International Reserves, August 2005

2005-09-07

At the end of August 2005, international reserves made up LTL 10,250.5 million (EUR 2,968.8 million, USD 3,628.5 million). In the course of one month they increased by LTL 254.5 million, i.e. by 2.5 per cent.

The growth of international reserves was affected by higher balances of credit institutions and central government deposits with the Bank of Lithuania by LTL 139.1 million and LTL 130.1 million, respectively, a net increase of other liabilities of the Bank of Lithuania and an increase of the currency outside the Bank of Lithuania of LTL 8.8 million and LTL 4.9 million, respectively.

The factor reducing international reserves was the contraction of other foreign liabilities of the Bank of Lithuania by LTL 28.4 million.

(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
		USD millions	EUR millions¹	LTL millions	LTL millions	in fine troy ounces (millions)			Total	Total	With monetary authorities and the BIS	With banks	Securities	Financial derivatives
07/2005		3,490.7	2,895.0	9,996.0	227.3	0.186	0.2	0.1	9,768.4	1,327.3	795.9	531.4	8,441.1	-	-
08/2005		3,628.5	2,968.8	10,250.5	227.3	0.186	0.2	0.1	10,022.9	1,911.3	1,043.6	867.7	8,111.6	-	-
08 - 07/2005
Change:	in millions	137.8	73.7	254.5	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	254.5	584.0	247.7	336.3	-329.5	-	-
Change:	in per cent	3.9	2.5	2.5	0.0	-	0.8	0.1	2.6	44.0	31.1	63.3	-3.9	-	-

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.