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Statistical Supplement | October 2008

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, October 2008
3.17  Liabilities to Foreigners, Reported by Banks in the United States1
Payable in U.S. dollars
Millions of dollars, end of period
Item 2005 2006 2007r 2008
Feb Mar Apr May June Julyr Augp
By Holder and Type of Liability  
1 Total, all foreigners 3,080,907 3,851,558 4,426,986 4,589,830r 4,522,491r 4,455,418r 4,397,986r 4,273,397r 4,264,630 4,276,127
 
2 Banks' own liabilities 2,299,950 2,924,438 3,301,255 3,392,498r 3,317,389r 3,264,288r 3,197,513r 3,075,075r 3,049,576 3,053,432
  By type of liability  
3 Deposits2 1,043,801 1,315,290 1,541,223 1,521,714r 1,565,627r 1,507,001r 1,447,363r 1,464,267r 1,427,654 1,368,384
4 Other 1,256,149 1,609,148 1,760,032 1,870,784r 1,751,762r 1,757,287r 1,750,150r 1,610,808r 1,621,922 1,685,048
5 Of which: repurchase agreements3 713,327 1,028,974 1,107,751 1,227,102r 1,103,311r 1,092,243 1,088,385 987,104 995,685 1,025,871
6 Banks' custody liabilities4 780,957 927,120 1,125,731 1,197,332 1,205,102 1,191,130 1,200,473 1,198,322 1,215,054 1,222,695
  By type of liability  
7 U.S. Treasury bills and certificates5 259,843 250,886 300,130 325,916 353,769 357,172 368,610 375,549 379,459 400,095
8 Other negotiable and readily transferable instruments6 319,598 371,732 504,923 545,123 524,752 517,824 513,050 506,627 518,788 512,187
9 Of which: negotiable time certificates of deposit held in custody for foreigners 53,594 66,155 97,990 119,006 124,953 126,418 133,182 129,460 132,868 136,066
10 Of which: short-term agency securities7 136,783 113,865 200,312 202,438 186,202 180,566 165,199 168,075 163,928 153,831
11 Other 201,516 304,502 320,678 326,293 326,581 316,134 318,813 316,146 316,807 310,413
 
12 International and regional organizations8 20,793 29,425 27,164 29,188 28,372 24,776 28,075 24,248 25,745 27,493
13 Banks' own liabilities 15,612 25,770 22,929 22,055 20,944 19,105 20,316 18,104 19,377 21,306
14 Deposits2 8,361 19,021 17,784 16,918 16,386 14,599 13,997 13,397 16,161 15,892
15 Other 7,251 6,749 5,145 5,137 4,558 4,506 6,319 4,707 3,216 5,414
16 Banks' custody liabilities4 5,181 3,655 4,235 7,133 7,428 5,671 7,759 6,144 6,368 6,187
17 U.S. Treasury bills and certificates5 1,085 800 250 1,124 1,796 416 2,447 1,040 483 383
18 Other negotiable and readily transferable instruments6 4,096 2,855 3,985 6,009 5,632 5,255 5,312 5,104 5,885 5,804
 
19 Official institutions9 498,510 461,656 594,577 608,309r 574,065r 567,009 568,467 570,927 597,231 606,402
20 Banks' own liabilities 170,984 178,954 216,221 220,665r 196,728r 188,201 197,722 191,501 205,667 211,126
21 Deposits2 45,426 51,380 49,204 47,535 48,024 47,003 46,554 44,236 50,882 50,352
22 Other 125,558 127,574 167,017 173,130r 148,704r 141,198 151,168 147,265 154,785 160,774
 
23 Banks' custody liabilities4 327,526 282,702 378,356 387,644 377,337 378,808 370,745 379,426 391,564 395,276
24 U.S. Treasury bills and certificates5 201,863 176,829 196,344 204,319 201,281 215,711 219,976 226,655 232,529 244,701
25 Other negotiable and readily transferable instruments6 125,663 105,873 182,012 183,325 176,056 163,097 150,769 152,771 159,035 150,575
 
