The dollar’s share in global central bank reserves fell in the Q3, while Japanese yen reserves rose, International Monetary Fund data showed Friday.

The greenback accounted for 59.2% of global foreign exchange reserves in the Q3, down from a revised 59.4% in the previous three months.

The euro’s share of reserves also fell slightly to 19.6% from 19.7%, while the Japanese yen’s share rose to 5.5% from 5.3%.

The shares of the Chinese yuan, British pound, Australian and Canadian dollars and Swiss franc changed insignificantly.

The “other currencies” group increased to 3.9% of reserves from 3.6% in the previous quarter.

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