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Consolidated financial statement of the Eurosystem as at 28 April 2006

3 May 2006

Items not related to monetary policy operations

In the week ending 28 April 2006, the decrease of EUR 106 million in gold and gold receivables (asset item 1) reflected the selling of gold by two Eurosystem central banks (consistent with the Central Bank Gold Agreement of 27 September 2004).

The net position of the Eurosystem in foreign currency (asset items 2 and 3 minus liability items 7, 8 and 9) decreased by EUR 0.1 billion to EUR 156.3 billion on account of customer and portfolio transactions.

The holdings by the Eurosystem of marketable securities of euro area residents denominated in euro (asset item 7) decreased by EUR 1.2 billion to EUR 93.8 billion. Banknotes in circulation (liability item 1) increased by EUR 2.9 billion to EUR 568.8 billion. Liabilities to general government (liability item 5.1) fell by EUR 1.9 billion to EUR 58.8 billion.

Items related to monetary policy operations

The Eurosystem’s net lending to credit institutions (asset item 5 minus liability items 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5 and 4) decreased by EUR 7.7 billion to EUR 410.5 billion. On Thursday, 27 April 2006, a main refinancing operation of EUR 298 billion matured and a new one of EUR 291 billion was settled. On the same date, a longer-term refinancing operation of EUR 40 billion matured and a new one of EUR 40 billion was settled.

Recourse to the marginal lending facility (asset item 5.5) was EUR 0.1 billion (compared with EUR 0.2 billion in the previous week), while recourse to the deposit facility (liability item 2.2) was EUR 0.6 billion (compared with EUR 0.1 billion in the previous week).

Current accounts of euro area credit institutions

As a result of all transactions, the current account position of credit institutions with the Eurosystem (liability item 2.1) decreased by EUR 7.8 billion to EUR 153.9 billion.

Assets (EUR millions) Balance Difference compared with last week due to transactions
Totals/sub-totals may not add up, due to rounding
1 Gold and gold receivables 180,525 −106
2 Claims on non-euro area residents denominated in foreign currency 146,033 834
2.1 Receivables from the IMF 12,080 −6
2.2 Balances with banks and security investments, external loans and other external assets 133,953 840
3 Claims on euro area residents denominated in foreign currency 24,383 −310
4 Claims on non-euro area residents denominated in euro 12,964 895
4.1 Balances with banks, security investments and loans 12,964 895
4.2 Claims arising from the credit facility under ERM II 0 0
5 Lending to euro area credit institutions related to monetary policy operations denominated in euro 411,075 −7,124
5.1 Main refinancing operations 291,000 −6,998
5.2 Longer-term refinancing operations 120,002 2
5.3 Fine-tuning reverse operations 0 0
5.4 Structural reverse operations 0 0
5.5 Marginal lending facility 73 −128
5.6 Credits related to margin calls 0 0
6 Other claims on euro area credit institutions denominated in euro 5,656 314
7 Securities of euro area residents denominated in euro 93,827 −1,234
8 General government debt denominated in euro 40,568 9
9 Other assets 165,358 2,304
Total assets 1,080,389 −4,418
Liabilities (EUR millions) Balance Difference compared with last week due to transactions
Totals/sub-totals may not add up, due to rounding
1 Banknotes in circulation 568,830 2,920
2 Liabilities to euro area credit institutions related to monetary policy operations denominated in euro 154,531 −7,220
2.1 Current accounts (covering the minimum reserve system) 153,913 −7,766
2.2 Deposit facility 618 547
2.3 Fixed-term deposits 0 0
2.4 Fine-tuning reverse operations 0 0
2.5 Deposits related to margin calls 0 −1
3 Other liabilities to euro area credit institutions denominated in euro 114 0
4 Debt certificates issued 0 0
5 Liabilities to other euro area residents denominated in euro 66,227 −1,899
5.1 General government 58,832 −1,949
5.2 Other liabilities 7,395 50
6 Liabilities to non-euro area residents denominated in euro 14,069 457
7 Liabilities to euro area residents denominated in foreign currency 152 1
8 Liabilities to non-euro area residents denominated in foreign currency 8,133 582
8.1 Deposits, balances and other liabilities 8,133 582
8.2 Liabilities arising from the credit facility under ERM II 0 0
9 Counterpart of special drawing rights allocated by the IMF 5,825 0
10 Other liabilities 68,071 740
11 Revaluation accounts 132,437 0
12 Capital and reserves 62,000 1
Total liabilities 1,080,389 −4,418
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