[Economic Report of the President (2007)]
[Administration of George W. Bush]
[Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]


 
Table B-111.--International reserves, selected years, 1962-2006
[Millions of SDRs; end of period]
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2006
Area and country                              1962     1972     1982      1992      2002       2005    -----------------------
Oct         Nov
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All countries.......................................................   62,851  146,658   361,239   752,566  1,889,85   2,999,925   3,317,229   3,334,034
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Industrial countries \1\............................................   53,502  113,362   214,025   424,229   757,511     959,256     969,885     966,003

United States.....................................................   17,220   12,112    29,918    52,995    59,160      46,994      46,008      46,071
Canada............................................................    2,561    5,572     3,439     8,662    27,225      23,066      24,041      24,151

Euro area:

Austria.........................................................    1,081    2,505     5,544     9,703     7,480       5,125       5,501       5,607
Belgium.........................................................    1,753    3,564     4,757    10,914     9,010       6,022       5,755       6,070
Finland.........................................................      237      664     1,420     3,862     6,885       7,416       4,413       4,433
France..........................................................    4,049    9,224    17,850    22,522    24,268      22,597      29,167      28,799
Germany.........................................................    6,958   21,908    43,909    69,489    41,516      35,440      32,383      31,944
Greece..........................................................      287      950       916     3,606     6,083         476         513         700
Ireland.........................................................      359    1,038     2,390     2,514     3,989         551         467         504
Italy...........................................................    4,068    5,605    15,108    22,438    23,798      20,611      20,086      20,635
Luxembourg......................................................  .......  .......  ........  ........       114         171         148         147
Netherlands.....................................................    1,943    4,407    10,723    17,492     7,993       7,069       7,469       7,219
Portugal........................................................      680    2,129     1,179    14,474     8,889       2,904       1,772       1,675
Spain...........................................................    1,045    4,618     7,450    33,640    25,992       7,286       7,631       7,653

Australia.........................................................    1,168    5,656     6,053     8,429    15,307      29,434      32,890      33,037
Japan.............................................................    2,021   16,916    22,001    52,937   340,088     584,568     589,156     585,209
New Zealand.......................................................      251      767       577     2,239     3,650       6,222       8,596       8,541
Denmark...........................................................      256      787     2,111     8,090    19,924      23,115      20,257      20,722
Iceland...........................................................       32       78       133       364       326         727         680         877
Norway............................................................      304    1,220     6,273     8,725    23,579      32,874      36,307      35,128
San Marino........................................................  .......  .......  ........  ........       135         248  ..........  ..........
Sweden............................................................      802    1,453     3,397    16,667    12,807      15,645      15,543      16,044
Switzerland.......................................................    2,919    6,961    16,930    27,100    31,693      26,847      26,174      25,797
United Kingdom....................................................    3,308    5,201    11,904    27,300    27,973      27,264      27,947      28,282

Developing countries: Total \2\.....................................    9,349   33,295   147,213   328,337  1,132,34   2,040,669   2,347,344   2,368,031
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By area:

Africa..........................................................    2,110    3,962     7,737    13,044    54,011     113,205     142,266     144,844
Asia \2\........................................................    2,772    8,130    44,490   190,363   719,917   1,306,583   1,468,142   1,476,216
China, P.R.: Mainland...........................................  .......  .......    10,733    15,441   214,815     575,454     684,443     690,069
India...........................................................      512    1,087     4,213     4,584    50,174      92,704     109,404     111,928
Korea...........................................................      169      485     2,556    12,463    89,272     147,166     155,002     155,338
Europe..........................................................      381    2,680     5,359    16,006   140,924     302,163     380,203     392,731
Russia..........................................................  .......  .......  ........  ........    32,840     123,499     179,463     186,797
Middle East.....................................................    1,805    9,436    64,039    44,149    98,645     139,392     156,611     152,407
Western Hemisphere..............................................    2,282    9,089    25,563    64,774   118,846     179,327     200,123     201,832

Memo:

Oil-exporting countries.........................................    2,030    9,956    67,108    46,144   110,079     186,921     224,269     222,724
Non-oil developing countries \2\................................    7,319   23,339    80,105   282,193  1,022,26   1,853,748   2,123,076   2,145,307
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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; 2002--1.3595; 2005--1.4293; October 2006--1.48004;
and November 2006--1.50773.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics.