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Statistical Supplement | August 2008

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, August 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
Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Junep
1 Total, all foreigners 1,864,834 2,291,340 2,818,514 2,818,514 2,927,444 2,991,546 3,032,903r 3,011,250r 3,016,211r 2,877,859
 
2 Foreign countries 1,857,584 2,282,166 2,808,209 2,808,209 2,917,992 2,980,891 3,022,099r 3,001,504r 3,008,578r 2,872,567
 
3 Europe 918,660 1,188,919 1,616,561 1,616,561 1,643,005 1,684,618 1,743,406 1,750,908 1,704,848 1,613,210
4 Austria 4,139 4,277 4,055 4,055 5,358 4,852 4,625 4,998 5,035 5,416
5 Belgium 11,900 13,592 20,566 20,566 28,890 25,865 22,646 40,457 33,888 31,029
6 Denmark 864 1,156 2,828 2,828 1,180 3,680 2,196 6,451 6,159 4,021
7 Finland 9,247 9,434 28,445 28,445 21,592 24,806 24,830 32,133 27,073 29,854
8 France 88,873 112,406 162,416 162,416 185,493 185,759 189,078 201,697 188,786 181,173
9 Germany 30,027 18,189 34,111 34,111 33,620 41,788 45,542 51,589 53,633 57,384
10 Greece 97 250 110 110 291 371 178 341 347 275
11 Ireland 16,426 24,304 45,960 45,960 50,610 54,659 64,302 67,368 73,668 68,574
12 Italy 18,482 30,991 35,870 35,870 37,080 35,557 43,923 47,181 49,395 48,224
13 Luxembourg 8,201 7,144 13,260 13,260 13,671 13,918 14,028 9,195 8,421 10,825
14 Netherlands 20,958 29,578 52,122 52,122 56,073 56,169 55,574 53,152 54,966 59,290
15 Norway 14,688 31,032 22,517 22,517 25,201 20,610 19,760 13,822 15,407 14,674
16 Portugal 832 924 1,364 1,364 1,895 1,823 1,809 1,552 1,626 1,417
17 Russia 1,264 1,745 1,800 1,800 1,863 1,770 1,611 1,797 2,033 2,244
18 Spain 8,372 9,834 20,448 20,448 16,078 22,979 37,286 49,123 55,065 47,496
19 Sweden 9,452 8,907 7,279 7,279 8,078 8,200 6,832 9,431 8,576 7,433
20 Switzerland 143,892 105,368 191,987 191,987 187,967 187,966 174,732 186,320 145,397 116,614
21 Turkey 3,270 3,741 3,426 3,426 3,416 3,394 3,548 3,658 3,663 3,675
22 United Kingdom 487,492 732,430 929,015 929,015 928,378 957,501 995,555 936,481 940,757 894,492
23 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 32,566 36,893 24,677 24,677 20,230 16,388 13,387 12,484 9,015 7,010
24 Other Europe and other former U.S.S.R.2 7,618 6,724 14,306 14,306 16,040 16,564 21,965 21,678 21,938 22,090
 
  Memo  
25 European Union3 n.a. 1,008,255 1,370,588 1,370,588 1,402,747 1,452,760 1,528,550 1,530,990 1,527,532 1,467,168
 
26 Canada 64,104 71,325 85,140 85,140 105,504 102,333 101,847 91,358 92,993 88,780
 
27 Latin America 51,170 59,195 83,042 83,042 87,235 93,224 84,094 83,458 96,073 96,794
28 Argentina 2,290 2,763 3,978 3,978 3,626 4,026 3,970 4,825 3,866 4,224
29 Brazil 15,111 19,894 30,340 30,340 32,785 38,510 26,746 24,761 38,626 37,857
30 Chile 6,642 6,689 8,849 8,849 8,916 8,372 9,108 9,787 10,192 10,353
31 Colombia 2,438 2,900 3,567 3,567 3,427 3,311 3,428 3,524 3,527 3,625
32 Ecuador 582 604 962 962 879 926 872 811 835 786
33 Guatemala 872 1,031 1,314 1,314 1,319 1,337 1,328 1,296 1,311 1,377
34 Mexico 14,601 16,569 21,783 21,783 24,002 24,105 25,319 24,906 23,752 23,901
35 Panama 2,076 2,316 3,859 3,859 3,984 4,328 4,514 4,408 4,588 5,020
36 Peru 1,226 1,446 2,995 2,995 3,186 3,433 3,631 3,857 4,144 4,517
37 Uruguay 464 355 338 338 366 294 286 271 311 297
38 Venezuela 2,273 2,281 2,335 2,335 2,057 1,845 1,930 1,898 1,956 1,873
39 Other Latin America4 2,595 2,347 2,722 2,722 2,688 2,737 2,962 3,114 2,965 2,964
 
