The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority:
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) released today (October 14) the key analytical accounts of the Exchange Fund at the end of September 2019.
Foreign assets, representing the external assets of the Exchange Fund, increased during the month by HK$49.8 billion to HK$3,615.9 billion.
The Monetary Base, comprising Certificates of Indebtedness, Government‑issued currency notes and coins in circulation, the balance of the banking system and Exchange Fund Bills and Notes issued, amounted to HK$1,644.5 billion.
Claims on the private sector in Hong Kong amounted to HK$265.8 billion.
The analytical accounts of the Exchange Fund are released in accordance with the International Monetary Fund's Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS) and are referred to as the Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank under SDDS (Annex).
Release calendar
The release calendar of the Analytical Accounts of the Exchange Fund for 2020 is announced below:
| Reference Month | Release Date |
| January 2020 | February 14, 2020 |
| February 2020 | March 13, 2020 |
| March 2020 | April 15, 2020 |
| April 2020 | May 14, 2020 |
| May 2020 | June 12, 2020 |
| June 2020 | July 14, 2020 |
| July 2020 | August 14, 2020 |
| August 2020 | September 14, 2020 |
| September 2020 | October 14, 2020 |
| October 2020 | November 13, 2020 |
| November 2020 | December 14, 2020 |
| December 2020 | January 14, 2021 |
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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 2019, the scheduled dates for issuing the press releases are as follows:
| October 8 (Issued) |
SDDS International Reserves (Hong Kong's Latest Foreign Currency Reserve Assets Figures) |
| October 14 |
SDDS Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank (Analytical Accounts of the Exchange Fund) |
| October 31 |
SDDS Template on International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity |
| October 31 |
Exchange Fund Abridged Balance Sheet and Currency Board Account |
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