SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's foreign currency deposit rebounded in August due to solid demand for the U.S. currency, central bank data showed Friday.
The deposit, denominated in foreign currencies, grew 2.49 billion U.S. dollars from a month earlier to 107.64 billion dollars at the end of August, after shrinking 1.29 billion dollars in July, according to the Bank of Korea (BOK).
The deposit, denominated in the U.S. dollar, swelled 2.24 billion dollars to 90.96 billion dollars in the cited month.
The Japanese yen deposit gained 0.29 billion dollars to 9.04 billion dollars, and the euro deposit added 0.06 billion dollars to 5.13 billion dollars.
The Chinese yuan deposit diminished 0.06 billion dollars to 1.13 billion dollars last month.
Foreign currency deposit, possessed by companies, expanded 2.54 billion dollars to 92.96 billion dollars in the same month, while the individual-owned deposit dipped 0.04 billion dollars to 14.69 billion dollars. ■
