The growth in official reserve assets was affected by a EUR 1.8 billion increase in other monetary financial institutions' deposits with the Bank of Lithuania, a EUR 2.7 million increase in the value of special drawing rights and a EUR 1.6 million change in other factors.
The growth in official reserve assets was hampered by a EUR 664.9 million decline in currency in circulation, a EUR 461.3 million decline in central government deposits with the Bank of Lithuania, and a EUR 17.6 million decline in the Bank of Lithuania's external liabilities.