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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)

Feb.2017 Mar.2017 Apr.2017 May.2017 Jun.2017
Transactions Exchange rate changes Price changes Other volume changes Amounts outstanding Transactions Exchange rate changes Price changes Other volume changes Amounts outstanding
Reserve assets 735.7 726.6 716.1 1.4 -6.8 -10.8 -0.4 699.5 1.4 -4.4 -13.8 -0.0 682.7
Monetary gold 410.3 402.8 402.4 0.0  - -11.1 -0.1 391.3 0.0  - -13.4 -0.1 377.8
Gold bullion 403.4 395.8 395.6 0.0  - -10.9 -0.1 384.7 0.0  - -12.9 -0.1 371.4
Unallocated gold accounts 7.0 7.0 6.8 0.0  - -0.2 0.0 6.6 0.0  - -0.2 -0.0 6.4
Special drawing rights 52.5 52.2 51.5 0.0 -0.8  - -0.0 50.7 0.2 -0.6  - -0.0 50.3
Reserve position in the IMF 22.1 21.9 21.7 -0.1 -0.3  - 0.0 21.2 -0.2 -0.3  - -0.0 20.8
Other reserve assets 250.8 249.6 240.5 1.5 -5.7 0.2 -0.2 236.2 1.4 -3.5 -0.4 0.0 233.8
Currency and deposits 35.6 36.9 38.6 -0.7 -0.8  - -0.0 37.0 0.9 -0.8  - -0.0 37.2
Claims on monetary authorities 29.3 30.0 31.5 -0.5  -  -  - 30.3 -1.6  -  -  - 28.0
Claim on other entities 6.3 6.9 7.1 -0.2  -  -  - 6.8 2.5  -  -  - 9.1
Securities 211.4 208.1 197.6 2.7 -4.8 0.1 -0.2 195.4 -1.0 -2.7 -0.4 0.1 191.5
Debt securities 210.6 207.3 196.8 2.7 -4.8 0.1 -0.2 194.6 -1.0 -2.6 -0.4 0.1 190.7
Short-term 36.1 38.2 38.6 1.7 -0.9 -0.0 -0.2 39.2 -4.6 -0.6 -0.1 0.5 34.4
Long-term 174.6 169.1 158.2 1.0 -3.9 0.1 0.0 155.4 3.7 -2.0 -0.3 -0.4 156.3
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) -0.2 -0.2 0.1 0.0  - 0.1 -0.0 0.2 0.1  - -0.0 -0.0 0.2
Other claims 3.9 4.8 4.2 -0.6 -0.1 0.0 -0.0 3.6 1.5 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 4.9
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)

Feb.2017 Mar.2017 Apr.2017 May.2017 Jun.2017
Transactions Exchange rate changes Price changes Other volume changes Amounts outstanding Transactions Exchange rate changes Price changes Other volume changes Amounts outstanding
Reserve assets 735.7 726.6 716.1 1.4 -6.8 -10.8 -0.4 699.5 1.4 -4.4 -13.8 -0.0 682.7
Monetary gold 410.3 402.8 402.4 0.0  - -11.1 -0.1 391.3 0.0  - -13.4 -0.1 377.8
Gold bullion 403.4 395.8 395.6 0.0  - -10.9 -0.1 384.7 0.0  - -12.9 -0.1 371.4
Unallocated gold accounts 7.0 7.0 6.8 0.0  - -0.2 0.0 6.6 0.0  - -0.2 -0.0 6.4
Special drawing rights 52.5 52.2 51.5 0.0 -0.8  - -0.0 50.7 0.2 -0.6  - -0.0 50.3
Reserve position in the IMF 22.1 21.9 21.7 -0.1 -0.3  - 0.0 21.2 -0.2 -0.3  - -0.0 20.8
Other reserve assets 250.8 249.6 240.5 1.5 -5.7 0.2 -0.2 236.2 1.4 -3.5 -0.4 0.0 233.8
Currency and deposits 35.6 36.9 38.6 -0.7 -0.8  - -0.0 37.0 0.9 -0.8  - -0.0 37.2
Claims on monetary authorities 29.3 30.0 31.5 -0.5  -  -  - 30.3 -1.6  -  -  - 28.0
Claim on other entities 6.3 6.9 7.1 -0.2  -  -  - 6.8 2.5  -  -  - 9.1
Securities 211.4 208.1 197.6 2.7 -4.8 0.1 -0.2 195.4 -1.0 -2.7 -0.4 0.1 191.5
Debt securities 210.6 207.3 196.8 2.7 -4.8 0.1 -0.2 194.6 -1.0 -2.6 -0.4 0.1 190.7
Short-term 36.1 38.2 38.6 1.7 -0.9 -0.0 -0.2 39.2 -4.6 -0.6 -0.1 0.5 34.4
Long-term 174.6 169.1 158.2 1.0 -3.9 0.1 0.0 155.4 3.7 -2.0 -0.3 -0.4 156.3
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) -0.2 -0.2 0.1 0.0  - 0.1 -0.0 0.2 0.1  - -0.0 -0.0 0.2
Other claims 3.9 4.8 4.2 -0.6 -0.1 0.0 -0.0 3.6 1.5 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 4.9
Source: ECB.