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FROM THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS

May 23, 2000
LS-653

U.S. International Reserve Position

The Treasury Department today released U.S. reserve data for the week ending May 19, 2000.

As indicated in the following table, U.S. reserve assets totaled $66,423 million as of May 19, 2000, up from $66,413 million as of May 12, 2000.

(in US millions)

I. Official U.S. Reserve Assets

May 12, 2000

May 19, 2000

TOTAL

66,413

66,423

1. Foreign Currency Reserves 1

Euro

Yen

TOTAL

Euro

Yen

TOTAL

a. Securities

4,620

5,912

10,532

4,549

6,015

10,563

Of which, issuer headquartered in the U.S.

0

0

b. Total deposits with:

b.i. Other central banks and BIS

7,930

11,420

19,349

7,818

11,617

19,435

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

15,273

15,209

3. Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) 2

10,211

10,167

4. Gold Stock 3

11,048

11,048

5. Other Reserve Assets

0

0

II. Predetermined Short-Term Drains on Foreign Currency Assets

May 12, 2000

May 19, 2000

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

May 12, 2000

May 19, 2000

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) 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 May 12, 2000 are final. Data for SDR holdings and the reserve position in the IMF shown as of May 19, 2000 (in italics) reflect preliminary adjustments by the Treasury to the May 12, 2000 IMF data.

3) Gold stock is valued monthly at $42.2222 per fine troy ounce. Values shown are as of April 30, 2000. The March 31, 2000 value was $11,048 million.