June 12, 2003
Bank of Japan

(thousand yen)

Assets			Liabilities and Capital Accounts
Gold	441,253,409		Banknotes	68,945,663,818
Cash 1	267,612,864		Current deposits	28,569,543,774
Receivables under resale agreements	6,454,998,753		Other deposits 6	1,261,361,050
Bills purchased	30,541,100,000		Deposits of the government	8,882,367,981
Government securities *1	88,043,241,014		Payables under repurchase agreements	18,524,635,326
Pecuniary trust (stocks held as trust property) *2,2	1,450,196,721		Bills sold	1,000,500,000
Loans (excluding those to the Deposit Insurance Corporation)	168,192,407		Others 7	33,875,213
Foreign currency assets 3	4,256,775,795		Reserves 5,8	2,815,102,305
Deposits with agencies 4	40,419,727		Capital	100,000
Others 5	863,273,599		Legal and special reserves 9	2,493,914,820
Total	132,527,064,290		Total	132,527,064,290

*1 Breakdown of government securities
Long-term government bonds	60,952,300,799
Treasury bills and financing bills	27,090,940,214
*2 Total amount of stocks purchased 10	1,442,759,940

Notes: 1 Coins reserved for circulation.

2 Stocks purchased from financial institutions through a trust bank, and other trust properties. Registered on the date of delivery. "Pecuniary trust (stocks held as trust property)" does not necessarily correspond to "Total amount of stocks purchased" due to settlement of trust accounts at the end of the fiscal year, payment of dividends, trust fees, etc.

3 Includes foreign currency deposits held at foreign central banks and the Bank for International Settlements, and securities issued by foreign governments.

4 Deposits held at agencies that conduct operations relating to treasury funds and government securities on behalf of the Bank of Japan. These deposits are reserved for such operations.

5 From the report for September 30, 2001, reserves for possible loan losses are registered as deductions under Others in Assets (in previous reports, the reserves are included in Reserves in Liabilities and Capital Accounts).

6 Deposits held by foreign central banks and others.

7 Includes miscellaneous liabilities and current income (net accumulated profits). For reports from April to around mid-May, net income for the previous fiscal year before appropriation is also included.

8 Includes reserves for possible losses on securities and foreign exchange transactions, and reserves for retirement allowances.

9 Legal reserves are maintained to cover possible losses and to pay dividends. The dividends unpaid from the first half of fiscal 1945 to the first half of fiscal 1949 were set aside and recorded as special reserves.

10 Registered on the date of delivery.