Foreign Exchange Reserves as at the End of
August 2011

The foreign exchange reserves of the Republic of China amounted to US$400.29 billion at the end of August 2011, showing a decrease of US$472 million from the figure recorded at the end of the previous month.

The level of foreign exchange reserves showed a moderate decrease in August because the net outflow of foreign capital offset returns from the management of reserve assets.
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Note: The market value of securities investment and deposits held by foreign portfolio investors at the end of August 2011 reached USD213.2 billion, equivalent to 53% of foreign exchange reserves.

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