MOSCOW, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Russia's gold and foreign exchange reserves fell to $435.4 billion on Dec. 12 from $437.0 billion in the previous week, central bank data showed on Thursday. The central bank provided the following figures (in billion dollars): 2008 (new method) Dec 12 08 435.4 Dec 5 08 437.0 Nov 28 08 454.9 Nov 21 08 449.9 Nov 14 08 453.5 Nov 7 08 475.4 Oct 31 08 484.6 (old method) Oct 24 08 484.7 Oct 17 08 515.7 Oct 10 08 530.6 Oct 3 08 546.1 Sept 26 08 562.8 Sept 19 08 559.4 Sept 12 08 560.3 Sept 5 08 573.6 Aug 29 08 582.5 Aug 22 08 581.5 Aug 15 08 581.1 Aug 8 08 597.5 Aug 1 08 597.3 July 25 08 592.3 July 18 08 588.3 July 11 08 578.3 July 4 08 574.4 July 1 08 568.3 June 27 08 563.3 June 20 08 554.7 June 13 08 546.8 June 6 08 547.4 May 30 08 546.7 May 23 08 547.4 May 16 08 541.2 May 9 08 537.9 May 2 08 530.9 April 25 08 529.2 April 18 08 520.3 April 11 08 514.7 April 4 08 511.1 March 28 08 511.1 March 21 08 508.1 March 14 08 507.3 March 7 08 500.4 Feb 29 08 494.2 Feb 22 08 488.2 Feb 15 08 485.8 Feb 8 08 485.8 Feb 1 08 488.8 Jan 25 08 482.8 Jan 18 08 482.5 Jan 11 08 480.6 Jan 4 08 479.3 2007 Dec 28 07 474.0 Dec 21 07 466.2 Dec 14 07 467.4 Dec 7 07 461.2 Nov 30 07 463.5 Nov 23 07 459.6 Nov 16 07 455.8 Nov 9 07 455.2 Nov 2 07 447.9 2006 Dec 29 06 303.0 2005 Dec 23 05 174.0 2004 Dec 31 04 124.5 2003 Dec 26 03 77.8 NOTE - Russia's international reserves are made up of monetary gold, special drawing rights, reserve position at the IMF and foreign exchange. The central bank keeps the reserves, the world's third largest, in 45 percent dollars, 44 percent euros, 10 percent sterling and around 1 percent yen, but calculates their value in dollars. For full reserves history click on www.cbr.ru. Keywords: RUSSIA RESERVES/ (Moscow Newsroom; +7 495 775 1242)

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