HC Deb 06 April 1981 vol 2 c185W
Mr. Hooley

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the quantity of gold currently held in reserve by the International Monetary Fund; and what its total value is at the international traded price ruling on 31 March 1981.

Mr. Lawson

The current quantity of gold held by the International Monetary Fund is 103.4 million ounces. Its total value on 31 March, on the basis of the London afternoon gold fixing of $513.75 per ounce, was $53,122 million.

Source: "International Financial Statistics", March 1981.