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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)

Jul.17 Aug.17 Sep.17 Oct.17 Nov.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 668.8 673.7 674.8 -2.7 3.0 0.9 0.3 676.4 6.2 -4.5 -4.8 -0.0 673.2
Monetary gold 374.9 382.8 377.8 0.0  - 1.2 -0.0 378.9 0.0  - -4.3 0.0 374.6
Gold bullion 368.6 376.2 371.3 0.0  - 1.4 -0.0 372.4 0.0  - -4.9 0.0 368.2
Unallocated gold accounts 6.4 6.6 6.5 0.0  - 0.0 0.0 6.5 0.0  - -0.1 0.0 6.4
Special drawing rights 49.9 49.7 49.9 0.0 0.4  - 0.0 50.3 0.2 -0.5  - -0.0 50.0
Reserve position in the IMF 20.0 20.1 20.0 -0.2 0.2  - 0.0 20.1 -0.7 -0.2  - 0.0 19.2
Other reserve assets 223.9 221.2 227.2 -2.5 2.4 -0.3 0.3 227.1 6.7 -3.8 -0.5 -0.0 229.4
Currency and deposits 33.7 37.9 41.9 -4.9 0.4  - -0.1 37.3 2.3 -0.5  - 0.0 39.1
Claims on monetary authorities 26.1 30.7 31.6 -4.1  -  -  - 27.8 0.0  -  -  - 27.5
Claim on other entities 7.6 7.2 10.3 -0.8  -  -  - 9.5 2.3  -  -  - 11.6
Securities 186.3 179.2 181.3 2.8 1.9 -0.0 0.2 186.2 4.4 -3.2 -0.5 -0.0 186.8
Debt securities 185.5 178.4 180.5 2.6 1.9 -0.0 0.2 185.2 4.3 -3.2 -0.5 -0.0 185.8
Short-term 30.2 30.2 29.5 -0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 29.7 1.2 -0.4 -0.1 0.1 30.6
Long-term 155.3 148.2 151.0 2.7 1.6 -0.0 0.2 155.5 3.1 -2.9 -0.5 -0.2 155.2
Equity and investment fund shares 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.2 0.0 -0.0 -0.0 1.0 0.0 -0.0 -0.0 0.0 1.0
Financial derivatives (net) 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.0  - -0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1  - 0.0 -0.0 0.2
Other claims 3.6 4.0 3.8 -0.3 0.0 -0.1 0.1 3.5 -0.1 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 3.4
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)

Jul.17 Aug.17 Sep.17 Oct.17 Nov.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 668.8 673.7 674.8 -2.7 3.0 0.9 0.3 676.4 6.2 -4.5 -4.8 -0.0 673.2
Monetary gold 374.9 382.8 377.8 0.0  - 1.2 -0.0 378.9 0.0  - -4.3 0.0 374.6
Gold bullion 368.6 376.2 371.3 0.0  - 1.4 -0.0 372.4 0.0  - -4.9 0.0 368.2
Unallocated gold accounts 6.4 6.6 6.5 0.0  - 0.0 0.0 6.5 0.0  - -0.1 0.0 6.4
Special drawing rights 49.9 49.7 49.9 0.0 0.4  - 0.0 50.3 0.2 -0.5  - -0.0 50.0
Reserve position in the IMF 20.0 20.1 20.0 -0.2 0.2  - 0.0 20.1 -0.7 -0.2  - 0.0 19.2
Other reserve assets 223.9 221.2 227.2 -2.5 2.4 -0.3 0.3 227.1 6.7 -3.8 -0.5 -0.0 229.4
Currency and deposits 33.7 37.9 41.9 -4.9 0.4  - -0.1 37.3 2.3 -0.5  - 0.0 39.1
Claims on monetary authorities 26.1 30.7 31.6 -4.1  -  -  - 27.8 0.0  -  -  - 27.5
Claim on other entities 7.6 7.2 10.3 -0.8  -  -  - 9.5 2.3  -  -  - 11.6
Securities 186.3 179.2 181.3 2.8 1.9 -0.0 0.2 186.2 4.4 -3.2 -0.5 -0.0 186.8
Debt securities 185.5 178.4 180.5 2.6 1.9 -0.0 0.2 185.2 4.3 -3.2 -0.5 -0.0 185.8
Short-term 30.2 30.2 29.5 -0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 29.7 1.2 -0.4 -0.1 0.1 30.6
Long-term 155.3 148.2 151.0 2.7 1.6 -0.0 0.2 155.5 3.1 -2.9 -0.5 -0.2 155.2
Equity and investment fund shares 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.2 0.0 -0.0 -0.0 1.0 0.0 -0.0 -0.0 0.0 1.0
Financial derivatives (net) 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.0  - -0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1  - 0.0 -0.0 0.2
Other claims 3.6 4.0 3.8 -0.3 0.0 -0.1 0.1 3.5 -0.1 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 3.4
Source: ECB.