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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)

Nov.16 Dec.16 Jan.17 Feb.17 Mar.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 706.6 707.7 707.0 2.0 5.2 21.5 0.0 735.7 0.6 -2.3 -7.6 0.2 726.6
Monetary gold 386.5 380.8 388.5 0.0  - 21.9 0.0 410.3 0.0  - -7.5 0.0 402.8
Gold bullion 379.9 374.3 381.9 0.0  - 21.6 0.0 403.4 -0.2  - -7.5 0.0 395.8
Unallocated gold accounts 6.6 6.5 6.6 0.0  - 0.4 0.0 7.0 0.2  - -0.1 -0.0 7.0
Special drawing rights 52.1 52.3 51.9 0.1 0.6  - 0.0 52.5 0.0 -0.4  - 0.0 52.2
Reserve position in the IMF 23.3 23.1 22.8 -0.9 0.2  - 0.0 22.1 -0.1 -0.2  - 0.0 21.9
Other reserve assets 244.7 251.5 243.8 2.8 4.4 -0.3 -0.0 250.8 0.6 -1.8 -0.1 0.2 249.6
Currency and deposits 27.8 32.9 31.9 3.1 0.7  - 0.0 35.6 1.1 0.1  - 0.0 36.9
Claims on monetary authorities 21.8 24.9 25.4 3.4  -  -  - 29.3 0.5  -  -  - 30.0
Claim on other entities 6.0 8.0 6.5 -0.2  -  -  - 6.3 0.6  -  -  - 6.9
Securities 213.3 214.7 208.3 -0.4 3.7 -0.2 0.0 211.4 -1.4 -1.9 -0.1 0.2 208.1
Debt securities 212.6 214.0 207.6 -0.5 3.7 -0.2 0.0 210.6 -1.4 -1.9 -0.1 0.2 207.3
Short-term 33.4 33.9 31.7 3.7 0.6 0.0 -0.0 36.1 2.5 -0.3 -0.0 -0.0 38.2
Long-term 179.2 180.0 175.9 -4.2 3.1 -0.2 0.0 174.6 -3.9 -1.6 -0.1 0.2 169.1
Equity and investment fund shares 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.0 0.8 0.0 -0.0 -0.0 -0.0 0.8
Financial derivatives (net) -0.1 -0.0 0.0 -0.0  - -0.1 -0.0 -0.2 -0.0  - 0.0 0.0 -0.2
Other claims 3.7 3.9 3.6 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.9 0.9 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 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)

Nov.16 Dec.16 Jan.17 Feb.17 Mar.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 706.6 707.7 707.0 2.0 5.2 21.5 0.0 735.7 0.6 -2.3 -7.6 0.2 726.6
Monetary gold 386.5 380.8 388.5 0.0  - 21.9 0.0 410.3 0.0  - -7.5 0.0 402.8
Gold bullion 379.9 374.3 381.9 0.0  - 21.6 0.0 403.4 -0.2  - -7.5 0.0 395.8
Unallocated gold accounts 6.6 6.5 6.6 0.0  - 0.4 0.0 7.0 0.2  - -0.1 -0.0 7.0
Special drawing rights 52.1 52.3 51.9 0.1 0.6  - 0.0 52.5 0.0 -0.4  - 0.0 52.2
Reserve position in the IMF 23.3 23.1 22.8 -0.9 0.2  - 0.0 22.1 -0.1 -0.2  - 0.0 21.9
Other reserve assets 244.7 251.5 243.8 2.8 4.4 -0.3 -0.0 250.8 0.6 -1.8 -0.1 0.2 249.6
Currency and deposits 27.8 32.9 31.9 3.1 0.7  - 0.0 35.6 1.1 0.1  - 0.0 36.9
Claims on monetary authorities 21.8 24.9 25.4 3.4  -  -  - 29.3 0.5  -  -  - 30.0
Claim on other entities 6.0 8.0 6.5 -0.2  -  -  - 6.3 0.6  -  -  - 6.9
Securities 213.3 214.7 208.3 -0.4 3.7 -0.2 0.0 211.4 -1.4 -1.9 -0.1 0.2 208.1
Debt securities 212.6 214.0 207.6 -0.5 3.7 -0.2 0.0 210.6 -1.4 -1.9 -0.1 0.2 207.3
Short-term 33.4 33.9 31.7 3.7 0.6 0.0 -0.0 36.1 2.5 -0.3 -0.0 -0.0 38.2
Long-term 179.2 180.0 175.9 -4.2 3.1 -0.2 0.0 174.6 -3.9 -1.6 -0.1 0.2 169.1
Equity and investment fund shares 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.0 0.8 0.0 -0.0 -0.0 -0.0 0.8
Financial derivatives (net) -0.1 -0.0 0.0 -0.0  - -0.1 -0.0 -0.2 -0.0  - 0.0 0.0 -0.2
Other claims 3.7 3.9 3.6 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.9 0.9 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 4.8
Source: ECB.