IMF Finances
Special Drawing Rights Valuation
Special Drawing Rights --
A Factsheet
Note
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Currency Amounts in New Special Drawing Rights (SDR) Basket
Last Updated: December 30, 2010
The IMF has announced that on January 1, 2011 changes in the relative weights of the four currencies in the Special Drawing Rights (SDR) basket will come into effect (Press Release No. 10/434). The initial weights assigned to each currency in the SDR basket have been adjusted to take account of changes in the share of each currency in world exports of goods and services and international reserves.
The table below shows the new currency amounts that will be effective January 1, 2011.To assist users of the SDR in preparing for the changeover to the new SDR valuation, the IMF has provided illustrative projections of the currency amounts every week in December.
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Calculation of Currency Amounts
in the New SDR Basket
(as of December 30, 2010)
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Currency |
Initial new weight (share) |
Illustrative currency amount1 |
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Exchange Rate on 2 12/30/10 |
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U.S. dollar equivalent |
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Euro |
37.4 |
0.4230 |
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1.32500 |
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0.560475 |
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Japanese yen |
9.4 |
12.1000 |
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81.63000 |
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0.148230 |
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Pound sterling |
11.3 |
0.1110 |
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1.54350 |
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0.171329 |
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U.S. dollar |
41.9 |
0.6600 |
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1.00000 |
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0.660000 |
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SDR1 = US$ 3 |
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1.54003 |
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1 Currency amounts are based on average exchange rates for a period from October 1 to December 30, 2010. |
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2The exchange rate for the Japanese yen is expressed in terms of currency units per U.S. dollar; other rates are expressed as U.S. dollars per currency unit. |
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3 The value in U.S. dollars of one SDR, rounded to six significant digits. |
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