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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)

Jun.17 Jul.17 Aug.17 Sep.17 Oct.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 682.7 668.8 673.7 6.4 0.1 -5.6 0.1 674.8 -2.7 3.0 0.9 0.4 676.5
Monetary gold 377.8 374.9 382.8 -0.0  - -5.0 0.0 377.8 0.0  - 1.2 -0.0 378.9
Gold bullion 371.4 368.6 376.2 -0.0  - -5.0 0.0 371.3 0.0  - 1.4 -0.0 372.4
Unallocated gold accounts 6.4 6.4 6.6 0.0  - -0.1 -0.0 6.5 0.0  - 0.0 0.0 6.5
Special drawing rights 50.3 49.9 49.7 0.1 0.1  - -0.0 49.9 0.0 0.4  - 0.0 50.3
Reserve position in the IMF 20.8 20.0 20.1 -0.0 0.0  - -0.1 20.0 -0.2 0.2  - 0.0 20.1
Other reserve assets 233.8 223.9 221.2 6.3 0.0 -0.6 0.2 227.2 -2.5 2.4 -0.3 0.4 227.2
Currency and deposits 37.2 33.7 37.9 4.0 -0.1  - 0.0 41.9 -4.9 0.4  - -0.1 37.3
Claims on monetary authorities 28.0 26.1 30.7 1.0  -  -  - 31.6 -4.1  -  -  - 27.8
Claim on other entities 9.1 7.6 7.2 3.0  -  -  - 10.3 -0.8  -  -  - 9.5
Securities 191.5 186.3 179.2 2.5 0.1 -0.5 -0.0 181.3 2.8 1.9 -0.0 0.3 186.3
Debt securities 190.7 185.5 178.4 2.5 0.1 -0.5 -0.0 180.5 2.6 1.9 -0.0 0.3 185.3
Short-term 34.4 30.2 30.2 -0.5 -0.2 0.0 -0.0 29.5 -0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 29.7
Long-term 156.3 155.3 148.2 3.0 0.3 -0.5 -0.0 151.0 2.7 1.6 -0.0 0.3 155.7
Equity and investment fund shares 0.8 0.8 0.8 -0.0 -0.0 -0.0 0.0 0.8 0.2 0.0 -0.0 -0.0 1.0
Financial derivatives (net) 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0  - -0.1 0.2 0.2 0.0  - -0.2 0.0 0.1
Other claims 4.9 3.6 4.0 -0.2 0.0 0.0 -0.1 3.8 -0.3 0.0 -0.1 0.1 3.5
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)

Jun.17 Jul.17 Aug.17 Sep.17 Oct.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 682.7 668.8 673.7 6.4 0.1 -5.6 0.1 674.8 -2.7 3.0 0.9 0.4 676.5
Monetary gold 377.8 374.9 382.8 -0.0  - -5.0 0.0 377.8 0.0  - 1.2 -0.0 378.9
Gold bullion 371.4 368.6 376.2 -0.0  - -5.0 0.0 371.3 0.0  - 1.4 -0.0 372.4
Unallocated gold accounts 6.4 6.4 6.6 0.0  - -0.1 -0.0 6.5 0.0  - 0.0 0.0 6.5
Special drawing rights 50.3 49.9 49.7 0.1 0.1  - -0.0 49.9 0.0 0.4  - 0.0 50.3
Reserve position in the IMF 20.8 20.0 20.1 -0.0 0.0  - -0.1 20.0 -0.2 0.2  - 0.0 20.1
Other reserve assets 233.8 223.9 221.2 6.3 0.0 -0.6 0.2 227.2 -2.5 2.4 -0.3 0.4 227.2
Currency and deposits 37.2 33.7 37.9 4.0 -0.1  - 0.0 41.9 -4.9 0.4  - -0.1 37.3
Claims on monetary authorities 28.0 26.1 30.7 1.0  -  -  - 31.6 -4.1  -  -  - 27.8
Claim on other entities 9.1 7.6 7.2 3.0  -  -  - 10.3 -0.8  -  -  - 9.5
Securities 191.5 186.3 179.2 2.5 0.1 -0.5 -0.0 181.3 2.8 1.9 -0.0 0.3 186.3
Debt securities 190.7 185.5 178.4 2.5 0.1 -0.5 -0.0 180.5 2.6 1.9 -0.0 0.3 185.3
Short-term 34.4 30.2 30.2 -0.5 -0.2 0.0 -0.0 29.5 -0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 29.7
Long-term 156.3 155.3 148.2 3.0 0.3 -0.5 -0.0 151.0 2.7 1.6 -0.0 0.3 155.7
Equity and investment fund shares 0.8 0.8 0.8 -0.0 -0.0 -0.0 0.0 0.8 0.2 0.0 -0.0 -0.0 1.0
Financial derivatives (net) 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0  - -0.1 0.2 0.2 0.0  - -0.2 0.0 0.1
Other claims 4.9 3.6 4.0 -0.2 0.0 0.0 -0.1 3.8 -0.3 0.0 -0.1 0.1 3.5
Source: ECB.