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FROM THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS

October 3, 2000
LS-935

U.S. International Reserve Position

The Treasury Department today released U.S. reserve assets data for the week ending September 29, 2000.

As indicated in this table, U.S. reserve assets totaled $66,297 million as of September 29, 2000, up from

$64,675 million as of September 22, 2000.

(in US millions)

I. Official U.S. Reserve Assets

September 22, 2000

September 29, 2000

TOTAL

64,675

66,297

1. Foreign Currency Reserves 1

Euro

Yen

TOTAL

Euro

Yen

TOTAL

a. Securities

4,563

5,998

10,561

4,837

6,871

11,708

Of which, issuer headquartered in the U.S.

0

0

b. Total deposits with:

b.i. Other central banks and BIS

7,794

11,464

19,258

8,918

10,598

19,516

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

13,585

13,711

3. Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) 2

10,226

10,316

4. Gold Stock 3

11,046

11,046

5. Other Reserve Assets

0

0

II. Predetermined Short-Term Drains on Foreign Currency Assets

September 22, 2000

September 29, 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

September 22, 2000

September 29, 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/ 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 September 22 are final. The entries in the table above for September 29 (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 $42.2222 per fine troy ounce. Values shown are as of July 31, 2000. The June 30, 2000 value was $11,046 million.