UPDATE 1-Japan forex reserves $996.741 bln at end-Aug

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TOKYO, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Japan's official foreign reserves
stood at $996.741 billion at the end of August, the Ministry of
Finance said on Friday. [JPRES=ECI]
JAPAN OFFICIAL RESERVE ASSETS (in billion dollars)

END-AUG END-JULY YEAR-AGO
TOTAL 996.741 1,004.658 932.157
-- For a graphic on Japan's foreign reserves, click

here
To view the full tables, go to the website of the Ministry of
Finance here

(Reporting by Hideyuki Sano)