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Immediate release
Ottawa, June 5, 2006
2006-022
Official International Reserves
- Official
International Reserves 2006 -
The Department of Finance announced today that Canada’s
official international reserves decreased by an amount equivalent to US$31
million during May to US$35,685 million.
Details on the level and composition of Canada’s reserves as of May 31, 2006, as well as the major factors underlying the change in reserves, are
provided below. All figures are in millions of US dollars unless otherwise noted.
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Foreign Currency Reserves |
Securities |
29,602 |
Deposits |
3,960 |
Total securities and
deposits (liquid reserves) |
33,562 |
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Gold1 |
71 |
Special drawing rights (SDRs) |
949 |
Reserve position in the IMF |
1,103 |
Total: |
May 31, 2006 |
35,685 |
|
April 30, 2006 |
35,716 |
Net change |
-31 |
|
Details on Deposits |
Other central banks/Bank for
International Settlements
|
1,002 |
Banks headquartered in Canada
|
0 |
Of which: located abroad
|
0 |
Banks headquartered abroad
|
2,958 |
Of which: located in Canada
|
0 |
Total
|
3,960 |
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Details of Net Change |
Reserves management
operations2 |
-354 |
Gains and losses on gold
sales |
0 |
Net investment gains and
losses |
|
Return on investments3
|
136 |
Foreign currency debt charges
|
-70 |
Revaluation effects4
|
257 |
Net government operations5 |
0 |
Official intervention |
0 |
Other transactions |
0 |
Net change |
-31 |
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Currency Composition of Deposits and Securities |
US dollars
|
17,847
|
Euro
|
15,184
|
Yen
|
531
|
Total
|
33,562
|
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Predetermined
Short-Term Drains on Foreign Currency Reserves (Nominal Value) |
|
0-1
month |
1-3
months |
3-12
months |
Total |
|
Foreign currency
securities6 |
Principal |
-795 |
-1,359 |
-1,598 |
-3,752 |
Interest |
-369 |
-167 |
-740 |
-1,276 |
Aggregate short
forward positions
in foreign
currencies vis-à-vis
Canadian dollar |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Aggregate long
forward positions
in foreign
currencies vis-à-vis
Canadian dollar |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Total net drains |
-1,164 |
-1,526 |
-2,338 |
-5,028 |
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Additional
Information (Nominal Value) |
Undrawn,
unconditional credit lines
with
banks headquartered outside Canada |
6,000 |
|
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Securities lent
under repurchase agreements7 |
-2,530 |
|
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Securities held
under repurchase agreements8 |
1,658 |
|
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Financial
derivatives assets (net, marked to market) |
|
|
|
Forwards |
0 |
|
|
Swaps |
3,096 |
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Notes:
- There were no sales of gold settled in May. On May 31, gold
holdings stood at 0.1 million ounces. The valuation is based on
the May 31, 2006, London p.m. fix of US$653.00 per ounce.
- Net change in securities and deposits resulting from foreign
currency funding activities of the Government. (Issuance of
foreign currency liabilities used to acquire assets increases
reserves, while maturities decrease reserves). During May, Canada
bills decreased by US$786 million to a level of outstanding bills
of US$1,715 million. Cross-currency swaps of domestic obligations
raised an equivalent of US$432 million.
- "Return on investments" comprises US$106 million of
interest earned on investments and a US$30-million increase in the
market value of securities resulting from changes in interest
rates.
- "Revaluation effects" reflect changes in the market
value of reserve assets resulting from movements in exchange
rates. In May, the revaluation effect was mainly due to the
appreciation of the euro.
- "Net government operations" are the net purchases of
foreign currency for government foreign exchange requirements and
for additions to reserves.
- "Foreign currency securities" include maturities of
foreign currency debt, cross-currency swap payments and an
estimate of interest payments on foreign currency liabilities.
- "Securities lent under repurchase agreements" are
included in total reserves. Collateral provided in
securities-lending transactions is not included in total reserves.
- Cash invested under repurchase agreements is included in total
reserves. Collateral provided in securities-lending transactions
is not included in total reserves.
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Future Release Dates
The next release is July 6, 2006 (covering the period June
2006).
A list of upcoming release dates is posted on the Department of Finance
website located at www.fin.gc.ca/invest_x/releaseDates_e.asp.
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For further information, media may contact:
Sandra Lavoratore
Financial Markets Division
Department of Finance
613 947-3919
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David Gamble
Media Relations
Department of Finance
613 996-8080 |
For further information on the Exchange Fund Account, please consult the
2004 Report on the Management of Canada’s Official International
Reserves, located at www.fin.gc.ca/toce/2005/oir05_e.html.
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Official International Reserves (10-Year Synopsis)
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|
US dollars |
Other currencies |
Gold |
SDRs |
IMF position |
Total |
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|
(millions of US dollars) |
May 31, 2006 |
17,847 |
15,715 |
71 |
949 |
1,103 |
35,685 |
April 30, 2006 |
18,660 |
14,997 |
70 |
931 |
1,058 |
35,716 |
March 31, 2006 |
20,204 |
13,812 |
63 |
917 |
1,038 |
36,034 |
February 28, 2006 |
16,707 |
13,974 |
61 |
908 |
1,034 |
32,684 |
January 31, 2006 |
16,813 |
14,135 |
62 |
907 |
1,042 |
32,959 |
December 31, 2005 |
16,842 |
13,822 |
56 |
897 |
1,401 |
33,018 |
November 30, 2005 |
16,646 |
14,566 |
54 |
894 |
2,039 |
34,199 |
October 31, 2005 |
16,909 |
14,214 |
51 |
898 |
2,142 |
34,214 |
September 30, 2005 |
16,725 |
13,824 |
52 |
900 |
2,098 |
33,599 |
August 31, 2005 |
16,878 |
14,354 |
47 |
907 |
2,113 |
34,299 |
July 31, 2005 |
16,241 |
14,050 |
47 |
890 |
2,101 |
33,329 |
June 30, 2005 |
17,303 |
14,196 |
48 |
893 |
2,484 |
34,924 |
May 31, 2005 |
16,785 |
14,483 |
45 |
904 |
2,817 |
35,034 |
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Dec. 31, 2004 |
14,426 |
15,740 |
48 |
925 |
3,327 |
34,466 |
Dec. 31, 2003 |
15,575 |
15,961 |
45 |
838 |
3,848 |
36,267 |
Dec. 31, 2002 |
17,946 |
14,739 |
205 |
712 |
3,567 |
37,169 |
Dec. 31, 2001 |
19,748 |
10,736 |
291 |
614 |
2,859 |
34,248 |
Dec. 31, 2000 |
21,692 |
7,327 |
323 |
574 |
2,508 |
32,424 |
Dec. 31, 1999 |
18,838 |
5,594 |
524 |
526 |
3,164 |
28,646 |
Dec. 31, 1998 |
15,907 |
4,004 |
122 |
1,097 |
2,297 |
23,427 |
Dec. 31, 1997 |
14,630 |
492 |
146 |
1,126 |
1,575 |
17,969 |
Dec. 31, 1996 |
17,521 |
507 |
155 |
1,168 |
1,227 |
20,578 |
Dec. 31, 1995 |
12,127 |
502 |
178 |
1,177 |
1,243 |
15,227 |
The May
31, 2005 information above was added to the electronic version of this
news release on June 6, 2006. |
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