Analytical Accounts of Exchange Fund
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) released today (October 14) the key analytical accounts of the Exchange Fund at the end of September 2024.
Foreign assets, representing the external assets of the Exchange Fund, decreased during the month by HK$21.4 billion to HK$3,485.9 billion.
The Monetary Base, comprising Certificates of Indebtedness, Government‑issued currency notes and coins in circulation, the balance of the banking system and Exchange Fund Bills and Notes issued, amounted to HK$1,941.4 billion.
Claims on the private sector in Hong Kong amounted to HK$293.4 billion.
Foreign liabilities amounted to HK$26.6 billion.
The analytical accounts of the Exchange Fund are released in accordance with the International Monetary Fund's Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS) and are referred to as the Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank under SDDS (Annex).
Release calendar
The release calendar of the Analytical Accounts of the Exchange Fund for 2025 is announced below:
| Reference Month | Release Date |
| January 2025 | February 14, 2025 |
| February 2025 | March 14, 2025 |
| March 2025 | April 14, 2025 |
| April 2025 | May 14, 2025 |
| May 2025 | June 13, 2025 |
| June 2025 | July 14, 2025 |
| July 2025 | August 14, 2025 |
| August 2025 | September 12, 2025 |
| September 2025 | October 14, 2025 |
| October 2025 | November 14,2025 |
| November 2025 | December 12, 2025 |
| December 2025 | January 14, 2026 |
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At present, four press releases relating to the Exchange Fund's data are issued by the HKMA each month. Three of these releases are issued to disseminate monetary data in accordance with the International Monetary Fund's SDDS. The fourth press release, on the Exchange Fund's Abridged Balance Sheet and Currency Board Account, is made in accordance with the HKMA's policy of maintaining a high level of transparency. For the month of October 2024, the scheduled dates for issuing the press releases are as follows:
| October 7 (Issued) |
SDDS International Reserves (Hong Kong's Latest Foreign Currency Reserve Assets Figures) |
| October 14 | SDDS Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank (Analytical Accounts of the Exchange Fund) |
| October 31 | SDDS Template on International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity |
| October 31 | Exchange Fund Abridged Balance Sheet and Currency Board Account |
Ends/Monday, October 14, 2024
Issued at HKT 16:30
Issued at HKT 16:30
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