Hong Kong's foreign reserves as at end of March were US$63.4 billion - a slight drop from US$63.8 billion a month ago.
The above figures excluded forward transactions yet to be settled. Including forward transactions, the foreign reserves reached US$67.7 billion at end March, compared to US$68.1 billion at end February.
The slight decrease in March from February represented seasonal drawdowns in fiscal reserves and placements from the Exchange Fund by the Government and other institutions.
Hong Kong Monetary Authority
24 April 1997
Foreign Reserves Ranking
| 1. | Japan | US$219.4 billion | Mar 97 |
| 2. | China | US$110.3 billion | Feb 97 |
| 3. | Taiwan | US$88.6 billion | Feb 97 |
| 4. | Germany | US$85.2 billion | Feb 97 |
| 5. | Singapore | US$77.4 billion | Feb 97 |
| 6. | United States | US$69.9 billion | Jan 97 |
| 7. | Hong Kong | US$63.4 billion | Mar 97 |
| 8. | Spain | US$60.9 billion | Feb 97 |
| 9. | Brazil | US$57.2 billion | Jan 97 |
| 10. | Italy | US$48.9 billion | Feb 97 |
Exchange Fund Foreign Currency Assets
| (US$ Bn) | |||
| Excluding forward | Net forward | Including forward | |
| transactions | transactions | transactions | |
| March 95 | 52.4 | (0.2) | 52.2 |
| June 95 | 53.6 | - | 53.6 |
| September 95 | 51.8 | 2.8 | 54.6 |
| December 95 | 55.4 | 1.8 | 57.2 |
| March 96 | 58.1 | 1.7 | 59.8 |
| June 96 | 57.3 | 2.7 | 60.0 |
| September 96 | 55.4 | 6.7 | 62.1 |
| December 96 | 63.8 | 5.7 | 69.6 |
| January 97 | 65.9 | 5.2 | 71.1 |
| February 97 | 63.8 | 4.3 | 68.1 |
| March 97 | 63.4 | 4.3 | 67.7 |