SDDS
Special Data
Dissemination Standard

International Reserves and Liquidity in Foreign Currencies

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Official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets
Liquidity - US$ million
 
Dec/10
Dec/11
Dec/12
Apr/13
Official reserve assets 1/
288.575
352.012
373.147
378.665
Foreign currency reserves (in convertible foreign currencies)
276.148
343.180
362.064
368.252
securities
243.519
327.667
345.003
346.314
of which: issuer headquartered in Brazil but located abroad
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total currency and deposits with:
32.629
15.513
17.061
21.938
other national central banks, BIS and IMF 2/
29.052
14.146
15.187
19.577
banks headquartered in Brazil
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62
97
of which: located abroad
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62
97
banks headquartered outside Brazil 2/
3.578
1.367
1.811
2.263
of which: located in Brazil
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IMF reserve position
2.037
2.993
3.483
3.264
SDRs
4.450
3.980
3.987
3.915
gold (including gold deposit and, if appropriate, gold swapped) 3/
1.519
1.654
3.581
3.174
volume in thousand fine troy ounces
1.080
1.080
2.160
2.160
other reserve assets
4.422
205
33
61
financial derivatives
-5
-1
33
-143
loans to nonbank nonresidents 4/
66
206
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bank notes and coins
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Reverse Repo 5/
4.361
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204
 
Other foreign currency assets
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securities not included in official reserve assets 6/
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deposits not included in official reserve assets 7/
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loans not included in official reserve assets
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financial derivatives not included in official reserve assets
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gold not included in official reserve assets
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other
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1/ Marked-to-market positions since November, 2000.
2/ As of May, 2010, the data was revised due to compiling system’s error correction.
3/ Includes available stock of financial gold plus time deposits.
4/ Until August, 2012, includes export credits.
5/ Reverse Repo with a simultaneous Repo operation.
6/ Until April, 2006: collateral guarantees composed of U.S. Treasury securities under the custody of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
7/ Until April, 2006: collateral guarantees composed of deposits at BIS.