Bank of Japan Head Office

Bank of Japan Accounts (April 30, 2006)

May 2, 2006
Bank of Japan

(thousand yen)
Assets Liabilities and Capital Accounts
Gold 441,253,409
Cash1 194,415,353
Receivables under resale agreements 1,572,174,244
Bills purchased 28,022,500,000
Government securities * 92,092,739,549
Asset-backed securities2 50,498,723
Pecuniary trusts (stocks held as trust property)3 1,996,440,635
Foreign currency assets4 4,841,617,776
Deposits with agencies 5 80,611,970
Others 687,650,513
Banknotes 76,091,116,004
Current deposits 18,871,531,742
Other deposits 6 251,251,684
Deposits of the government 4,107,182,228
Payables under repurchase agreements 24,082,899,014
Bills sold 600,100,000
Others7 532,000,886
Provisions 2,916,513,736
Capital 100,000
Legal and special reserves 2,527,206,875
Total 129,979,902,175
Total 129,979,902,175

* Breakdown of government securities
Long-term government bonds 60,622,655,785
Treasury bills and financing bills 31,470,083,763


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.

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

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 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.
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