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Table 2401A(Capital, Econ., Asset, Analysis)
Reserve Money (1999 - 2008)
cap2401ae  ( Rs Million )
Item 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
A.Reserve Money
1.Currency Holdings 70,210 73,315 76,561 88,307 98,785 111,909 132,436 157,240 173,363 186,099
Public 58,481 62,646 65,536 75,291 85,601 99,669 114,070 135,020 147,182 155,023
Commercial Banks 11,729 10,669 11,025 13,016 13,184 12,240 18,366 22,220 26,181 31,076
2.Commercial Bank's Deposits With the Central Bank 30,220 31,805 35,952 38,086 42,642 55,051 65,484 82,615 91,053 82,311
3.Deposits of Govt. Agencies With the Central Bank 15 42 9 17 20 7 12 8 3 15
Total (Reserve Money)  (1+2+3) 100,445 105,162 112,522 126,410 141,447 166,967 197,932 239,863 264,419 268,425
B.Factors Determining Reserve Money
1.Net Foreign Assets of the Central Bank  (a-b) 71,070 42,620 64,396 117,362 164,576 151,689 196,923 229,857 292,920 167,717
a.Gross International Reserves 108,224 77,194 111,912 208,573 278,426 284,608 334,459 360,564 440,327 345,012
b.Less: Foreign Liabilities 37,154 34,574 47,516 91,211 113,850 132,919 137,536 130,707 147,407 177,295
2.Net Credit to Govt. by the Central Bank (a-b+c) 46,717 91,557 84,670 70,935 42,150 108,145 73,816 112,943 101,081 217,352
a.Gross Credit  49,179 94,708 88,970 71,135 42,718 108,667 74,735 114,290 102,492 218,583
Government & Govt. Guaranteed Securities 25,623 66,952 58,256 40,102 11,514 73,876 35,389 65,275 41,813 142,275
Advances 23,556 27,756 30,714 31,033 31,204 34,791 39,346 49,015 60,679 76,308
b.Less: Govt. Deposits with the Central Bank 2,463 3,152 4,301 201 569 523 920 1,348 1,413 1,231
c.Govt. Currency - Holdings 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 0
3.Central Bank Credit to Financial Institutions 748 520 150 30 30 30 27 2,488 2,094 1,577
4.Net Other Assets of the Central Bank (a-b) -28,695 -40,122 -44,825 -60,171 -63,551 -87,437 -71,480 -104,419 -130,671 -93,214
a.Other Assets 30,326 32,659 34,371 24,414 33,409 20,708 31,531 15,508 17,022 33,199
b.Less: Other Liabilities 59,021 72,781 79,196 84,585 96,960 108,145 103,011 119,927 147,693 126,413
5.Total (Reserve Money) (1+2+3+4) 89,840 94,575 104,391 128,156 143,205 172,427 199,286 240,869 265,424 293,432
© ‚Q‚O‚P‚PC KRI (Kusaka Research Institute) Revised:  2011(y)/03(m)/20(d)
Source:  Chief Editor:
Central Bank of Sri Lanka Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
Key:       Former Head,  Department of Management Studies
(a) Provisional       University of Peradeniya.