October 15, 2003
Bank of Japan

(thousand yen)

Assets			Liabilities and Capital Accounts
Gold	441,253,409		Banknotes	69,425,970,332
Cash 1	279,111,745		Current deposits	29,378,176,262
Receivables under resale agreements	7,623,463,718		Other deposits 7	1,422,531,840
Bills purchased	25,410,800,000		Deposits of the government	7,465,939,492
Government securities *1	93,924,187,639		Payables under repurchase agreements	15,922,897,642
Asset-backed securities 2	30,997,928		Bills sold	5,302,900,000
Pecuniary trust (stocks held as trust property) *2,3	1,843,459,384		Others 8	764,957,707
Loans (excluding those to the Deposit Insurance Corporation)	163,192,407		Reserves 6,9	2,815,102,305
Foreign currency assets 4	4,325,432,020		Capital	100,000
Deposits with agencies 5	119,074,506		Legal and special reserves 10	2,493,914,820
Others 6	831,517,644
Total	134,992,490,403		Total	134,992,490,403

*1 Breakdown of government securities
Long-term government bonds	63,436,557,540
Treasury bills and financing bills	30,487,630,099
*2 Total amount of stocks purchased 11	1,843,196,474

Notes: 1 Coins reserved for circulation.

2 Includes asset-backed bonds and asset-backed commercial paper.

3 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.

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

5 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.

6 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).

7 Deposits held by foreign central banks and others.

8 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.

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

10 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.

11 Registered on the date of delivery.