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Bank of Japan Accounts (September 30, 2008)
October 7, 2008
Bank of Japan
| Assets |
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Liabilities and Capital Accounts |
| Gold |
441,253,409 |
| Cash3 |
221,992,585 |
| Receivables under resale agreements |
8,713,908,928 |
| Japanese government securities*1 |
65,563,879,776 |
| Pecuniary trusts (stocks held as trust property)4 |
1,277,648,439 |
| Loans (excluding those to the Deposit Insurance Corporation) *2 |
27,101,400,000 |
| Foreign currency assets5 |
8,635,399,947 |
| Deposits with agents6 |
15,000,561 |
| Others |
616,843,760 |
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| Banknotes |
75,492,926,841 |
| Current deposits |
13,253,283,550 |
| Other deposits7 |
3,150,312,204 |
| Deposits of the government |
2,591,442,935 |
| Payables under repurchase agreements |
11,419,179,191 |
| Bills sold |
135,000,000 |
| Others8 |
703,569,582 |
| Provisions |
3,226,549,958 |
| Capital |
100,000 |
| Legal and special reserves |
2,614,963,143 |
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*1Breakdown of Japanese government securities |
| Japanese government bonds |
42,261,128,219 |
| Financing bills and treasury bills |
23,302,751,556 |
*2Loans by Funds-Supplying Operations against Pooled Collateral |
25,720,600,000 |
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Notes:
1 The Bank's total assets outstanding at the end of September 2008 is 112.6 trillion yen, with an approximate increase of 1.6 trillion yen from the corresponding balance of 111.0 trillion yen at the end of September 2007 (the rate of increase is 1.4%).
2 Main reasons for year-on-year changes in major items:
| Assets | | Year-on-Year Differences (Rate of Changes) |
| Receivables under resale agreements | | +5.4trillion yen (2.6 times) |
The increase reflects the increase in funds provision through purchases of JGSs under repurchase agreements.
| Japanese government securities | | -7.2trillion yen (-9.9%) |
The decrease reflects the fact that the amount of government securities redeemed and sold exceeded the amount of those purchased and underwritten by the Bank.
| Loans (excluding those to the Deposit Insurance Corporation) | | +0.7trillion yen (+2.5%) |
The increase reflects the increase in the Bank's loans under complementary lending facility.
| Foreign currency assets | | +3.1trillion yen (+54.9%) |
The increase reflects the introduction of the US dollar funds-supplying operations against pooled collateral.
| Liabilities | | Year-on-Year Differences (Rate of Changes) |
| Banknotes | | -0.1trillion yen (-0.2%) |
The amount outstanding of banknotes is almost the same as that of last year reflecting demand for banknotes.
| Current deposits | | +1.4trillion yen (+11.8%) |
The increase reflects the Bank's money market operations conducted in accordance with the guideline for money market operations decided at the Monetary Policy Meetings.
| Other deposits | | +3.1trillion yen (93.3 times) |
The increase reflects the introduction of the US dollar funds-supplying operations against pooled collateral.
| Deposits of the government | | -1.2trillion yen (-31.5%) |
The decrease reflects management of treasury funds.
| Payables under repurchase agreements | | -1.2trillion yen (-9.6%) |
The decrease reflects the decrease in sales of JGBs to the government under repurchase agreements.
| Bills sold | | -0.5trillion yen (-77.1%) |
The decrease reflects the decrease in funds absorption through bill-selling operations.
3 Coins reserved for circulation.
4 Stocks purchased from financial institutions through a trust bank, and other trust properties.
5 Includes foreign currency deposits held at foreign central banks and the Bank for International Settlements, securities issued by foreign governments, foreign currency mutual funds, foreign currency pecuniary trusts, and loans by US dollar funds-supplying operations against pooled collateral.
6 Deposits held at agents that conduct operations relating to treasury funds and Japanese government securities on behalf of the Bank of Japan. These deposits are reserved for such operations.
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.
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