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Consolidated financial statement of the Eurosystem as at 14 September 2007

18 September 2007

Items not related to monetary policy operations

In the week ending 14 September 2007, the decrease of EUR 38 million in gold and gold receivables (asset item 1) reflected sales 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 0.6 billion to EUR 145 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 0.2 billion to EUR 94.7 billion. Banknotes in circulation (liability item 1) fell by EUR 1.7 billion to EUR 637.5 billion. Liabilities to general government (liability item 5.1) decreased by EUR 3.5 billion to EUR 56.6 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 87.1 billion to EUR 532.3 billion. On Wednesday, 12 September 2007, a main refinancing operation of EUR 256 billion matured and a new one of EUR 269 billion was settled. On Thursday, 13 September 2007, a supplementary longer-term refinancing operation of EUR 75 billion was settled.

Recourse to the marginal lending facility (asset item 5.5) was virtually nil (compared with EUR 0.3 billion in the preceding week), while recourse to the deposit facility (liability item 2.2) was EUR 1.7 billion (compared with EUR 1 billion 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 93 billion to EUR 274.6 billion.

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