Trends of The Day

I. Official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets (approximate market value, in US millions

September 19, 2008

A. Official reserve assets (in US millions unless otherwise specified) ¹

Euro

Yen

Total

(1) Foreign currency reserves (in convertible foreign currencies)

72,087

(a) Securities

9,389

11,978

21,367

of which: issuer headquartered in reporting country but located abroad

0

(b) total currency and deposits with:

(i) other national central banks, BIS and IMF

12,710

5,892

18,602

ii) banks headquartered in the reporting country

0

of which: located abroad

0

(iii) banks headquartered outside the reporting country

0

of which: located in the reporting country

0

(2) IMF reserve position ²

4,709

(3) SDRs ²

9,366

(4) gold (including gold deposits and, if appropriate, gold swapped) ³

11,041

--volume in millions of fine troy ounces

261.499

(5) other reserve assets (specify)

7,002

--financial derivatives

--loans to nonbank nonresidents

--other (foreign currency assets invested through reverse repurchase agreements)

7,002

B. Other foreign currency assets (specify)

--securities not included in official reserve assets

--deposits not included in official reserve assets

--loans not included in official reserve assets

--financial derivatives not included in official reserve assets

--gold not included in official reserve assets

--other