This inflow is partly due to the current-account surplus of kr. 34 billion in 2001. The foreign-exchange reserve rose by almost as much, implying that other capital flows were close to zero in net terms in that year.
The total amount of the program was increased eight times from the initial 35 trillion yen to the current target of 101 trillion yen (to be completed by the end of 2013), as shown in Chart 9. During 2012, the program was expanded five times (February, April, September, October, and December).