Table 1

Foreign Currency Reserve Assets of Hong Kong

(US$ billion)

Excluding Unsettled

FX Contracts

/ Unsettled

FX Contracts

/ Including
Unsettled

FX Contracts

Dec 97 / 92.8 / 0.4 / 93.2
Dec 98 / 89.6 / - / 89.6
Dec 99 / 96.3 / - / 96.3
Dec 00 / 107.5 / - / 107.5
Dec 01 / 111.2 / - / 111.2
Dec 02 / 111.9 / - / 111.9
Dec 03 / 118.4 / 0.5 / 118.9
Dec 04 / 123.6 / - / 123.6
Dec 05 / 124.3 / - / 124.3
Dec 06 / 133.2 / - / 133.2
Jan 07 / 133.7 / - / 133.7
Feb 07 / 136.2 / - / 136.2
Mar 07 / 135.4 / - / 135.4
Apr 07 / 136.8 / - / 136.8
May 07 / 136.2 / - / 136.2
Jun 07 / 136.3 / - / 136.3
Jul 07 / 137.1 / - / 137.1
Aug 07 / 138.3 / - / 138.3
Sep 07 / 140.9 / - / 140.9
Oct 07 / 142.2 / 1.5 / 143.7
Nov 07 / 150.4 / 0.2 / 150.6
Dec 07 / 152.7 / - / 152.7
Jan 08 / 159.9 / - / 159.9
Feb 08 / 160.2 / - / 160.2
Mar 08 / 160.8 / - / 160.8
Apr 08 / 159.9 / - / 159.9
May 08 / 159.0 / - / 159.0
Jun 08 / 157.6 / - / 157.6
Jul 08 / 157.7 / - / 157.7
Aug 08* / 158.1 / - / 158.1

* The latest monthly figures are preliminary and subject to change.

Table 2

Official Reserves Ranking

US$ billion / At end of
(1) / Mainland China / 1,808.8 / Jun 2008
(2) / Japan / 996.7 / Aug 2008
(3) / Russia / 581.6 / Aug 2008
(4) / India / 295.3 / Aug 2008
(5) / Taiwan / 282.1 / Aug 2008
(6) / Korea / 243.2 / Aug 2008
(7) / Brazil / 205.1 / Aug 2008
(8) / Singapore / 175.0 / Jul 2008
(9) / Hong Kong / 158.1 / Aug 2008
(10) / Germany / 137.1 / Aug2008

Sources:HKMA, Reuters, the websites of International Monetary Fund, other central banks and monetary authorities, etc.