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Consolidated financial statement of the Eurosystem as at 26 August 2005

30 August 2005

Items not related to monetary policy operations

In the week ending 26 August 2005 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 167 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) increased by EUR 1.3 billion to EUR 87.6 billion. Banknotes in circulation (liability item 1) decreased by EUR 4.8 billion to EUR 527.7 billion. Liabilities to general government (liability item 5.1) rose by EUR 12 billion to EUR 73.4 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) increased by EUR 7 billion to EUR 400 billion. On Wednesday, 24 August 2005, a main refinancing operation of EUR 303 billion matured and a new one of EUR 310 billion was settled.

Recourse to both the marginal lending facility (asset item 5.5) and the deposit facility (liability item 2.2) was virtually nil, which was approximately the same as in the preceding 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) increased by EUR 0.9 billion to EUR 150.3 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 137,829 0
2 Claims on non-euro area residents denominated in foreign currency 159,500 −390
2.1 Receivables from the IMF 20,069 −159
2.2 Balances with banks and security investments, external loans and other external assets 139,431 −231
3 Claims on euro area residents denominated in foreign currency 21,601 −25
4 Claims on non-euro area residents denominated in euro 9,548 −22
4.1 Balances with banks, security investments and loans 9,548 −22
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 400,031 7,001
5.1 Main refinancing operations 310,002 7,001
5.2 Longer-term refinancing operations 89,998 0
5.3 Fine-tuning reverse operations 0 0
5.4 Structural reverse operations 0 0
5.5 Marginal lending facility 0 −4
5.6 Credits related to margin calls 31 4
6 Other claims on euro area credit institutions denominated in euro 3,221 −81
7 Securities of euro area residents denominated in euro 87,582 1,308
8 General government debt denominated in euro 40,750 −3
9 Other assets 132,208 377
Total assets 992,270 8,165
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 527,710 −4,764
2 Liabilities to euro area credit institutions related to monetary policy operations denominated in euro 150,358 864
2.1 Current accounts (covering the minimum reserve system) 150,331 851
2.2 Deposit facility 27 13
2.3 Fixed-term deposits 0 0
2.4 Fine-tuning reverse operations 0 0
2.5 Deposits related to margin calls 0 0
3 Other liabilities to euro area credit institutions denominated in euro 127 0
4 Debt certificates issued 0 0
5 Liabilities to other euro area residents denominated in euro 80,399 11,866
5.1 General government 73,425 11,995
5.2 Other liabilities 6,974 −129
6 Liabilities to non-euro area residents denominated in euro 10,304 45
7 Liabilities to euro area residents denominated in foreign currency 224 −156
8 Liabilities to non-euro area residents denominated in foreign currency 7,980 −115
8.1 Deposits, balances and other liabilities 7,980 −115
8.2 Liabilities arising from the credit facility under ERM II 0 0
9 Counterpart of special drawing rights allocated by the IMF 5,896 0
10 Other liabilities 58,684 424
11 Revaluation accounts 92,292 0
12 Capital and reserves 58,296 1
Total liabilities 992,270 8,165
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