26 Banks10 1,792,040 2,258,115 2,491,653 2,488,238r 2,477,762r 2,426,372r 2,337,293r 2,301,643r 2,256,780 2,257,294
27 Banks' own liabilities 1,566,967 1,917,300 2,149,292 2,119,791r 2,108,393r 2,063,664r 1,969,420r 1,939,311r 1,894,099 1,897,892
28 Deposits2 841,248 1,025,334 1,174,296 1,152,384r 1,172,027r 1,127,346 1,068,700r 1,073,094r 1,023,009 971,483
29 Other 725,719 891,966 974,996 967,407r 936,366r 936,318r 900,720r 866,217r 871,090 926,409
30 Banks' custody liabilities4 225,073 340,815 342,361 368,447 369,369 362,708 367,873 362,332 362,681 359,402
31 U.S. Treasury bills and certificates5 23,771 31,153 38,383 47,980 54,183 49,461 43,778 45,118 44,894 47,457
32 Other negotiable and readily transferable instruments6 48,776 66,378 64,309 80,109 83,043 85,471 90,848 87,831 89,657 89,555
33 Other 152,526 243,284 239,669 240,358 232,143 227,776 233,247 229,383 228,130 222,390
 
34 Other foreigners11 769,564 1,102,362 1,313,592 1,464,095r 1,442,292r 1,437,261r 1,464,151 1,376,579r 1,384,874 1,384,938
35 Banks' own liabilities 546,387 802,414 912,813 1,029,987r 991,324r 993,318r 1,010,055 926,159r 930,433 923,108
36 Deposits2 148,766 219,555 299,939 304,877r 329,190r 318,053r 318,112 333,540r 337,602 330,657
37 Other 397,621 582,859 612,874 725,110r 662,134r 675,265 691,943 592,619 592,831 592,451
 
38 Banks' custodial liabilities 223,177 299,948 400,779 434,108 450,968 443,943 454,096 450,420 454,441 461,830
39 U.S. Treasury bills and certificates5 33,124 42,104 65,153 72,493 96,509 91,584 102,409 102,736 101,553 107,554
40 Other negotiable and readily transferable instruments6 142,188 196,728 255,618 280,002 268,653 265,654 266,611 264,089 267,422 267,761
41 Other 47,865 61,116 80,008 81,613 85,806 86,705 85,076 83,595 85,466 86,515
 
  Memo  
42 Own foreign offices12 1,552,323 1,938,224 2,020,906 2,055,394r 2,054,391r 2,025,732r 1,944,612r 1,870,603r 1,836,023 1,816,540
 
By Area or Country  
43 Total, all foreigners 3,080,907 3,851,558 4,426,986 4,589,830r 4,522,491r 4,455,418r 4,397,986r 4,273,397r 4,264,630 4,276,127
 
44 Foreign countries 3,060,114 3,822,133 4,399,822 4,560,642r 4,494,119r 4,430,642r 4,369,911r 4,249,149r 4,238,885 4,248,634
 
