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Bank of Japan Accounts (March 31, 2010)

April 7, 2010
Bank of Japan

(thousand yen)
Assets Liabilities and Net Assets
Gold 441,253,409
Cash3 330,129,147
Receivables under resale agreements 4,983,319,260
Japanese government securities*1 73,066,192,637
Corporate bonds 172,201,477
Pecuniary trusts (stocks held as trust property)*3,4 1,411,112,655
Loans (excluding those to the Deposit Insurance Corporation) *2 35,783,900,000
Foreign currency assets5 5,404,433,106
Deposits with agents6 19,318,752
Others 592,322,692
Banknotes 77,352,766,465
Current deposits 23,455,332,683
Other deposits7 43,248,372
Deposits of the government 3,018,603,167
Payables under repurchase agreements 11,651,519,708
Others8 793,900,314
Provisions 3,228,705,573
Capital 100,000
Legal and special reserves 2,660,006,853
Total 122,204,183,139
Total 122,204,183,139

*1Breakdown of Japanese government securities
Japanese government bonds 50,212,961,926
Treasury discount bills 22,853,230,711

*2Loans by Funds-Supplying Operations against Pooled Collateral (including funds provided under the fixed-rate method) and Special Funds-Supplying Operations to Facilitate Corporate Financing
35,759,100,000

*3Total amount of stocks purchased (from February 23,2009) 9
283,477,116


Notes:

1 The Bank's total assets outstanding at the end of March 2010 is 122.2 trillion yen, with an approximate decrease of 1.7 trillion yen from the corresponding balance of 123.9 trillion yen at the end of March 2009 (the rate of decrease 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 -7.0trillion yen (-58.3%)
The decrease reflects the decrease in funds provision through purchases of JGSs under repurchase agreements and purchases of CP under repurchase agreements.
Japanese government securities +8.8trillion yen (+13.7%)
The increase reflects the fact that the amount of government securities purchased and underwritten exceeded the amount of those redeemed and sold by the Bank.
Commercial papers -1.6trillion yen (-100.0%)
The decrease reflects the completion of the Bank's ourtight purchases of CP.
Loans (excluding those to the Deposit Insurance Corporation) +3.1trillion yen (+9.3%)
The increase reflects the introduction of the fixed-rate funds-supplying operations against pooled collateral and so on.
Foreign currency assets -5.5trillion yen (-50.3%)
The decrease reflects the completion of the US dollar funds-supplying operations against pooled collateral.
Liabilities Year-on-Year Differences (Rate of Changes)
Banknotes +0.5trillion yen (+0.6%)
The amount outstanding of banknotes is almost the same as that of last year reflecting demand for banknotes.
Current deposits +1.3trillion yen (+5.9%)
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 (-99.3%)
The decrease reflects the completion of the US dollar funds-supplying operations against pooled collateral.
Deposits of the government +0.6trillion yen (+27.1%)
The increase reflects management of treasury funds.
Payables under repurchase agreements +1.3trillion yen (+12.3%)
The increase reflects the increase in sales of JGBs to the government under repurchase agreements. 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, and foreign currency pecuniary trusts.

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.

9 Registered on the date of delivery.


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