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Statistical Supplement | December 2006

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, December 2006
3.18  Banks' Own Claims on Foreigners, Reported by Banks in the United States1 Payable in U.S. dollars
Millions of dollars, end of period
Area or country 2003 2004 2005 2006
Apr May June July Aug Sept Octp
1 Total, all foreigners 1,322,363 1,664,223 1,864,006 2,085,699r 2,146,513r 2,042,757 2,066,165r 2,054,914r 2,086,518r 2,151,362
 
2 Foreign countries 1,317,292 1,658,247 1,856,756 2,078,869r 2,138,882r 2,032,910 2,059,813r 2,048,079r 2,077,848r 2,143,049
 
3 Europe 591,018 806,546 918,574 1,074,728r 1,094,984r 1,005,236 999,548r 987,900r 1,039,180 1,060,533
4 Austria 4,819 4,429 4,109 4,551 4,825r 4,817 5,127 6,139 4,105 5,322
5 Belgium2 6,910 7,751 11,886 18,379 20,852 18,777 14,295 13,185 13,775 12,901
6 Denmark 2,814 735 864 1,369 828 1,295 773 944 300r 426
7 Finland 8,160 11,840 9,247 9,691 8,638 11,128 11,742 8,495 12,739 10,230
8 France 63,719 90,941 88,873 105,981r 120,347r 105,320 103,489r 96,245r 103,456 105,888
9 Germany 25,811 26,196 30,027 26,578 22,313 20,467 21,159 19,859 16,590 18,721
10 Greece 238 94 97 120 168 129 125r 170r 156 174
11 Ireland 10,354 14,023 16,426 16,951 16,962 15,913 16,110 19,722 19,125 21,603
12 Italy 7,310 16,906 18,482 16,759r 18,432r 18,789 20,438 23,705 25,425 25,978
13 Luxembourg2 5,512 5,864 8,201 10,124 10,303 10,260 9,881 10,097 10,064 9,705
14 Netherlands 21,415 22,090 20,907 23,214 25,427 23,883 31,803 22,182 24,259r 27,635
15 Norway 17,666 25,517 14,688 21,196 24,089 24,613 25,049 26,840 26,988 28,146
16 Portugal 2,106 1,576 832 757 976 830 799 801 832 840
17 Russia 1,233 1,089 1,264 1,256r 1,380r 1,390 1,509 1,656 1,667 1,576
18 Spain 2,295 8,452 8,372 10,105 7,745 7,717 7,546 8,102 9,714 12,344
19 Sweden 15,269 17,027 9,452 13,531r 11,974r 9,249 10,187 10,140 10,122 11,317
20 Switzerland 78,716 114,167 143,891 195,010 198,605 115,678 138,479 108,445 132,160 148,178
21 Turkey 2,149 2,542 3,270 3,203 3,100 3,293 3,406 3,421 3,611 3,467
22 United Kingdom 268,822 404,844 487,502 556,781r 559,794r 575,363 541,784 572,941r 587,855 580,205
23 Channel Islands and Isle of Man3 43,099 26,878 32,566 32,106r 30,144r 29,277 29,864 29,790 30,272 31,230
24 Other Europe and other former U.S.S.R.4 2,601 3,585 7,618 7,066 8,082 7,048 5,983r 5,021r 5,965 4,646
 
  Memo  
25 European Union5 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 829,638 799,924 816,297r 842,951 846,248
 
26 Canada 52,140 51,088 63,422 65,488 59,073 67,075 64,943r 73,622r 64,536r 70,219
 
27 Latin America 51,517 49,378 51,173 54,399 52,418 54,545 53,988r 55,634r 53,380r 63,061
28 Argentina 3,819 2,220 2,290 2,209 2,350 2,348 2,570r 2,193r 2,170 3,324
29 Brazil 15,825 14,094 15,111 16,875 15,370 15,585 16,290 18,532 14,386 23,017
30 Chile 6,094 6,213 6,642 6,814 6,983 6,900 6,503 6,427 6,758 6,649
31 Colombia 2,026 2,645 2,438 2,727 2,593 2,620 2,549 2,597 2,671 2,645
32 Ecuador 404 469 582 542 564 541 536r 551r 579 583
33 Guatemala 781 866 872 996 956 892 845 845 883 918
34 Mexico 13,583 13,440 14,604 15,872 15,438 17,316 16,519r 16,440r 17,088 17,092
35 Panama 1,844 1,939 2,076 2,067 2,090 2,449 2,341 2,210 2,314 2,245
36 Peru 1,370 1,529 1,226 1,178 1,232 1,240 1,194 1,298 1,320r 1,500
37 Uruguay 465 403 464 425 414 412 407 353 517 407
38 Venezuela 2,911 2,844 2,273 2,104 2,013 1,989 2,013r 1,948r 2,369 2,230
39 Other Latin America6 2,395 2,716 2,595 2,590 2,415 2,253 2,221r 2,240r 2,325r 2,451
 
