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Consolidated financial statement of the Eurosystem as at 9 June 2006

13 June 2006

Items not related to monetary policy operations

In the week ending 9 June 2006, the decrease of EUR 15 million in gold and gold receivables (asset item 1) reflected the selling of gold by one Eurosystem central bank (consistent with the Central Bank Gold Agreement of 27 September 2004).

The net position of the Eurosystem in foreign currency (asset items 2 and 3 minus liability items 7, 8 and 9) increased by EUR 0.2 billion to EUR 157.7 billion on account of customer and portfolio transactions.

The holdings by the Eurosystem of marketable securities of euro area residents denominated in euro (asset item 7) increased by EUR 0.9 billion to EUR 94.2 billion. Banknotes in circulation (liability item 1) rose by EUR 0.6 billion to EUR 576.5 billion. Liabilities to general government (liability item 5.1) fell by EUR 3.3 billion to EUR 44.6 billion.

Items related to monetary policy operations

The Eurosystem’s net lending to credit institutions (asset item 5 minus liability items 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5 and 4) decreased by EUR 5 billion to EUR 405.5 billion. On Wednesday, 7 June 2006, a main refinancing operation of EUR 290.5 billion matured and a new one of EUR 286 billion was settled.

Recourse to the marginal lending facility (asset item 5.5) was EUR 0.2 billion (compared with virtually nil in the preceding week), while recourse to the deposit facility (liability item 2.2) was EUR 0.7 billion (also compared with virtually nil in the previous week).

Current accounts of euro area credit institutions

As a result of all transactions, the current account position of credit institutions with the Eurosystem (liability item 2.1) decreased by EUR 0.5 billion to EUR 159.9 billion.

Assets (EUR millions) Balance Difference compared with last week due to transactions
Totals/sub-totals may not add up, due to rounding
1 Gold and gold receivables 179,469 −15
2 Claims on non-euro area residents denominated in foreign currency 147,601 −429
2.1 Receivables from the IMF 11,689 −6
2.2 Balances with banks and security investments, external loans and other external assets 135,912 −423
3 Claims on euro area residents denominated in foreign currency 25,525 −535
4 Claims on non-euro area residents denominated in euro 13,192 −325
4.1 Balances with banks, security investments and loans 13,192 −325
4.2 Claims arising from the credit facility under ERM II 0 0
5 Lending to euro area credit institutions related to monetary policy operations denominated in euro 406,190 −4,315
5.1 Main refinancing operations 286,000 −4,500
5.2 Longer-term refinancing operations 120,001 0
5.3 Fine-tuning reverse operations 0 0
5.4 Structural reverse operations 0 0
5.5 Marginal lending facility 189 186
5.6 Credits related to margin calls 0 −1
6 Other claims on euro area credit institutions denominated in euro 5,503 −113
7 Securities of euro area residents denominated in euro 94,215 925
8 General government debt denominated in euro 40,551 0
9 Other assets 168,286 853
Total assets 1,080,532 −3,954
Liabilities (EUR millions) Balance Difference compared with last week due to transactions
Totals/sub-totals may not add up, due to rounding
1 Banknotes in circulation 576,537 631
2 Liabilities to euro area credit institutions related to monetary policy operations denominated in euro 160,561 157
2.1 Current accounts (covering the minimum reserve system) 159,889 −500
2.2 Deposit facility 672 661
2.3 Fixed-term deposits 0 0
2.4 Fine-tuning reverse operations 0 0
2.5 Deposits related to margin calls 0 −4
3 Other liabilities to euro area credit institutions denominated in euro 139 −27
4 Debt certificates issued 0 0
5 Liabilities to other euro area residents denominated in euro 52,657 −3,061
5.1 General government 44,574 −3,256
5.2 Other liabilities 8,083 195
6 Liabilities to non-euro area residents denominated in euro 14,274 −264
7 Liabilities to euro area residents denominated in foreign currency 128 −26
8 Liabilities to non-euro area residents denominated in foreign currency 9,486 −1,108
8.1 Deposits, balances and other liabilities 9,486 −1,108
8.2 Liabilities arising from the credit facility under ERM II 0 0
9 Counterpart of special drawing rights allocated by the IMF 5,825 0
10 Other liabilities 65,711 −229
11 Revaluation accounts 132,437 0
12 Capital and reserves 62,777 −27
Total liabilities 1,080,532 −3,954
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