Israel’s
foreign exchange reserves at the end of December 2015 stood at $90,623 million,
an increase of $1,801 million from their level at the end of the previous month.
The increase
was the result of:
a.
Foreign currency purchases by the Bank of Israel totaling $1,380 million,
of which $515 million were bought as part of the purchase program intended to
offset the effects of natural gas production on the exchange rate.
b.
Government transfers from abroad of about $71 million.
c.
A revaluation* that increased the reserves by about $403 million.
These
were partly offset by:
a.
A decrease of $53 million derived from private sector transactions.
Israel's
Foreign Exchange Reserves
$
million
Date
|
Reserves
bought under the natural gas purchase program
|
Reserves
excluding IMF (including reserves bought under the natural gas purchase
program)
|
Reserves
at the IMF***
|
Total
|
December
2014
|
5,600
|
84,342**
|
1,759
|
86,101**
|
January
2015
|
5,860
|
82,959**
|
1,706
|
84,665**
|
February
|
6,105
|
83,675**
|
1,645
|
85,320**
|
March
|
6,640
|
83,445**
|
1,538
|
84,983**
|
April
|
6,640
|
84,145**
|
1,568
|
85,713**
|
May
|
6,890
|
84,214
|
1,550
|
85,764
|
June
|
7,150
|
86,549**
|
1,630
|
88,179**
|
July
|
7,410
|
86,810
|
1,614
|
88,424
|
August
|
7,670
|
87,370
|
1,628
|
88,998
|
September
|
7,925
|
87,848**
|
1,628
|
89,476**
|
October
|
8,185
|
87,610
|
1,620
|
89,230
|
November
|
8,185
|
87,231
|
1,591
|
88,822
|
December
|
8,700
|
88,990
|
1,633
|
90,623
|
* This includes Bank of Israel payments and
receipts in foreign currency.
** Updated
after the original date of publication.
*** This column includes Special Drawing Rights
(SDRs), the balance of NAB loans, and the balance of Israel's reserve tranche
in the IMF.