Foreign Exchange Reserves as at the End of
January 2012

The foreign exchange reserves of the Republic of China amounted to US$390.30 billion at the end of January 2012, showing an increase of US$4.76 billion from the figure recorded at the end of the previous month.

The main factors responsible for the increase in foreign exchange reserves in January 2012 are：
1. The appreciation of the EUR and other major currencies against the US dollar. Foreign exchange reserves denominated in these currencies were worth more in terms of the base currency, the US dollar.
2. Returns from foreign exchange reserves management.
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Note: The market value of securities investment and deposits held by foreign portfolio investors at the end of January 2012 reached USD205.0 billion, equivalent to 53% of foreign exchange reserves.

Note: The next dissemination will be made at 16:20 p.m. on March 5, 2012;
the advance release calendar can be accessed on our website at:
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