The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority:
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) released today (October 12) the key analytical accounts of the Exchange Fund at the end of September 2018.
Foreign assets, representing the external assets of the Exchange Fund, increased during the month by HK$4.7 billion to HK$3,491.8 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$1,619.6 billion.
Claims on the private sector in Hong Kong amounted to HK$237.4 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
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The release calendar of the Analytical Accounts of the Exchange Fund for 2019 is announced below:
| Reference Month |
Release Date |
| January 2019 | February 14, 2019 |
| February 2019 | March 14, 2019 |
| March 2019 | April 12, 2019 |
| April 2019 | May 14, 2019 |
| May 2019 | June 14, 2019 |
| June 2019 | July 12, 2019 |
| July 2019 | August 14, 2019 |
| August 2019 | September 13, 2019 |
| September 2019 | October 14, 2019 |
| October 2019 | November 14, 2019 |
| November 2019 | December 13, 2019 |
| December 2019 | January 14, 2020 |
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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 2018, the scheduled dates for issuing the press releases are as follows:
| October 5 (Issued) |
SDDS International Reserves (Hong Kong’s Latest Foreign Currency Reserve Assets Figures) |
| October 12 |
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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