Analytical Accounts of Exchange Fund

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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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