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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)

Oct.15 Nov.15 Dec.15 Jan.16 Feb.16
Transactions Exchange rate changes Price changes Other volume changes Amounts outstanding Transactions Exchange rate changes Price changes Other volume changes Amounts outstanding
Reserve assets 654.7 653.2 644.2 -1.1 -1.9 18.1 0.2 659.5 1.1 2.6 36.6 -0.3 699.6
Monetary gold 360.1 347.2 337.6 -0.0  - 17.0 0.0 354.6 0.0  - 36.4 -0.0 391.0
Gold bullion 354.0 341.2 331.9 -0.0  - 16.7 0.0 348.6 -0.0  - 35.8 -0.0 384.4
Unallocated gold accounts 6.1 6.0 5.7 0.0  - 0.3 0.0 6.0 0.0  - 0.6 0.0 6.6
Special drawing rights 56.8 58.1 57.5 -0.0 -0.4  - -0.0 57.1 -4.7 0.2  - 0.0 52.6
Reserve position in the IMF 19.3 19.5 19.2 0.2 -0.1  - -0.0 19.3 3.9 0.1  - 0.0 23.2
Other reserve assets 218.5 228.3 229.9 -1.3 -1.4 1.1 0.2 228.5 2.0 2.3 0.2 -0.3 232.8
Currency and deposits 22.4 18.7 23.8 -0.8 -0.2  - 0.0 22.8 1.8 0.6  - -0.2 25.1
Claims on monetary authorities 10.8 11.8 17.4 -3.9  -  -  - 13.1 3.9  -  -  - 17.7
Claim on other entities 11.6 6.9 6.4 3.1  -  -  - 9.7 -2.0  -  -  - 7.3
Securities 191.3 205.3 202.0 -0.6 -1.1 0.9 0.2 201.4 -0.3 1.9 0.4 -0.2 203.1
Debt securities 190.6 204.5 201.3 -0.6 -1.1 0.9 0.2 200.7 -0.3 1.9 0.4 -0.2 202.4
Short-term 21.0 21.5 26.9 -1.1 -0.2 -0.0 -0.0 25.6 -1.6 0.7 0.0 0.0 24.7
Long-term 169.6 183.1 174.4 0.5 -0.9 0.9 0.2 175.1 1.3 1.2 0.3 -0.2 177.7
Equity and investment fund shares 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.0 -0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.0 0.7
Financial derivatives (net) -0.1 -0.6 -0.1 0.0  - 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1  - -0.2 -0.1 -0.2
Other claims 4.8 4.9 4.3 0.1 -0.1 0.0 -0.0 4.3 0.4 -0.2 0.0 0.3 4.8
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)

Oct.15 Nov.15 Dec.15 Jan.16 Feb.16
Transactions Exchange rate changes Price changes Other volume changes Amounts outstanding Transactions Exchange rate changes Price changes Other volume changes Amounts outstanding
Reserve assets 654.7 653.2 644.2 -1.1 -1.9 18.1 0.2 659.5 1.1 2.6 36.6 -0.3 699.6
Monetary gold 360.1 347.2 337.6 -0.0  - 17.0 0.0 354.6 0.0  - 36.4 -0.0 391.0
Gold bullion 354.0 341.2 331.9 -0.0  - 16.7 0.0 348.6 -0.0  - 35.8 -0.0 384.4
Unallocated gold accounts 6.1 6.0 5.7 0.0  - 0.3 0.0 6.0 0.0  - 0.6 0.0 6.6
Special drawing rights 56.8 58.1 57.5 -0.0 -0.4  - -0.0 57.1 -4.7 0.2  - 0.0 52.6
Reserve position in the IMF 19.3 19.5 19.2 0.2 -0.1  - -0.0 19.3 3.9 0.1  - 0.0 23.2
Other reserve assets 218.5 228.3 229.9 -1.3 -1.4 1.1 0.2 228.5 2.0 2.3 0.2 -0.3 232.8
Currency and deposits 22.4 18.7 23.8 -0.8 -0.2  - 0.0 22.8 1.8 0.6  - -0.2 25.1
Claims on monetary authorities 10.8 11.8 17.4 -3.9  -  -  - 13.1 3.9  -  -  - 17.7
Claim on other entities 11.6 6.9 6.4 3.1  -  -  - 9.7 -2.0  -  -  - 7.3
Securities 191.3 205.3 202.0 -0.6 -1.1 0.9 0.2 201.4 -0.3 1.9 0.4 -0.2 203.1
Debt securities 190.6 204.5 201.3 -0.6 -1.1 0.9 0.2 200.7 -0.3 1.9 0.4 -0.2 202.4
Short-term 21.0 21.5 26.9 -1.1 -0.2 -0.0 -0.0 25.6 -1.6 0.7 0.0 0.0 24.7
Long-term 169.6 183.1 174.4 0.5 -0.9 0.9 0.2 175.1 1.3 1.2 0.3 -0.2 177.7
Equity and investment fund shares 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.0 -0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.0 0.7
Financial derivatives (net) -0.1 -0.6 -0.1 0.0  - 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1  - -0.2 -0.1 -0.2
Other claims 4.8 4.9 4.3 0.1 -0.1 0.0 -0.0 4.3 0.4 -0.2 0.0 0.3 4.8
Source: ECB.