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Statistical Supplement | September 2008

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, September 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 2008
Jan Feb Mar Apr May June Julyp
1 Total, all foreigners 1,864,834 2,291,340 2,818,514 2,927,444 2,991,546 3,032,903 2,980,036r 2,987,325r 2,855,444r 2,874,597
 
2 Foreign countries 1,857,584 2,282,166 2,808,209 2,917,992 2,980,891 3,022,099 2,970,290r 2,979,692r 2,850,152r 2,868,450
 
3 Europe 918,660 1,188,919 1,616,561 1,643,005 1,684,618 1,743,406 1,725,805r 1,680,473r 1,593,221r 1,584,310
4 Austria 4,139 4,277 4,055 5,358 4,852 4,625 4,998 5,035 5,416 5,717
5 Belgium 11,900 13,592 20,566 28,890 25,865 22,646 40,457 33,888 31,029 26,476
6 Denmark 864 1,156 2,828 1,180 3,680 2,196 6,451 6,159 4,021 5,804
7 Finland 9,247 9,434 28,445 21,592 24,806 24,830 32,133 27,073 29,854 22,469
8 France 88,873 112,406 162,416 185,493 185,759 189,078 201,697 188,786 181,173 190,233
9 Germany 30,027 18,189 34,111 33,620 41,788 45,542 51,589 53,633 57,384 47,686
10 Greece 97 250 110 291 371 178 341 347 275 251
11 Ireland 16,426 24,304 45,960 50,610 54,659 64,302 67,368 73,668 68,574 66,092
12 Italy 18,482 30,991 35,870 37,080 35,557 43,923 47,181 49,395 48,224 52,376
13 Luxembourg 8,201 7,144 13,260 13,671 13,918 14,028 9,142r 8,366r 10,767r 9,216
14 Netherlands 20,958 29,578 52,122 56,073 56,169 55,574 53,152 54,966 59,290 53,642
15 Norway 14,688 31,032 22,517 25,201 20,610 19,760 13,820r 15,412r 15,073r 16,810
16 Portugal 832 924 1,364 1,895 1,823 1,809 1,552 1,626 1,417 1,745
17 Russia 1,264 1,745 1,800 1,863 1,770 1,611 1,797 2,033 2,244 2,667
18 Spain 8,372 9,834 20,448 16,078 22,979 37,286 49,123 55,065 47,496 47,630
19 Sweden 9,452 8,907 7,279 8,078 8,200 6,832 9,431 8,576 7,433 7,032
20 Switzerland 143,892 105,368 191,987 187,967 187,966 174,732 186,320 145,397 116,675r 106,351
21 Turkey 3,270 3,741 3,426 3,416 3,394 3,548 3,658 3,663 3,675 3,928
22 United Kingdom 487,492 732,430 929,015 928,378 957,501 995,555 911,716r 916,714r 874,381r 890,070
23 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 32,566 36,893 24,677 20,230 16,388 13,387 12,201r 8,733r 6,730r 5,110
24 Other Europe and other former U.S.S.R.2 7,618 6,724 14,306 16,040 16,564 21,965 21,678 21,938 22,090 23,003
 
  Memo  
25 European Union3 n.a. 1,008,255 1,370,588 1,402,747 1,452,760 1,528,550 1,506,172r 1,503,434r 1,446,999r 1,447,679
 
26 Canada 64,104 71,325 85,140 105,504 102,333 101,847 91,367r 92,996r 88,786r 81,114
 
27 Latin America 51,170 59,195 83,042 87,235 93,224 84,094 83,458 96,073 96,733r 97,574
28 Argentina 2,290 2,763 3,978 3,626 4,026 3,970 4,825 3,866 4,224 4,763
29 Brazil 15,111 19,894 30,340 32,785 38,510 26,746 24,761 38,626 37,796r 37,280
30 Chile 6,642 6,689 8,849 8,916 8,372 9,108 9,787 10,192 10,353 10,524
31 Colombia 2,438 2,900 3,567 3,427 3,311 3,428 3,524 3,527 3,625 3,529
32 Ecuador 582 604 962 879 926 872 811 835 786 778
33 Guatemala 872 1,031 1,314 1,319 1,337 1,328 1,296 1,311 1,377 1,323
34 Mexico 14,601 16,569 21,783 24,002 24,105 25,319 24,906 23,752 23,901 24,755
35 Panama 2,076 2,316 3,859 3,984 4,328 4,514 4,408 4,588 5,020 4,883
36 Peru 1,226 1,446 2,995 3,186 3,433 3,631 3,857 4,144 4,517 4,239
37 Uruguay 464 355 338 366 294 286 271 311 297 291
38 Venezuela 2,273 2,281 2,335 2,057 1,845 1,930 1,898 1,956 1,873 1,819
39 Other Latin America4 2,595 2,347 2,722 2,688 2,737 2,962 3,114 2,965 2,964 3,390
 
