No. 1346. TOTAL MILITARY SHIPS, 1970 AND 1972, AND BY TYPE: 1972 [As of June 30. Includes vessels in reserve, but not ships under construction] Represents zero. 1 Includes river gunboats, motor launches, motor patrol craft, boom defense vessels, netlayers, training ships, and miscellaneous, not shown separately. 2 Survey depot, repair, maintenance, and supply ships; transports; oilers; and tugs. 3 Includes Coast Guard. 4 Partially estimated. Source: McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, N. Y., Jane's Fighting Ships 1972-73, edited by Raymond V. B. Blackman. (Copyright by Jane's Fighting Ships Publishing Co. Ltd., London, England.) Source: U.S. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Federal Reserve Bulletin. No. 1348. GOLD AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE HOLDINGS, BY COUNTRY: 1970 AND 1971 [In millions of U.S. dollars. Data refer to gross holdings of gold and short-term foreign assets of central banks, treasuries, exchange stabilization funds and other official institutions as of end of year, except as noted] NA Not available. 144 280 Israel. 2,674 1,257 8,455 Italy. 70 Japan. Korea, Rep. of. 1,335 Lebanon. 706 1.450 Excludes gold used in payment of a country's subscriptions to International Monetary Fund or International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Reported in U.S. dollars at $38 per ounce. * Foreign exchange holdings ordinarily include foreign currencies, bank deposits abroad, payment and clearing agreement balances, and short-term foreign bills and securities (generally those with an original maturity of 1 year or less) and, in those instances where information is available, foreign investments held by official institutions. Excludes subscriptions to International Monetary Fund, drawing rights in the European Payments Union or the European Fund, undrawn portions of foreign loans, and similar rights to incur foreign debts. Holdings have been converted into U.S. dollar equivalents at par value or, in absence of a par value, at official exchange rate. Source: Statistical Office of the United Nations, New York, N. Y., Statistical Yearbook. (Copyright.) No. 1349. FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES, BY COUNTRY: 1971 [National currency units per U.S. dollar. As of December 31. Except as indicated, represents mid-point rates, which are averages of selling and buying rates. Selling rates are rates at which monetary authorities and authorized banks sell foreign exchange against payment in national currency. Buying rates are rates at which the authorities and banks buy foreign exchange from those obtaining it. Free market rates are rates which fluctuate in response to purchases and sales of foreign exchange by private individuals] Source: Statistical Office of the United Nations, New York, N.Y., Statistical Yearbook. (Copyright.) No. 1350. UNITED NATIONS AND CERTAIN SPECIALIZED AGENCIES-MEMBER [In thousands, except as indicated] 132, 405 Laos..... 0.04 0.04 See footnotes at end of table. No. 1350. UNITED NATIONS COUNTRY AND CERTAIN SPECIALIZED AGENCIES-MEMBER ASSESSMENTS: 1973-Continued UNITED [In thousands, except as indicated] NATIONS (UN) FOOD AND ORGANIZATION Percent Amount Percent Amount Source: U.S. Dept. of State, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, unpublished data. 0.04 1.74 0.04 13. 23 6,975 3,459 5.50 2,900 0.04 0.06 0.38 0.06 (2) (2) 0.04 9.04 0.35 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.12 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.31 0.04 1.68 0.04 12.77 5.31 0.04 0.06 0.37 0.06 0.04 0.01 0.04 0.34 0.04 0.04 |