Foreign Exchange Reserves as at the End of
May 2012
The foreign exchange reserves of the Republic of China amounted to US$389.28 billion at the end of May 2012, showing a decrease of US$5.80 billion from the figure recorded at the end of the previous month.
The main factors responsible for the drop in foreign exchange reserves in May 2012 were：
1﹑The Euro and other major currencies depreciated against the US dollar. Foreign exchange reserves denominated in these currencies were worth less in terms of the base currency, the US dollar.
2 ﹑Net outflow of foreign capital.
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Note: The market value of securities investment and the TWD deposits held by foreign portfolio investors at the end of May 2012 reached USD201.1 billion, equivalent to 52% of foreign exchange reserves.

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