Bank of Japan Accounts (March 31, 2009)
April 7, 2009
Bank of Japan
| Assets |
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Liabilities and Net Assets |
| Gold |
441,253,409 |
| Cash3 |
246,668,852 |
| Receivables under resale agreements |
11,952,035,942 |
| Japanese government securities*1 |
64,265,595,338 |
| Commercial papers4 |
1,556,909,447 |
| Corporate bonds |
43,468,449 |
| Pecuniary trusts (stocks held as trust property)*3,5 |
1,270,858,219 |
| Loans (excluding those to the Deposit Insurance Corporation) *2 |
32,731,500,000 |
| Foreign currency assets6 |
11,174,111,926 |
| Deposits with agents7 |
26,189,233 |
| Others |
608,529,491 |
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| Banknotes |
76,897,777,593 |
| Current deposits |
22,148,918,284 |
| Other deposits8 |
5,773,908,942 |
| Deposits of the government |
2,374,589,570 |
| Payables under repurchase agreements |
10,371,380,875 |
| Others9 |
908,931,941 |
| 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 |
42,661,281,271 |
| Financing bills, treasury bills and treasury discount bills |
21,604,314,067 |
*2Loans by Funds-Supplying Operations against Pooled Collateral and Special Funds-Supplying Operations to Facilitate Corporate Financing |
32,672,300,000 |
*3Total amount of stocks purchased (from February 23,2009) 10
| 1,137,424 |
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Notes:
1 The Bank's total assets outstanding at the end of March 2009 is 124.3 trillion yen, with an approximate increase of 10.9 trillion yen from the corresponding balance of 113.4 trillion yen at the end of March 2008 (the rate of increase is 9.6%).
2 Main reasons for year-on-year changes in major items:
| Assets | | Year-on-Year Differences (Rate of Changes) |
| Receivables under resale agreements | | +3.2trillion yen (+36.3%) |
The increase reflects the increase in funds provision through purchases of JGSs under repurchase agreements and purchases of CP under repurchase agreements.
| Japanese government securities | | -3.1trillion yen (-4.6%) |
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.
| Commercial papers | | +1.6trillion yen (--) |
The increase reflects the Bank's ourtight purchases of CP.
| Loans (excluding those to the Deposit Insurance Corporation) | | +3.5trillion yen (+12.0%) |
The increase reflects the introduction of the special funds-supplying operations to facilitate corporate financing.
| Foreign currency assets | | +5.9trillion yen (2.1 times) |
The increase reflects the introduction of the US dollar funds-supplying operations against pooled collateral.
| Liabilities | | Year-on-Year Differences (Rate of Changes) |
| Banknotes | | +0.4trillion yen (+0.6%) |
The amount outstanding of banknotes is almost the same as that of last year reflecting demand for banknotes.
| Current deposits | | +7.9trillion yen (+55.5%) |
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 | | +5.7trillion yen (196.2 times) |
The increase reflects the introduction of the US dollar funds-supplying operations against pooled collateral.
| Deposits of the government | | -1.1trillion yen (-32.3%) |
The decrease reflects management of treasury funds.
| Payables under repurchase agreements | | -1.7trillion yen (-14.0%) |
The decrease reflects the decrease in sales of JGBs to the government under repurchase agreements.
| Bills sold | | -0.6trillion yen (-100.0%) |
The decrease reflects the decrease in funds absorption through bill-selling operations.
3 Coins reserved for circulation.
4 Commercial papers (including asset-backed commercial papers), dematerialized commercial papers issued by domestic corporations, dematerialized commercial papers issued by foreign corporations with guarantees and dematerialized asset-backed commercial papers.
5 Stocks purchased from financial institutions through a trust bank, and other trust properties.
6 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.
7 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.
8 Deposits held by foreign central banks and others.
9 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.
10 Registered on the date of delivery.
