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NON-MONETARY GOLD

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French Equivalent: Or non monétaire

Definition:
Non-monetary gold covers exports and imports of all gold not held as reserve assets (monetary gold) by the authorities. Non-monetary gold is treated as any other commodity and, when feasible, is subdivided into gold held as a store of value and other (industrial) gold.

Source Publication:
BPM para. 202.

Cross References:
Monetary gold – BPM

Hyperlink:
http://www.imf.org/external/np/sta/bop/BOPman.pdf

Statistical Theme: Financial statistics

Created on Tuesday, September 25, 2001

Last updated on Thursday, November 15, 2001