Foreign Exchange Reserves as at the End of
March 2013

The foreign exchange reserves of the Republic of China amounted to US$401.89 billion at the end of March 2013, showing a decrease of US$2.19 billion from the figure recorded at the end of the previous month.

The factors responsible for the decrease in foreign exchange reserves in March 2013 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 March 2013 reached USD223.4 billion, equivalent to 56% of foreign exchange reserves.
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