Bank of Japan publishes balance sheet with total assets of JPY 661,651,146,409 thousand

The Bank of Japan published updated balance sheet data (figures in JPY thousand) showing total assets and total liabilities and net assets of 661,651,146,409, alongside annex tables on Japanese government securities holdings and outstanding lending under its Loan Support Program and selected funds-supplying operations. On the asset side, Japanese government securities totalled 530,354,354,855, loans (excluding those to the Deposit Insurance Corporation) 77,720,000,000, index-linked exchange-traded funds held via pecuniary trusts 37,116,632,960, and foreign currency assets 11,685,221,263. Other items included corporate bonds 2,184,411,579, Japan real estate investment trusts held via pecuniary trusts 653,728,627, gold 441,253,409, cash 427,619,436, deposits with agents 50,180,481, and others 1,017,743,796. On the liabilities side, current deposits were 456,106,762,992 and banknotes 115,874,094,111, with other deposits at 46,490,517,415, payables under repurchase agreements 23,392,476,640, government deposits 3,569,337,473, provisions 10,586,442,843, and others 1,855,490,933; legal and special reserves were 3,775,923,999 and capital 100,000. The annex tables showed Japanese government securities comprised Japanese government bonds of 530,354,354,855 and treasury discount bills of 0, while Loan Support Program amounts outstanding totalled 49,131,686,080, including 48,533,100,000 under the Fund-Provisioning Measure to Stimulate Bank Lending and 598,586,080 under the Fund-Provisioning Measure to Support Strengthening the Foundations for Economic Growth; loans by specified funds-supplying operations totalled 28,931,300,000.