40 Caribbean 620,474 724,316 799,825 855,016 862,917 872,843 856,318r 892,761r 865,451r 884,140
41 Bahamas 113,458 120,904 149,092 138,039 164,068 195,177 147,173 154,129 147,091 157,522
42 Bermuda 17,846 17,777 10,603 12,104 14,741 17,358 16,110r 17,832r 13,289r 14,465
43 British Virgin Islands4 n.a. 2,807 3,328 3,203 4,280 3,246 3,881 3,905 3,996 4,161
44 Cayman Islands 475,227 572,273 623,296 686,511 664,879 642,592 669,531r 701,914r 686,077r 691,278
45 Jamaica 444 669 657 677 685 722 742 769 818r 811
46 Netherlands Antilles 4,444 2,484 4,114 4,430 4,687 4,586 4,409 4,229 4,053 3,656
47 Trinidad and Tobago 907 1,055 673 764 759 723 855 766 807 755
48 Other Caribbean4 8,148 6,347 8,062 9,288 8,818 8,439 13,617 9,217 9,320 11,492
 
49 Asia 190,610 221,858 185,323 188,636 192,964 179,064 169,445r 172,807r 158,613r 171,331
  China  
50 Mainland 14,807 15,448 18,489 17,656 21,167 14,991 15,564r 23,032r 19,464 21,664
51 Hong Kong 8,412 6,888 8,820 6,859 7,457 8,892 9,269 8,945 8,882 9,479
52 India 2,518 2,827 4,385 4,585 4,826 4,380 4,293 5,352 5,654 6,638
53 Indonesia 440 519 985 1,023 1,056 1,007 1,086 1,329 1,144 1,062
54 Israel 4,288 5,319 3,724 4,360 3,675 3,591 3,387 5,419 4,109 6,618
55 Japan 106,377 140,329 83,250 88,727 96,690 90,736 84,316r 78,836r 74,838r 79,227
56 Korea (South) 17,254 24,484 27,383 31,148 30,904 27,288 22,182r 21,090r 19,464r 18,283
57 Philippines 1,790 996 1,207 1,135 1,108 1,689 1,133 1,028 1,448 1,214
58 Taiwan 8,626 3,166 1,232 1,727 1,280 2,522 1,548r 1,207r 1,634r 1,205
59 Thailand 7,796 5,729 5,945 8,208 1,455 2,455 4,045r 3,629 1,116 2,930
60 Middle Eastern oil-exporting countries5 12,330 10,579 23,197 18,157 16,585 13,948 15,596r 16,109r 13,265r 13,670
61 Other 5,972 5,574 6,706 5,051 6,761 7,565 7,026r 6,831r 7,595r 9,341
 
62 Africa 1,621 1,853 8,164 12,268 14,324 15,688 16,679 17,578 18,595 20,297
63 Egypt 422 597 312 350 352 370 356 367 367 1,353
64 Morocco 63 56 27 25 24 15 60 18 30 11
65 South Africa 331 255 493 456 766 395 562 450 374 387
66 Oil-exporting countries6 317 403 442 1,070 1,053 1,213 891 608 696 950
67 Other 488 542 6,890 10,367 12,129 13,695 14,810 16,135 17,128 17,596
 
68 Other countries 10,945 14,700 30,154 26,328 30,511 25,157 27,218r 27,004r 28,753r 29,684
69 Australia 10,226 13,195 28,716 24,824 29,274 22,835 25,527r 25,159r 27,317r 27,926
70 New Zealand 541 1,263 1,122 1,158 823 1,836 1,236 1,440 1,012 1,298
71 All other 178 242 316 346 414 486 455 405 424 460
 
72 International and regional organizations7 7,250 9,174 10,305 9,452 10,655 10,804 9,746 7,633 5,292 6,147

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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