 30, 1999 IMF data. 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.
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