40 Caribbean 620,474 724,316 799,825 799,825 855,016 862,917 872,843r 862,902r 897,497r 868,076
41 Bahamas 113,458 120,904 149,092 149,092 138,039 164,068 195,177r 147,173r 154,129r 147,091
42 Bermuda 17,846 17,777 10,603 10,603 12,104 14,741 17,358 16,100 17,803 13,272
43 British Virgin Islands4 n.a. 2,807 3,328 3,328 3,203 4,280 3,246 3,881 3,905 3,996
44 Cayman Islands 475,227 572,273 623,296 623,296 686,511 664,879 642,592r 676,125r 706,679r 688,717
45 Jamaica 444 669 657 657 677 685 722 742 769 820
46 Netherlands Antilles 4,444 2,484 4,114 4,114 4,430 4,687 4,586 4,409 4,229 4,053
47 Trinidad and Tobago 907 1,055 673 673 764 759 723 855 766 807
48 Other Caribbean4 8,148 6,347 8,062 8,062 9,288 8,818 8,439 13,617 9,217 9,320
 
49 Asia 190,610 221,858 185,323 185,323 188,636 192,964 179,064 168,980 172,584 158,396
  China  
50 Mainland 14,807 15,448 18,489 18,489 17,656 21,167 14,991 15,569 23,034 19,464
51 Hong Kong 8,412 6,888 8,820 8,820 6,859 7,457 8,892 9,269 8,945 8,882
52 India 2,518 2,827 4,385 4,385 4,585 4,826 4,380 4,293 5,352 5,654
53 Indonesia 440 519 985 985 1,023 1,056 1,007 1,086 1,329 1,144
54 Israel 4,288 5,319 3,724 3,724 4,360 3,675 3,591 3,387 5,419 4,109
55 Japan 106,377 140,329 83,250 83,250 88,727 96,690 90,736 83,802 78,551 74,553
56 Korea (South) 17,254 24,484 27,383 27,383 31,148 30,904 27,288 22,174 21,080 19,468
57 Philippines 1,790 996 1,207 1,207 1,135 1,108 1,689 1,133 1,028 1,448
58 Taiwan 8,626 3,166 1,232 1,232 1,727 1,280 2,522 1,569 1,228 1,655
59 Thailand 7,796 5,729 5,945 5,945 8,208 1,455 2,455 4,030 3,629 1,116
60 Middle Eastern oil-exporting countries5 12,330 10,579 23,197 23,197 18,157 16,585 13,948 15,646 16,160 13,317
61 Other 5,972 5,574 6,706 6,706 5,051 6,761 7,565 7,022 6,829 7,586
 
62 Africa 1,621 1,853 8,164 8,164 12,268 14,324 15,688 16,679 17,578 18,595
63 Egypt 422 597 312 312 350 352 370 356 367 367
64 Morocco 63 56 27 27 25 24 15 60 18 30
65 South Africa 331 255 493 493 456 766 395 562 450 374
66 Oil-exporting countries6 317 403 442 442 1,070 1,053 1,213 891 608 696
67 Other 488 542 6,890 6,890 10,367 12,129 13,695 14,810 16,135 17,128
 
68 Other countries 10,945 14,700 30,154 30,154 26,328 30,511 25,157 27,219 27,005 28,716
69 Australia 10,226 13,195 28,716 28,716 24,824 29,274 22,835 25,528 25,160 27,280
70 New Zealand 541 1,263 1,122 1,122 1,158 823 1,836 1,236 1,440 1,012
71 All other 178 242 316 316 346 414 486 455 405 424
 
72 International and regional organizations7 7,250 9,174 10,305 10,305 9,452 10,655 10,804 9,746 7,633 5,292

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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