December 2, 2003
Bank of Japan

(thousand yen)

Assets			Liabilities and Capital Accounts
Gold	441,253,409		Banknotes	70,952,394,383
Cash 1	263,286,155		Current deposits	31,018,541,486
Receivables under resale agreements	6,166,591,843		Other deposits 7	1,927,744,700
Bills purchased	25,227,500,000		Deposits of the government	3,946,914,516
Government securities *1	93,561,704,097		Payables under repurchase agreements	16,437,381,901
Asset-backed securities 2	109,395,639		Bills sold	4,402,700,000
Pecuniary trust (stocks held as trust property) *2,3	1,880,273,368		Others 8	809,046,981
Loans (excluding those to the Deposit Insurance Corporation)	163,192,407		Reserves 6,9	2,767,101,227
Foreign currency assets 4	4,338,712,474		Capital	100,000
Deposits with agencies 5	1,751,783,273		Legal and special reserves 10	2,493,914,820
Others 6	852,147,350
Total	134,755,840,018		Total	134,755,840,018

*1 Breakdown of government securities
Long-term government bonds	65,406,127,307
Treasury bills and financing bills	28,155,576,790
*2 Total amount of stocks purchased 11	1,881,552,298

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.