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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.16 May.16 Jun.16 Jul.16 Aug.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 686.6 682.7 721.8 -0.9 -0.9 4.5 -0.0 724.6 1.8 -0.5 -7.0 -0.5 718.3
Monetary gold 387.9 377.0 411.8 0.0  - 4.6 0.0 416.4 -0.0  - -7.2 -0.0 409.2
Gold bullion 381.3 370.6 404.8 0.0  - 4.6 0.0 409.4 -0.0  - -7.1 -0.0 402.3
Unallocated gold accounts 6.6 6.4 7.0 0.0  - 0.1 0.0 7.0 0.0  - -0.1 0.0 6.9
Special drawing rights 51.3 51.5 51.5 -0.2 -0.2  - 0.0 51.1 0.1 -0.1  - 0.0 51.1
Reserve position in the IMF 22.7 22.9 22.8 -0.0 -0.1  - -0.0 22.6 -0.2 -0.0  - 0.0 22.4
Other reserve assets 224.7 231.3 235.8 -0.7 -0.6 -0.1 -0.0 234.5 1.9 -0.4 0.2 -0.6 235.6
Currency and deposits 25.7 27.3 30.0 -0.1 -0.1  - -0.1 29.7 -0.7 -0.0  - -0.0 29.0
Claims on monetary authorities 17.5 19.0 20.4 1.4  -  -  - 21.6 -1.0  -  -  - 20.4
Claim on other entities 8.3 8.2 9.6 -1.6  -  -  - 8.1 0.4  -  -  - 8.6
Securities 193.7 199.5 200.8 -0.0 -0.5 -0.2 0.0 200.0 1.9 -0.3 -0.4 -0.0 201.2
Debt securities 193.0 198.8 200.0 -0.0 -0.5 -0.2 0.0 199.3 1.9 -0.3 -0.4 -0.0 200.5
Short-term 23.8 27.6 25.8 -0.3 -0.1 -0.0 0.0 25.3 -0.8 -0.1 -0.0 -0.0 24.4
Long-term 169.2 171.2 174.2 0.3 -0.3 -0.2 0.0 174.0 2.8 -0.2 -0.4 -0.0 176.1
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) -0.0 -0.0 -0.3 -0.0  - 0.1 -0.0 -0.2 -0.0  - 0.6 -0.5 -0.1
Other claims 5.3 4.6 5.4 -0.6 0.0 0.0 0.1 4.9 0.7 -0.1 0.0 -0.0 5.5
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.16 May.16 Jun.16 Jul.16 Aug.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 686.6 682.7 721.8 -0.9 -0.9 4.5 -0.0 724.6 1.8 -0.5 -7.0 -0.5 718.3
Monetary gold 387.9 377.0 411.8 0.0  - 4.6 0.0 416.4 -0.0  - -7.2 -0.0 409.2
Gold bullion 381.3 370.6 404.8 0.0  - 4.6 0.0 409.4 -0.0  - -7.1 -0.0 402.3
Unallocated gold accounts 6.6 6.4 7.0 0.0  - 0.1 0.0 7.0 0.0  - -0.1 0.0 6.9
Special drawing rights 51.3 51.5 51.5 -0.2 -0.2  - 0.0 51.1 0.1 -0.1  - 0.0 51.1
Reserve position in the IMF 22.7 22.9 22.8 -0.0 -0.1  - -0.0 22.6 -0.2 -0.0  - 0.0 22.4
Other reserve assets 224.7 231.3 235.8 -0.7 -0.6 -0.1 -0.0 234.5 1.9 -0.4 0.2 -0.6 235.6
Currency and deposits 25.7 27.3 30.0 -0.1 -0.1  - -0.1 29.7 -0.7 -0.0  - -0.0 29.0
Claims on monetary authorities 17.5 19.0 20.4 1.4  -  -  - 21.6 -1.0  -  -  - 20.4
Claim on other entities 8.3 8.2 9.6 -1.6  -  -  - 8.1 0.4  -  -  - 8.6
Securities 193.7 199.5 200.8 -0.0 -0.5 -0.2 0.0 200.0 1.9 -0.3 -0.4 -0.0 201.2
Debt securities 193.0 198.8 200.0 -0.0 -0.5 -0.2 0.0 199.3 1.9 -0.3 -0.4 -0.0 200.5
Short-term 23.8 27.6 25.8 -0.3 -0.1 -0.0 0.0 25.3 -0.8 -0.1 -0.0 -0.0 24.4
Long-term 169.2 171.2 174.2 0.3 -0.3 -0.2 0.0 174.0 2.8 -0.2 -0.4 -0.0 176.1
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) -0.0 -0.0 -0.3 -0.0  - 0.1 -0.0 -0.2 -0.0  - 0.6 -0.5 -0.1
Other claims 5.3 4.6 5.4 -0.6 0.0 0.0 0.1 4.9 0.7 -0.1 0.0 -0.0 5.5
Source: ECB.