Bank of Jamaica : Net International Reserves as at end December 2012

News Release

07 January 2013

BANK OF JAMAICA

NET INTERNATIONAL RESERVES AND BASE MONEY INDICATORS

BASE MONEY INDICATORS (J$M)

Uses:
Net Currency Issue
Total Currency Issue
Notes Issue
Coins Issue
Less: Cash held by BOJ
Commercial Banks' Statutory Reserves
Commercial Banks' Current Account 1
Monetary Base 2
Sources:
Net International Reserves
Assets
Liabilities
Net Domestic Assets
Net Claims on the Public Sector
Open Market Operations
Net Credit to Commercial Banks
Other
Total
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November 2012

54,274.08
54,357.43
51,773.12
2,584.31
83.35
31,681.06
1,820.07
87,775.21
96,332.70
172,642.96
-76,310.26
-8,557.49
138,552.45
-63,234.47
-16,071.99
-67,803.48
87,775.21
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December 2012

64,684.14
64,763.41
62,150.16
2,613.25
79.27
31,808.86
1,155.46
97,648.46
100,570.81
176,983.23
-76,412.41
-2,922.36
137,631.92
-47,675.46
-16,413.63
-76,465.19
97,648.46

Change

10,410.06
10,405.98
10,377.04
28.94
-4.08
127.80
-664.61
9,873.25
4,238.11
4,340.27
-102.15
5,635.13
-920.53
15,559.01
-341.64
-8,661.71
9,873.25

1/ Transaction balances and excess reserves. Data reflect credit balances only.

Note: Statutory cash reserve and current accounts of commercial banks are held at the Bank of Jamaica.

2/ Monetary Base is the aggregate of Currency Issue, Commercial Banks' Statutory Cash Reserves and Current

Account.

BANK OF JAMAICA'S INTERNATIONAL RESERVES (US$M)

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F
F 854.06
855.20
1.14
NET INTERNATIONAL RESERVES
Reserves in Weeks of Goods Imports1
Reserves in Weeks of Goods & Services Imports1

1/ Based on estimated value of imports for FY 2012/2013

1,078.15
17.23
12.88
1,125.58
17.66
13.21
47.43