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Statistical Supplement | March 2008

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, March 2008
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 2005 2006 2007 2007 2008
July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Janp
1 Total, all foreigners 1,864,834 2,291,340 2,790,712r 2,707,136 2,710,969 2,700,426 2,830,373r 2,821,270r 2,790,712r 2,901,456
 
2 Foreign countries 1,857,584 2,282,166 2,780,407r 2,698,583 2,702,697 2,691,553 2,822,811r 2,811,721r 2,780,407r 2,892,004
 
3 Europe 918,660 1,188,919 1,619,045r 1,486,137 1,525,917 1,559,435 1,668,974 1,674,786r 1,619,045r 1,646,720
4 Austria 4,139 4,277 4,055r 4,337 4,912 4,674 4,205 4,884 4,055r 5,358
5 Belgium 11,900 13,592 20,566 22,595 26,613 17,101 31,589 31,117 20,566 28,890
6 Denmark 864 1,156 2,828 1,034 4,173 1,567 1,611 5,026 2,828 1,180
7 Finland 9,247 9,434 28,445 15,018 15,908 21,906 21,279 23,236 28,445 21,592
8 France 88,873 112,406 162,416 152,501 142,020 142,526 144,062 153,868r 162,416 185,496
9 Germany 30,027 18,189 34,111r 24,958 31,230 37,029 35,354 29,405r 34,111r 33,620
10 Greece 97 250 110 176 216 208 267 222 110 291
11 Ireland 16,426 24,304 44,698r 28,068 30,029 32,249 40,037 35,909 44,698r 50,610
12 Italy 18,482 30,991 35,870 24,309 25,923 32,732 37,707 35,075 35,870 37,080
13 Luxembourg 8,201 7,144 13,249 11,697 13,129 10,715 9,991 8,871 13,249 13,671
14 Netherlands 20,958 29,578 52,109 50,450 57,341 58,033 54,828 52,471 52,109 56,073
15 Norway 14,688 31,032 22,517r 21,109 23,840 23,756 22,657 27,476 22,517r 25,201
16 Portugal 832 924 1,364 993 1,191 1,458 1,279 1,630 1,364 1,895
17 Russia 1,264 1,745 1,800 1,838 1,793 1,900 1,998 1,758 1,800 1,863
18 Spain 8,372 9,834 20,448 17,758 15,963 17,355 17,256 23,774 20,448 16,078
19 Sweden 9,452 8,907 7,279r 4,942 6,916 7,174 9,504 7,723 7,279r 8,078
20 Switzerland 143,892 105,368 191,987r 163,303 173,979 178,360 199,793 239,311 191,987r 187,967
21 Turkey 3,270 3,741 3,426 3,253 3,324 3,276 3,238 3,330 3,426 3,416
22 United Kingdom 487,492 732,430 932,805r 886,026 898,944 926,983 976,319 948,368r 932,805r 932,093
23 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 32,566 36,893 24,677 42,831 39,291 32,294 46,436 26,626 24,677 20,227
24 Other Europe and other former U.S.S.R.2 7,618 6,724 14,286 8,941 9,182 8,139 9,564 14,706 14,286 16,040
 
  Memo  
25 European Union3 n.a. 1,008,255 1,373,092r 1,252,490 1,282,335 1,318,274 1,393,234 1,374,802r 1,373,092r 1,406,465
 
26 Canada 64,104 71,325 85,674r 98,422 86,238 88,143 88,100 95,209 85,674r 105,619
 
27 Latin America 51,170 59,195 82,967r 71,877 74,505 81,712 81,486 87,594 82,967r 87,235
28 Argentina 2,290 2,763 3,978 3,762 3,706 3,835 4,074 3,950 3,978 3,626
29 Brazil 15,111 19,894 30,340r 24,334 26,053 31,330 29,973 35,708r 30,340r 32,785
30 Chile 6,642 6,689 8,849 6,051 6,538 7,120 7,490 8,329 8,849 8,916
31 Colombia 2,438 2,900 3,567 4,436 4,517 4,629 3,764 3,493 3,567 3,427
32 Ecuador 582 604 943 829 828 889 913 939 943 879
33 Guatemala 872 1,031 1,314 1,096 1,141 1,195 1,244 1,310 1,314 1,319
34 Mexico 14,601 16,569 21,772 20,447 20,945 21,254 22,523 22,092 21,772 24,002
35 Panama 2,076 2,316 3,827 3,209 3,023 3,141 3,329 3,482 3,827 3,984
36 Peru 1,226 1,446 2,995 2,447 2,270 2,128 2,633 2,671 2,995 3,186
37 Uruguay 464 355 338 282 317 989 330 316 338 366
38 Venezuela 2,273 2,281 2,322 2,552 2,664 2,670 2,597 2,569 2,322 2,057
39 Other Latin America4 2,595 2,347 2,722 2,432 2,503 2,532 2,616 2,735r 2,722 2,688
 
