Hong Kong’s Latest Foreign Currency Reserve Assets Figures Released

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07 Oct 2011

Hong Kong’s Latest Foreign Currency Reserve Assets Figures Released

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced today (Friday) that the official foreign currency reserve assets of Hong Kong amounted to US$277.7 billion as at the end of September 2011 (end‑August 2011: US$279.6 billion) (Annex). 

Including unsettled forward contracts, the foreign currency reserve assets of Hong Kong at the end of September 2011 stood at US$277.7 billion (end-August 2011: US$279.6 billion).

The total foreign currency reserve assets of US$277.7 billion represent over eight times the currency in circulation or 55% of Hong Kong dollar M3.

Release calendar

The release calendar of foreign currency reserve assets for 2012 is announced below:

Reference Month

Release Date

January 2012

7 February 2012

February 2012

7 March 2012

March 2012

10 April 2012

April 2012

7 May 2012

May 2012

7 June 2012

June 2012

6 July 2012

July 2012

7 August 2012

August 2012

7 September 2012

September 2012

8 October 2012

October 2012

7 November 2012

November 2012

7 December 2012

December 2012

7 January 2013

 

Annex

Hong Kong Monetary Authority
7 October 2011

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At present, four press releases relating to the Exchange Fund’s data are issued by the HKMA each month.  Three of these releases are issued to disseminate monetary data in accordance with the International Monetary Fund’s Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS).  The fourth press release, on the Exchange Fund’s Abridged Balance Sheet and Currency Board Account, is made in accordance with the HKMA’s policy of maintaining a high level of transparency.  For the month of October 2011, the scheduled dates for issuing the press releases are as follows:

7 October

SDDS International Reserves (Hong Kong’s Latest Foreign Currency Reserve Assets Figures)

14 October

SDDS Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank (Analytical Accounts of the Exchange Fund)

31 October

Exchange Fund Abridged Balance Sheet and Currency Board Account

31 October

SDDS Template on International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity

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