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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)

Apr.17 May.17 Jun.17 Jul.17 Aug.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 716.1 699.5 682.7 -5.2 -5.6 -3.2 -0.1 668.8 -0.7 -2.3 8.1 -0.2 673.7
Monetary gold 402.4 391.3 377.8 0.0  - -2.9 0.0 374.9 0.0  - 7.8 -0.0 382.8
Gold bullion 395.6 384.7 371.4 0.0  - -3.1 -0.0 368.6 0.0  - 8.1 -0.1 376.2
Unallocated gold accounts 6.8 6.6 6.4 0.0  - -0.0 0.0 6.4 0.0  - 0.1 0.1 6.6
Special drawing rights 51.5 50.7 50.3 0.3 -0.8  - -0.0 49.9 0.0 -0.2  - -0.0 49.7
Reserve position in the IMF 21.7 21.2 20.8 -0.4 -0.3  - -0.0 20.0 0.1 -0.0  - 0.0 20.1
Other reserve assets 240.5 236.2 233.8 -5.1 -4.5 -0.3 -0.0 223.9 -0.8 -2.0 0.3 -0.2 221.2
Currency and deposits 38.6 37.0 37.2 -2.8 -0.6  - -0.0 33.8 4.5 -0.3  - -0.0 37.9
Claims on monetary authorities 31.5 30.3 28.0 -1.5  -  -  - 26.1 4.8  -  -  - 30.7
Claim on other entities 7.1 6.8 9.1 -1.3  -  -  - 7.6 -0.4  -  -  - 7.2
Securities 197.6 195.4 191.5 -1.1 -3.8 -0.3 -0.0 186.3 -5.7 -1.7 0.3 0.0 179.2
Debt securities 196.8 194.6 190.7 -1.1 -3.8 -0.3 -0.0 185.5 -5.7 -1.7 0.3 0.0 178.4
Short-term 39.0 39.6 34.4 -3.4 -0.7 0.0 -0.1 30.2 0.3 -0.3 0.0 0.0 30.2
Long-term 157.8 155.0 156.3 2.3 -3.1 -0.3 0.0 155.3 -5.9 -1.5 0.3 0.0 148.2
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) 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.0  - 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.1  - -0.1 -0.2 0.0
Other claims 4.2 3.6 4.9 -1.2 -0.1 0.0 0.0 3.6 0.4 -0.0 0.0 0.0 4.0
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)

Apr.17 May.17 Jun.17 Jul.17 Aug.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 716.1 699.5 682.7 -5.2 -5.6 -3.2 -0.1 668.8 -0.7 -2.3 8.1 -0.2 673.7
Monetary gold 402.4 391.3 377.8 0.0  - -2.9 0.0 374.9 0.0  - 7.8 -0.0 382.8
Gold bullion 395.6 384.7 371.4 0.0  - -3.1 -0.0 368.6 0.0  - 8.1 -0.1 376.2
Unallocated gold accounts 6.8 6.6 6.4 0.0  - -0.0 0.0 6.4 0.0  - 0.1 0.1 6.6
Special drawing rights 51.5 50.7 50.3 0.3 -0.8  - -0.0 49.9 0.0 -0.2  - -0.0 49.7
Reserve position in the IMF 21.7 21.2 20.8 -0.4 -0.3  - -0.0 20.0 0.1 -0.0  - 0.0 20.1
Other reserve assets 240.5 236.2 233.8 -5.1 -4.5 -0.3 -0.0 223.9 -0.8 -2.0 0.3 -0.2 221.2
Currency and deposits 38.6 37.0 37.2 -2.8 -0.6  - -0.0 33.8 4.5 -0.3  - -0.0 37.9
Claims on monetary authorities 31.5 30.3 28.0 -1.5  -  -  - 26.1 4.8  -  -  - 30.7
Claim on other entities 7.1 6.8 9.1 -1.3  -  -  - 7.6 -0.4  -  -  - 7.2
Securities 197.6 195.4 191.5 -1.1 -3.8 -0.3 -0.0 186.3 -5.7 -1.7 0.3 0.0 179.2
Debt securities 196.8 194.6 190.7 -1.1 -3.8 -0.3 -0.0 185.5 -5.7 -1.7 0.3 0.0 178.4
Short-term 39.0 39.6 34.4 -3.4 -0.7 0.0 -0.1 30.2 0.3 -0.3 0.0 0.0 30.2
Long-term 157.8 155.0 156.3 2.3 -3.1 -0.3 0.0 155.3 -5.9 -1.5 0.3 0.0 148.2
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) 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.0  - 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.1  - -0.1 -0.2 0.0
Other claims 4.2 3.6 4.9 -1.2 -0.1 0.0 0.0 3.6 0.4 -0.0 0.0 0.0 4.0
Source: ECB.