Hong Kong's latest foreign currency reserve assets figures released
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced today (October 6) that the official foreign currency reserve assets of Hong Kong amounted to US$415.7 billion as at the end of September 2023 (end-August 2023: US$418.4 billion) (Annex).
There were no unsettled foreign exchange contracts at end-September 2023 (end-August 2023: US$0.4 billion).
The total foreign currency reserve assets of US$415.7 billion represent over five times the currency in circulation or about 40 per cent of Hong Kong dollar M3.
Release calendar
The release calendar of foreign currency reserve assets for 2024 is announced below:
| Reference Month | Release Date |
| January 2024 | February 7, 2024 |
| February 2024 | March 7, 2024 |
| March 2024 | April 9, 2024 |
| April 2024 | May 7, 2024 |
| May 2024 | June 7, 2024 |
| June 2024 | July 5, 2024 |
| July 2024 | August 7, 2024 |
| August 2024 | September 6, 2024 |
| September 2024 | October 7, 2024 |
| October 2024 | November 7, 2024 |
| November 2024 | December 6, 2024 |
| December 2024 | January 7, 2025 |
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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 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 2023, the scheduled dates for issuing the press releases are as follows:
| October 6 | SDDS International Reserves (Hong Kong's Latest Foreign Currency Reserve Assets Figures) |
| October 13 | 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 6, 2023
Issued at HKT 16:30
Issued at HKT 16:30
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