Skip Site Navigation			Home | What's New | Site Map | Site Index | Contact Us
		About the IMF What the IMF Does Country Info News Data and Statistics Publications

Dissemination Standards Bulletin Board Search Tips Reviews of the Fund's Data Standards' Initiatives (Reviews) Special Data Dissemination Standard Site (SDDS)     Introduction     Metadata     Data     What's New     Contact Us General Data Dissemination System Site (GDDS) Data Quality Reference Site (DQRS)

Dissemination Standards Bulletin Board Special Data Dissemination Standard (AS PROVIDED TO THE IMF BY THE RESPECTIVE COUNTRY)   Japan International reserves and foreign currency liquidity Last Posted: Oct-9-2007 Last Certified: Jul-1-2009 Last Updated: Nov-10-2006 Contact Person(s)          Printer Friendly Page   Deputy Director, Foreign Exchange Markets Division, International Bureau, Ministry of Finance, 1-1, 3-chome, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan 100-8940   Phone : 81 3 35813692   Fax : 81 3 52512142 Dissemination Formats Summary Methodology Access National Summary Data Page Cross-country comparisons: access the DSBB metadata query facility

The Data: Coverage, Periodicity, and Timeliness
Coverage characteristics	5.1.1 Statistical presentation Data are disseminated in millions of U.S. dollars for the official foreign reserves of the central bank of the government. Data are disseminated based on the following categories in accordance with the IMF's "Operational Guidelines": (1) Gross official reserves assets broken down by major components: Foreign currency reserves (securities, deposits): IMF reserve position in Fund, SDRs, gold. (2) Other foreign currency assets. (3) Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets. (4) Contingent short-term net drains in foreign currency assets. (5) Memo items. The value of both the foreign currency holdings and the gold is based on market valuation.
Periodicity	4.1.1 Periodicity Monthly for International reserves Monthly for Reserves Template
Timeliness	4.1.2 Timeliness No later than five business days after the end of the reference month for international reserves and Reserves Template.
Access by the Public
Advance dissemination of release calendar	5.1.3 Advance release calendar An advance release calendar giving one-quarter-ahead precise release dates is disseminated on the IMF's DSBB. A notice to this effect has been published since September 1999 on the Ministry of Finance's press release, which is issued every month for the dissemination of international reserves data.
Simultaneous release to all interested parties	5.1.4 Simultaneous release The data are released simultaneously to all interested parties by issuing the press release International Reserves/Foreign Currency Liquidity at a press conference held by the Ministry of Finance, and by posting the data on the Ministry of Finance's Internet website (http://www.mof.go.jp) at the same time. Copies of the release are available after the press conference.
Integrity
Dissemination of terms and conditions under which official statistics are produced, including those relating to the confidentiality of individually identifiable information	0.1.1 Responsibility for collecting, processing, and disseminating statistics Ministry of Finance(MOF,O) The data are disseminated by the Ministry of Finance as a service to the public. International reserves and foreign currency liquidity The data are compiled and published under the terms and conditions of the Ministry of Finance Establishment Order of June 7, 2000. Article 61 of this Order requires that the Ministry publish the data on international reserves. 1.2.1 Disclosure of terms and conditions for statistical collection, processing, and dissemination Ministry of Finance(MOF,O) Copies of the Law are available in Japanese at: Government Publications Service Center 2-1, 1-chome Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo, 100-0013, Japan Phone: 81 3 3504 3885 Fax: 81 3 3504 3889.
Identification of internal government access to data before release
Identification of ministerial commentary on the occasion of statistical releases
Provision of information about revision and advance notice of major changes in methodology	4.3.1 Revision schedule The data are not subject to revision. 4.3.2 Identification of preliminary and/or revised data The data are final when first released. 1.2.4 Advance notice of major changes in methodology, source data, and statistical techniques. In the event of major changes in methodology, a decision will be made on a case-by-case basis on whether to inform the public in advance, or at the time the change is introduced.
Quality
Dissemination of documentation on methodology and sources used in preparing statistics	5.2.1 Dissemination of documentation on concepts, scope, classifications, basis of recording, data sources, and statistical techniques Documentation on the methodology is not available. However, the international reserves data are compiled in accordance with the methodology set out in the fifth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payment Manual. (See also summary methodology)
Dissemination of component detail, reconciliations with related data, and statistical frameworks that support statistical cross-checks and provide assurance of reasonableness	4.2.2 Temporal consistency The BOJ's Balance of Payments Monthly publishes the following time series flow data: (1) Monthly data for the latest 3 years, quarterly data for the latest 5 years, and annual calendar year data and annual fiscal year for the period since 1993 for: the summary table (Table 1); financial account assets (Table 6.1). (2) Monthly data for the latest 2 years, and annual calendar and fiscal year data for the period since 1991 for: external assets and liabilities of banks, etc (Table 9); and the international investment position of Japan (Appendix 2). 4.2.3 Intersectoral and cross-domain consistency The BOJ's Financial Economic Statistics Monthly publishes monthly data on the Accounts of Monetary Authorities, including data on foreign assets.
Footnotes Last posted: Date IMF staff last posted an update to these metadata on the DSBB. Last certified: Date subscriber last officially certified the accuracy of these metadata. Last updated: Date subscriber last submitted an update of these metadata to the IMF.