[Economic Report of the President (2004)]
[Administration of George W. Bush]
[Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]


 
Table B-111.--International reserves, selected years, 1962-2003
[Millions of SDRs; end of period]
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2003
Area and country                              1962     1972     1982      1992      2001       2002    -----------------------
Sept         Oct
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All countries.......................................................   62,851  146,658   361,239   752,566  1,737,25   1,881,480   2,096,812   2,137,411
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Industrial countries \1\............................................   53,502  113,362   214,025   424,229   710,779     749,487     819,376     834,602

United States.....................................................   17,220   12,112    29,918    52,995    55,030      59,160      60,483      60,215
Canada............................................................    2,561    5,572     3,439     8,662    27,061      27,225      25,612      25,002

Euro area:

Austria.........................................................    1,081    2,505     5,544     9,703    10,345       7,480       6,710       6,481
Belgium.........................................................    1,753    3,564     4,757    10,914     9,255       9,010       7,977       7,884
Finland.........................................................      237      664     1,420     3,862     6,408       6,885       6,914       6,919
France..........................................................    4,049    9,224    17,850    22,522    28,667      24,268      24,182      24,844
Germany.........................................................    6,958   21,908    43,909    69,489    44,717      41,516      40,322      40,241
Greece..........................................................      287      950       916     3,606     4,239       6,083       3,225       3,331
Ireland.........................................................      359    1,038     2,390     2,514     4,451       3,989       2,655       2,684
Italy...........................................................    4,068    5,605    15,108    22,438    22,190      23,798      27,273      26,516
Luxembourg......................................................  .......  .......  ........  ........        87         114         177         175
Netherlands.....................................................    1,943    4,407    10,723    17,492     8,184       7,993       9,102       9,046
Portugal........................................................      680    2,129     1,179    14,474     8,375       8,889       5,185       4,923
Spain...........................................................    1,045    4,618     7,450    33,640    24,128      25,992      16,765      16,951

Australia.........................................................    1,168    5,656     6,053     8,429    14,377      15,307      19,372      21,801
Japan.............................................................    2,021   16,916    22,001    52,937   315,292     340,088     417,234     431,630
New Zealand.......................................................      251      767       577     2,239     2,394       2,750       2,694       3,090
Denmark...........................................................      256      787     2,111     8,090    13,690      19,924      24,767      24,735
Iceland...........................................................       32       78       133       364       271         326         412         460
Norway............................................................      304    1,220     6,273     8,725    12,366      15,254      15,472      15,282
Sweden............................................................      802    1,453     3,397    16,667    11,330      12,807      13,522  ..........
Switzerland.......................................................    2,919    6,961    16,930    27,100    27,941      31,693      33,208      33,459
United Kingdom....................................................    3,308    5,201    11,904    27,300    30,067      29,305      28,957      28,616

Developing countries: Total \2\.....................................    9,349   33,295   147,213   328,337  1,026,47   1,131,994   1,277,436   1,302,809
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By area:

Africa..........................................................    2,110    3,962     7,737    13,044    52,351      54,158      60,370      60,480
Asia \2\........................................................    2,772    8,130    44,490   190,363   633,878     720,121     818,817     840,711
Europe..........................................................      381    2,680     5,359    16,006   113,744     140,118     161,529     164,073
Middle East.....................................................    1,805    9,436    64,039    44,149    99,498      98,645     102,563     102,156
Western Hemisphere..............................................    2,282    9,089    25,563    64,774   127,007     118,953     134,157     135,389

Memo:

Oil-exporting countries.........................................    2,030    9,956    67,108    46,144   111,826     110,077     117,420     117,789
Non-oil developing countries \2\................................    7,319   23,339    80,105   282,193   914,652   1,021,916   1,160,016   1,185,020
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\1\ Includes data for Luxembourg 1962-92. Includes data for European Central Bank (ECB) beginning 1999. Detail does not add to totals shown.
\2\ Includes data for Taiwan Province of China.

Note.--International reserves is comprised of monetary authorities' holdings of gold (at SDR 35 per ounce), special drawing rights (SDRs), reserve
positions in the International Monetary Fund, and foreign exchange.
U.S. dollars per SDR (end of period) are: 1962--1.00000; 1972--1.08571; 1982--1.10311; 1992--1.37500; 2001--1.2567; 2002--1.3595; September 2003--
1.4298; and October 2003--1.4318.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics.