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Table 3: Reserve assets of the euro area

(EUR billions; amounts outstanding at the end of the period, flows during the period; non working day and non seasonally adjusted)

May.17 Jun.17 Jul.17 Aug.17 Sep.17
Transactions Exchange rate changes Price changes Other volume changes Amounts outstanding Transactions Exchange rate changes Price changes Other volume changes Amounts outstanding
Reserve assets 699.5 682.7 668.8 -0.7 -2.3 8.1 -0.2 673.7 6.4 0.1 -5.6 0.1 674.8
Monetary gold 391.3 377.8 374.9 0.0  - 7.8 -0.0 382.8 -0.0  - -5.0 0.0 377.8
Gold bullion 384.7 371.4 368.6 0.0  - 8.1 -0.1 376.2 -0.0  - -5.0 0.0 371.3
Unallocated gold accounts 6.6 6.4 6.4 0.0  - 0.1 0.1 6.6 0.0  - -0.1 -0.0 6.5
Special drawing rights 50.7 50.3 49.9 0.0 -0.2  - -0.0 49.7 0.1 0.1  - -0.0 49.9
Reserve position in the IMF 21.2 20.8 20.0 0.1 -0.0  - 0.0 20.1 -0.0 0.0  - -0.1 20.0
Other reserve assets 236.2 233.8 223.9 -0.8 -2.0 0.3 -0.2 221.2 6.3 0.0 -0.6 0.2 227.2
Currency and deposits 37.0 37.2 33.7 4.5 -0.3  - 0.0 37.9 4.0 -0.1  - 0.0 41.9
Claims on monetary authorities 30.3 28.0 26.1 4.8  -  -  - 30.7 1.0  -  -  - 31.6
Claim on other entities 6.8 9.1 7.6 -0.4  -  -  - 7.2 3.0  -  -  - 10.3
Securities 195.4 191.5 186.3 -5.7 -1.7 0.3 0.0 179.2 2.5 0.1 -0.5 -0.0 181.3
Debt securities 194.6 190.7 185.5 -5.7 -1.7 0.3 0.0 178.4 2.5 0.1 -0.5 -0.0 180.5
Short-term 39.6 34.4 30.2 0.3 -0.3 0.0 0.0 30.2 -0.5 -0.2 0.0 -0.0 29.5
Long-term 155.0 156.3 155.3 -5.9 -1.5 0.3 0.0 148.2 3.0 0.3 -0.5 -0.0 151.0
Equity and investment fund shares 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.0 -0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 -0.0 -0.0 -0.0 0.0 0.8
Financial derivatives (net) 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1  - -0.1 -0.2 0.0 0.0  - -0.1 0.2 0.2
Other claims 3.6 4.9 3.6 0.4 -0.0 0.0 0.0 4.0 -0.2 0.0 0.0 -0.1 3.8
Source: ECB.

Table 3: Reserve assets of the euro area

(EUR billions; amounts outstanding at the end of the period, flows during the period; non working day and non seasonally adjusted)

May.17 Jun.17 Jul.17 Aug.17 Sep.17
Transactions Exchange rate changes Price changes Other volume changes Amounts outstanding Transactions Exchange rate changes Price changes Other volume changes Amounts outstanding
Reserve assets 699.5 682.7 668.8 -0.7 -2.3 8.1 -0.2 673.7 6.4 0.1 -5.6 0.1 674.8
Monetary gold 391.3 377.8 374.9 0.0  - 7.8 -0.0 382.8 -0.0  - -5.0 0.0 377.8
Gold bullion 384.7 371.4 368.6 0.0  - 8.1 -0.1 376.2 -0.0  - -5.0 0.0 371.3
Unallocated gold accounts 6.6 6.4 6.4 0.0  - 0.1 0.1 6.6 0.0  - -0.1 -0.0 6.5
Special drawing rights 50.7 50.3 49.9 0.0 -0.2  - -0.0 49.7 0.1 0.1  - -0.0 49.9
Reserve position in the IMF 21.2 20.8 20.0 0.1 -0.0  - 0.0 20.1 -0.0 0.0  - -0.1 20.0
Other reserve assets 236.2 233.8 223.9 -0.8 -2.0 0.3 -0.2 221.2 6.3 0.0 -0.6 0.2 227.2
Currency and deposits 37.0 37.2 33.7 4.5 -0.3  - 0.0 37.9 4.0 -0.1  - 0.0 41.9
Claims on monetary authorities 30.3 28.0 26.1 4.8  -  -  - 30.7 1.0  -  -  - 31.6
Claim on other entities 6.8 9.1 7.6 -0.4  -  -  - 7.2 3.0  -  -  - 10.3
Securities 195.4 191.5 186.3 -5.7 -1.7 0.3 0.0 179.2 2.5 0.1 -0.5 -0.0 181.3
Debt securities 194.6 190.7 185.5 -5.7 -1.7 0.3 0.0 178.4 2.5 0.1 -0.5 -0.0 180.5
Short-term 39.6 34.4 30.2 0.3 -0.3 0.0 0.0 30.2 -0.5 -0.2 0.0 -0.0 29.5
Long-term 155.0 156.3 155.3 -5.9 -1.5 0.3 0.0 148.2 3.0 0.3 -0.5 -0.0 151.0
Equity and investment fund shares 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.0 -0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 -0.0 -0.0 -0.0 0.0 0.8
Financial derivatives (net) 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1  - -0.1 -0.2 0.0 0.0  - -0.1 0.2 0.2
Other claims 3.6 4.9 3.6 0.4 -0.0 0.0 0.0 4.0 -0.2 0.0 0.0 -0.1 3.8
Source: ECB.