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TABLE C-92.—International reserves, 1949, 1953, and 1968-73[Millions of dollars; end of period]Area and country 1949 1953 1968 1969 1970 1971 19721973NovemberAll countries46,11651, 82677,42578, 25592,600130,560158,700180,835Developed areas37, 35341,47863, 24662, 63674,311107, 210126, 592140,110United States26, 02423,45815,71016,96414,48713,19013,15014,373United Kingdom1,7512,6702,4222,5272,8276,5825,6476,646Other Western Europe.._AustriaBelgiumFrance.GermanyItalyNetherlandsScandinavian countries (Denmark,Finland, Norway, andSweden)SpainSwitzerland..OtherCanadaJapanAustralia, New Zealand, and SouthAfrica6,583 929785801967233865371221,6921,2771,1972261,57210, 5972771,1448291,7738481,2301,0261501,7681,5521,9098921,95236,1741,5042,1874,2019,9485,3412,4632,3201,1494,2932,7683,0462,9062,98933,6101,5302,3883,8337,1295,0452,5292,2141,2814,4253,2363,1063,6542,77244,6461,7512,8474,96013,6105,3523,2342,5381,8175,1323,4054,6794,8402,83162, 0362,3433,4738,25318,6576,7873,7963,7013,2686,9664,7925,70115, 3604,34275, 3722,7193,87010,01523,7856,0794,7854,5135,0147,4887,1046,05018, 3658,00991,6932,8784,9778,55034,1326,0846,2085,8086,6957,2209,1415,73613,1968,466Less developed areas lLatin AmericaMiddle East ... .Other AsiaOther Africa 28,7632,4171,5343,64263910, 3472,8691,2563,7421,78714,1803,9153,3204,2852,49515,6204,4703,0354,8703,09518, 2855,6403,1205,2254,17523,3506,5855,2405,8905,50032,11010, 5507,6257,8105,98540,72514,22010,06010,1106,1851 Includes areas in addition to those listed.2 All Africa except South Africa.Note.—International reserves is comprised of monetary authorities' holdings of gold, Special Drawing Rights andReserve Positions in the International Monetary Fund, and convertible foreign exchange. Beginning December 1971gold is valued at 38 U.S. dollars per ounce and foreign exchange balances are expressed in dollars at the cross rates reflectingparities and central rates agreed on December 17, 1971 and subsequently. Data cover all countries exceptU.S.S.R., other Eastern European countries, Mainland China, and Cuba (after 1960).Beginning 1959, when most of the major currencies of the world became convertible, data exclude known holdings ofinconvertible currencies, balances under payments agreements, and the bilateral claims arising from liquidation of theEuropean Payments Union.Source: International Monetary Fund, "International Financial Statistics."355

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