40 Caribbean 620,474 724,316 769,108r 810,316 811,754 770,882 783,435r 746,975r 769,108r 825,213
41 Bahamas 113,458 120,904 145,303 131,300 144,198 144,435 154,785r 139,608 145,303 134,325
42 Bermuda 17,846 17,777 10,590 23,076 22,174 17,613 13,422 10,604 10,590 12,104
43 British Virgin Islands4 n.a. 2,807 3,080 5,377 4,315 3,372 3,440 3,142 3,080 3,220
44 Cayman Islands 475,227 572,273 596,629r 641,117 629,438 595,309 601,524 577,628r 596,629r 660,405
45 Jamaica 444 669 657 580 613 638 620 588 657 677
46 Netherlands Antilles 4,444 2,484 4,114 2,490 5,621 4,620 4,642 4,482 4,114 4,430
47 Trinidad and Tobago 907 1,055 673 534 488 489 576 658 673 764
48 Other Caribbean4 8,148 6,347 8,062 5,842 4,907 4,406 4,426 10,265r 8,062 9,288
 
49 Asia 190,610 221,858 185,305 207,419 177,358 165,861 174,336 176,205r 185,305 188,621
  China  
50 Mainland 14,807 15,448 18,489 24,809 18,657 17,399 13,183 16,952 18,489 17,656
51 Hong Kong 8,412 6,888 8,802 6,961 9,149 6,226 5,310 7,888 8,802 6,859
52 India 2,518 2,827 4,385 3,611 4,095 4,269 5,144 4,784 4,385 4,585
53 Indonesia 440 519 985 513 574 549 633 763 985 1,023
54 Israel 4,288 5,319 3,724 6,373 7,204 5,150 5,553 6,812 3,724 4,360
55 Japan 106,377 140,329 83,250 108,175 92,791 92,100 104,283 95,012 83,250 88,727
56 Korea (South) 17,254 24,484 27,383 24,268 17,161 12,787 12,740 14,468 27,383 31,148
57 Philippines 1,790 996 1,207 820 878 1,188 1,207 1,073 1,207 1,135
58 Taiwan 8,626 3,166 1,232 5,970 3,690 3,396 2,982 1,436 1,232 1,727
59 Thailand 7,796 5,729 5,945 6,416 2,858 2,333 1,671 4,328 5,945 8,208
60 Middle Eastern oil-exporting countries5 12,330 10,579 23,197 13,597 15,454 14,532 16,002 16,993 23,197 18,157
61 Other 5,972 5,574 6,706 5,906 4,847 5,932 5,628 5,696r 6,706 5,036
 
62 Africa 1,621 1,853 8,164 1,761 1,642 1,674 2,237 5,016 8,164 12,268
63 Egypt 422 597 312 434 367 304 343 353 312 350
64 Morocco 63 56 27 64 17 26 18 19 27 25
65 South Africa 331 255 493 194 244 249 506 231 493 456
66 Oil-exporting countries6 317 403 442 292 287 312 321 353 442 1,070
67 Other 488 542 6,890 777 727 783 1,049 4,060 6,890 10,367
 
68 Other countries 10,945 14,700 30,144 22,651 25,283 23,846 24,243 25,936 30,144 26,328
69 Australia 10,226 13,195 28,706 20,751 23,988 22,680 23,042 24,591 28,706 24,824
70 New Zealand 541 1,263 1,122 1,532 916 810 839 1,011 1,122 1,158
71 All other 178 242 316 368 379 356 362 334 316 346
 
72 International and regional organizations7 7,250 9,174 10,305 8,553 8,272 8,873 7,562 9,549 10,305 9,452

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

3. 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. As of January 2007, also includes Bulgaria and Romania.   Return to table

4. Before June 2006, data for the British Virgin Islands were included in "Other Caribbean."   Return to table

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

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

7. 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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