The French franc official currency of the State of France until 1999 and the first day of the year 1999 and was born of the euro officially, as of the fourth of it, 80% of the currency in the countries within theeuro area have become common currency: payments between banks, and State loans, as well as stock prices and savings in euros, has now become possible to pay in euro currency purchasesby check. In 2001 did the French franc came out from circulationand replaced the euro final
Currency composition of official foreign exchange reserves
P · n · T. '95 '96 '97 '98 '99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09
U.S. $ 59.0% 62.1% 65.2% 69.3% 70.9% 70.5% 70.7% 66.5%65.8% 65.9% 66.4% 65.7% 64.1% 64.1% 62.2%
Euros 17.9% 18.8% 19.8% 24.2% 25.3% 24.9% 24.3% 25.2%26.3% 26.4% 27.3%
£ 2.1% 2.7% 2.6% 2.7% 2.9% 2.8% 2.7% 2.9% 2.6% 3.3% 3.6%4.2% 4.7% 4.0% 4.3%
Japanese yen 6.8% 6.7% 5.8% 6.2% 6.4% 6.3% 5.2% 4.5% 4.1%3.9% 3.7% 3.2% 2.9% 3.1% 3.0%
DM 15.8% 14.7% 14.5% 13.8%
FF 2.4% 1.8% 1.4% 1.6%
CHF 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 0.2% 0.2%0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1%
Others 13.6% 11.7% 10.2% 6.1% 1.6% 1.4% 1.2% 1.4% 1.9%1.8% 1.9% 1.5% 1.8% 2.2% 3.1%
Sources: 1995-1999, 2006-2009 IMF Snd: currency composition of official foreign exchange reserves
Sources: 1999-2005 ECB: the accumulation of foreign exchange reserves
Currency composition of official foreign exchange reserves
P · n · T. '95 '96 '97 '98 '99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09
U.S. $ 59.0% 62.1% 65.2% 69.3% 70.9% 70.5% 70.7% 66.5%65.8% 65.9% 66.4% 65.7% 64.1% 64.1% 62.2%
Euros 17.9% 18.8% 19.8% 24.2% 25.3% 24.9% 24.3% 25.2%26.3% 26.4% 27.3%
£ 2.1% 2.7% 2.6% 2.7% 2.9% 2.8% 2.7% 2.9% 2.6% 3.3% 3.6%4.2% 4.7% 4.0% 4.3%
Japanese yen 6.8% 6.7% 5.8% 6.2% 6.4% 6.3% 5.2% 4.5% 4.1%3.9% 3.7% 3.2% 2.9% 3.1% 3.0%
DM 15.8% 14.7% 14.5% 13.8%
FF 2.4% 1.8% 1.4% 1.6%
CHF 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 0.2% 0.2%0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1%
Others 13.6% 11.7% 10.2% 6.1% 1.6% 1.4% 1.2% 1.4% 1.9%1.8% 1.9% 1.5% 1.8% 2.2% 3.1%
Sources: 1995-1999, 2006-2009 IMF Snd: currency composition of official foreign exchange reserves
Sources: 1999-2005 ECB: the accumulation of foreign exchange reserves