Hong Kong's latest foreign currency reserve assets figures Released
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced today (October 7) that the official foreign currency reserve assets of Hong Kong amounted to US$362.5 billion as at the end of September 2016 (end-August 2016: US$362.7 billion) (Annex).
There were no unsettled foreign exchange contracts at end-September and end-August 2016.
The total foreign currency reserve assets of US$362.5 billion represent over seven times the currency in circulation or about 46% of Hong Kong dollar M3.
Release calendar
The release calendar of foreign currency reserve assets for 2017 is announced below:
| Reference Month | Release Date |
| January 2017 | February 7, 2017 |
| February 2017 | March 7, 2017 |
| March 2017 | April 7, 2017 |
| April 2017 | May 8, 2017 |
| May 2017 | June 7, 2017 |
| June 2017 | July 7, 2017 |
| July 2017 | August 7, 2017 |
| August 2017 | September 7, 2017 |
| September 2017 | October 9, 2017 |
| October 2017 | November 7, 2017 |
| November 2017 | December 7, 2017 |
| December 2017 | January 5, 2018 |
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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 Special Data Dissemination Standard (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 2016, the scheduled dates for issuing the press releases are as follows:
| October 7 | 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/Friday, October 7, 2016
Issued at HKT 17:25
Issued at HKT 17:25
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