At the end of September 2002, international reserves made up LTL 7,609.0 million (USD 2,154.7 million, EUR 2,203.7 million). In the course of one month they increased by LTL 115.1 million, i.e. 1.5 per cent.
At the end of September 2002, international reserves made up LTL 7,609.0 million (USD 2,154.7 million, EUR 2,203.7 million). In the course of one month they increased by LTL 115.1 million, i.e. 1.5 per cent.
The growth of international reserves was determined by the net purchase of anchor currency by the Bank of Lithuania from commercial banks and transactions with central government institutions, increasing the reserves by LTL 35.2 million and LTL 34.6 million, respectively. The reserves were also pushed up by net inflows of the Bank of Lithuania from investment in foreign currencies and an LTL 12.5 million increase in Bank of Lithuania repurchase transactions with non-residents.
(LTL millions, unless
otherwise indicated; end of period) |
| Official reserve assets | |||||||||||||||
| Total | Monetary gold2 | Special drawing rights | Reserve position in the IMF | Foreign exchange | Other claims | ||||||||||
| USD millions | EUR millions1 | LTL millions | LTL millions | in fine troy ounces (millions) | Total | Currency and deposits | Securities | Financial derivatives | |||||||
| Total | With monetary authorities and the BIS | With banks | |||||||||||||
| 08/2002 | 2,138.5 | 2,170.4 | 7,493.9 | 203.8 | 0.186 | 199.3 | 0.1 | 7,090.7 | 1,513.1 | 215.7 | 1,297.5 | 5,577.6 | - | - | |
| 09/2002 | 2,154.7 | 2,203.7 | 7,609.0 | 212.0 | 0.186 | 196.1 | 0.1 | 7,200.8 | 1,988.5 | 209.1 | 1,779.4 | 5,212.3 | - | - | |
| 09 - 08/2002 | |||||||||||||||
| Change: | in millions | 16.2 | 33.3 | 115.1 | 8.2 | - | -3.1 | 0.0 | 110.1 | 475.4 | -6.6 | 482.0 | -365.3 | - | - |
| in per cent | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 4.0 | - | -1.6 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 31.4 | -3.1 | 37.1 | -6.5 | - | - | |
Notes:
1.XEU till December 31, 1998
2. Since December 2001 gold has been valued once per month on
the last working day at the value of London gold price fixing. Previously,
gold was valued once per year on the last working day at the lowest value of
London gold price fixings during the year, if that value was lower than book
value.