45 Europe 1,229,338 1,482,788 1,757,775 1,863,409r 1,804,000r 1,780,836 1,734,892 1,631,030 1,641,167 1,656,538
46 Austria 3,604 3,841 4,988 3,998 4,533 4,310 4,409 5,968 4,469 6,342
47 Belgium 16,022 14,528 18,249 21,504 20,258 24,682 20,352 20,383 18,938 17,422
48 Denmark 1,537 931 768 657 1,011 761 1,028 4,753 4,774 4,171
49 Finland 3,612 3,204 1,263 1,652 1,811 1,856 1,284 1,326 1,479 1,334
50 France 71,486 69,078 64,697 78,388r 77,678r 80,926 70,396 73,713 70,155 71,455
51 Germany 58,960 69,894 97,585 104,187r 93,525r 96,112 93,325 87,161 91,194 88,948
52 Greece 1,200 1,488 1,348 1,310 1,128 1,215 1,530 1,823 2,046 1,345
53 Ireland 68,660 84,085 113,306 146,638r 154,724 160,903 166,359 163,002 162,342 163,210
54 Italy 7,075 7,350 8,076 8,566 6,819 6,300 8,525 8,495 8,665 10,427
55 Luxembourg 61,065 73,099 106,918 119,843r 123,711r 112,177 107,775 103,943 101,251 105,135
56 Netherlands 14,502 25,309 24,857 37,104r 35,732r 34,725 42,638 35,794 39,475 39,326
57 Norway 27,921 42,383 48,261 41,648r 31,489r 30,358 29,512 30,840 34,014 36,388
58 Portugal 2,716 2,250 2,993 3,245 3,991 2,253 2,916 3,260 2,366 2,090
59 Russia 101,335 62,711 104,709 94,611 83,545 91,502 88,322 92,667 91,490 87,063
60 Spain 9,535 8,941 11,477 10,103 12,427 13,687 12,554 13,583 13,633 13,802
61 Sweden 4,771 3,715 7,677 6,096 6,534 6,961 3,606 4,768 2,647 2,557
62 Switzerland 140,140 54,622 51,914 45,747r 45,155r 43,105 40,548 37,468 36,032 38,442
63 Turkey 9,895 10,369 12,098 16,816 15,908 18,587 16,510 18,508 21,624 22,759
64 United Kingdom 563,253 888,945 1,013,963 1,064,123r 1,014,612r 979,306 956,957 861,896 865,334 877,174
65 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 29,559 33,360 25,192 21,925r 20,530r 19,374 15,860 13,909 15,984 14,434
66 Yugoslavia13 119 295 532 939 846 412 530 334 303 293
67 Other Europe and other former U.S.S.R.14 32,371 22,389 36,904 34,308 48,034r 51,326 49,958 47,436 52,952 52,423

1. Reporting banks include all types of depository institutions as well as some banks/financial holding companies and brokers and dealers. Excludes bonds and notes of maturities longer than one year. Effective February 2003, coverage is expanded to include liabilities of brokers and dealers to affiliated foreign offices.   Return to table

2. Non-negotiable deposits and brokerage balances.   Return to table

3. Data available beginning January 2001.   Return to table

4. Financial claims on residents of the United States, other than long-term securities, held by or through reporting banks for foreign customers. Effective February 2003, also includes loans to U.S. residents in managed foreign offices of U.S. reporting institutions.   Return to table

5. Includes nonmarketable certificates of indebtedness and Treasury bills issued to official institutions of foreign countries.   Return to table

6. Principally bankers acceptances, commercial paper, negotiable time certificates of deposit, and short-term agency securities.   Return to table

7. Data available beginning January 2001.   Return to table

8. Principally the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the Inter-American Development Bank, and the Asian Development Bank. Excludes "holdings of dollars" of the International Monetary Fund. Beginning with data for June 2006, also includes the Bank for International Settlements.   Return to table

9. Foreign central banks and foreign central governments. Before June 2006, also includes the Bank for International Settlements.   Return to table

10. Excludes central banks, which are included in "Official institutions." Includes positions with affiliated banking offices also included in memo line (44) above.   Return to table

11. As of February 2003, includes positions with affiliated non-banking offices also included in memo line (44) above.   Return to table

12. For U.S. banks, includes amounts owed to own foreign branches and foreign subsidiaries consolidated in the quarterly Consolidated Reports of Condition filed with bank regulatory agencies. For agencies, branches, and majority-owned subsidiaries of foreign banks, consists principally of amounts owed to the head office or parent foreign office, and to foreign branches, agencies, or wholly owned subsidiaries of the head office or parent foreign bank. Effective February 2003, includes amounts owed to affiliated foreign offices of U.S. brokers and dealers.   Return to table

13. In February 2003, Yugoslavia changed its name to Serbia and Montenegro. Data for other entities of the former Yugoslavia recognized as independent states by the United States are reported under "Other Europe."   Return to table

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

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