40 Caribbean 492,705 596,931 620,474 701,553r 735,713r 704,691 735,167r 709,169r 687,262r 724,579
41 Bahamas 73,709 80,183 113,458 133,134r 156,081r 161,802 158,311 156,648 135,513 140,932
42 Bermuda 14,889 33,294 17,846 20,220r 19,704r 19,776 23,687 22,208 21,574 21,668
43 British Virgin Islands6 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 2,760r 2,149r 2,277r 2,179r 3,204
44 Cayman Islands7 391,524r 469,166r 475,227r 532,827r 538,807r 511,093r 537,352r 513,286r 517,768r 549,316
45 Jamaica 377 351 444 454 523 569r 520r 674r 665r 645
46 Netherlands Antilles 6,629 5,554 4,444 4,464 4,557 4,276 7,127 8,009 3,945r 2,417
47 Trinidad and Tobago 665 755 907 854 870 902 787 730 745 807
48 Other Caribbean6 4,912 7,628 8,148 9,600 15,171 3,513 5,234r 5,337r 4,873r 5,590
 
49 Asia 119,562 142,656 190,589 169,973r 181,387r 185,805 190,837 204,827 216,927 207,254
  China  
50 Mainland 4,134 9,267 14,780 15,341 14,885 19,556 21,194 19,603 15,223 8,043
51 Hong Kong 7,190 5,622 8,398 6,947 7,623 9,768 9,044 9,438 9,190 9,040
52 India 1,588 2,117 2,518 2,549 2,043 1,835 1,985 2,174 2,646 2,343
53 Indonesia 838 555 440 436 433 551 378 367 439 506
54 Israel 5,122 1,326 4,288 5,414 5,580 3,986 4,077 5,199 4,851 8,616
55 Japan 62,059 82,207 106,377 96,269 105,058 103,439 104,852 119,158 124,121 128,253
56 Korea (South) 11,395 15,531 17,274 16,263 17,463 17,509 20,639 18,658 28,978 23,461
57 Philippines 1,693 993 1,790 954 917 1,247 846 1,093 1,094 847
58 Taiwan 9,659 10,589 8,626 5,389 6,027 4,004 4,558 4,790 5,563 4,082
59 Thailand 989 1,144 7,796 6,937 8,881 7,825 7,315 7,016 7,342 5,953
60 Middle Eastern oil-exporting countries8 6,782 7,022 12,330 8,298r 8,080r 10,294 10,805 11,427 10,585 9,672
61 Other 8,113 6,283 5,972 5,176 4,397 5,791 5,144 5,904 6,895 6,438
 
62 Africa 1,453 1,262 1,621 1,686 1,751 1,948 2,073 1,888 1,980 1,837
63 Egypt 236 228 422 470 466 587 608 603 601 589
64 Morocco 46 53 63 55 81 75 59 69 48 95
65 South Africa 453 318 331 296 338 435 576 309 282 259
66 Oil-exporting countries9 147 223 317 297 303 297 312 332 323 345
67 Other 571 440 488 568 563 554 518 575 726 549
 
68 Other countries 8,897 10,386 10,903 11,042 13,556 13,610 13,257 15,039 14,583 15,566
69 Australia 8,037 9,695 10,184 10,117 12,634 12,381 12,480 14,173 13,464 14,348
70 New Zealand10 819 609 541 589 469 827 615 656 901 1,004
71 All other 41 82 178 336 453 402 162 210 218 214
 
72 International and regional organizations11 5,071 5,976 7,250 6,830 7,631 9,847 6,352 6,835 8,670 8,313

1. Reporting banks include all types of depository institutions as well as bank/financial holding companies and brokers and dealers. Effective February 2003, coverage is expanded to include claims of brokers and dealers on affiliated foreign offices and cross-border brokerage balances.   Return to table

2. Before January 2001, combined data reported for Belgium-Luxembourg.   Return to table

3. Before January 2001, data included in United Kingdom.   Return to table

4. For data prior to June 2006, also includes the Bank for International Settlements and the European Central Bank.   Return to table

5. As of May 2004, the European Union includes Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. Data available beginning in June 2006.   Return to table

6. Before January 2001, "Other Latin America" and "Other Caribbean" were reported as combined "Other Latin America and Caribbean." Before June 2006, data for the British Virgin Islands were included in "Other Caribbean."   Return to table

7. Beginning 2001, Cayman Islands replaced British West Indies in the data series.   Return to table

8. Comprises Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates (Trucial States).   Return to table

9. Comprises Algeria, Gabon, Libya, and Nigeria.   Return to table

10. Before January 2001, included in "All other."   Return to table

11. Includes the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, as well as African, Asian, Caribbean, European, Latin American, and Middle Eastern regional organizations. Beginning with data for June 2006, also includes the Bank for International Settlements.   Return to table

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