Consolidated financial statement of the Eurosystem as at 13 April 2007

Items not related to monetary policy operations

In the week ending 13 April 2007, the decrease of EUR 31 million in gold and gold receivables (asset item 1) reflected sales of gold by one Eurosystem central bank (consistent with the Central Bank Gold Agreement of 27 September 2004).

The net position of the Eurosystem in foreign currency (asset items 2 and 3 minus liability items 7, 8 and 9) increased by EUR 0.6 billion to EUR 145.2 billion.

The holdings by the Eurosystem of marketable securities of euro area residents denominated in euro (asset item 7) rose by EUR 0.2 billion to EUR 90.6 billion. Banknotes in circulation (liability item 1) decreased by EUR 6.6 billion to EUR 619.4 billion. Liabilities to general government (liability item 5.1) decreased by EUR 2.6 billion to EUR 48.6 billion.

Items related to monetary policy operations

The Eurosystem’s net lending to credit institutions (asset item 5 minus liability items 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5 and 4) decreased by EUR 12.3 billion to EUR 430.5 billion. On Wednesday, 11 April 2007, a main refinancing operation of EUR 291.5 billion matured and a new one of EUR 280 billion was settled.

Recourse to the marginal lending facility (asset item 5.5) was EUR 0.7 billion (compared with EUR 2 billion in the previous week), while recourse to the deposit facility (liability item 2.2) was EUR 0.1 billion (compared with EUR 0.6 billion in the preceding week).

Current accounts of euro area credit institutions

As a result of all transactions, the current account position of credit institutions with the Eurosystem (liability item 2.1) decreased by EUR 1.6 billion to EUR 183.5 billion.