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Statistical Supplement | December 2008

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, December 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
Apr May June July Aug Sept Octp
1 Total, all foreigners 1,864,834 2,291,340 2,791,032 2,980,086 2,987,770 2,855,584 2,874,606r 2,887,355r 2,781,644r 2,690,423
 
2 Foreign countries 1,857,584 2,282,166 2,780,727 2,970,340 2,980,137 2,850,292 2,868,459r 2,881,301r 2,776,233r 2,685,948
 
3 Europe 918,660 1,188,919 1,587,218 1,725,855 1,680,918 1,593,221 1,584,310 1,621,268r 1,607,640r 1,511,148
4 Austria 4,139 4,277 4,055 4,998 5,335 5,416 5,717 8,435r 4,624 4,329
5 Belgium 11,900 13,592 20,566 40,457 33,888 31,029 26,476 32,824r 21,730 18,653
6 Denmark 864 1,156 2,828 6,451 6,159 4,021 5,804 4,188 2,321 2,485
7 Finland 9,247 9,434 28,445 32,133 27,073 29,854 22,469 24,164r 25,807r 22,106
8 France 88,873 112,406 162,295 201,697 188,786 181,173 190,233 193,272r 171,946r 167,166
9 Germany 30,027 18,189 33,725 51,589 53,633 57,384 47,686 47,820r 49,736 40,699
10 Greece 97 250 110 341 347 275 251 136r 149 378
11 Ireland 16,426 24,304 45,960 67,368 73,668 68,574 66,092 70,475r 63,668 68,274
12 Italy 18,482 30,991 35,870 47,231 49,445 48,224 52,376 57,180r 49,844 40,273
13 Luxembourg 8,201 7,144 13,260 9,142 8,366 10,767 9,216 8,958r 11,508 10,660
14 Netherlands 20,958 29,578 52,122 53,152 54,966 59,290 53,642 57,473r 46,498 44,545
15 Norway 14,688 31,032 22,684 13,820 15,412 15,073 16,810 16,413 23,912 14,068
16 Portugal 832 924 1,364 1,552 1,626 1,417 1,745 1,433r 1,370 1,359
17 Russia 1,264 1,745 1,800 1,797 2,033 2,244 2,667 2,455 2,518 2,532
18 Spain 8,372 9,834 20,448 49,123 55,160 47,496 47,630 45,796r 46,326r 40,656
19 Sweden 9,452 8,907 7,279 9,431 8,576 7,433 7,032 8,132 7,899 7,139
20 Switzerland 143,892 105,368 191,970 186,320 145,397 116,675 106,351 106,301 107,312 121,319
21 Turkey 3,270 3,741 3,426 3,658 3,663 3,675 3,928 3,839 3,782 3,741
22 United Kingdom 487,492 732,430 900,349 911,716 916,714 874,381 890,070 905,899 947,929 884,646
23 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 32,566 36,893 24,357 12,201 8,733 6,730 5,110 4,883 4,356 7,147
24 Other Europe and other former U.S.S.R.2 7,618 6,724 14,306 21,678 21,938 22,090 23,003 21,192 14,405 8,973
 
  Memo  
25 European Union3 n.a. 1,008,255 1,341,415 1,506,222 1,503,879 1,446,999 1,447,679 1,485,640r 1,464,034r 1,360,526
 
26 Canada 64,104 71,325 85,145 91,367 92,996 88,786 81,114 91,539 94,104r 85,654
 
27 Latin America 51,170 59,195 83,042 83,458 96,073 96,734 97,576 103,794 92,891r 95,316
28 Argentina 2,290 2,763 3,978 4,825 3,866 4,224 4,763 5,356 4,816r 4,806
29 Brazil 15,111 19,894 30,340 24,761 38,626 37,796 37,280 41,787 31,086r 33,830
30 Chile 6,642 6,689 8,849 9,787 10,192 10,353 10,524 10,974 11,078 10,021
31 Colombia 2,438 2,900 3,567 3,524 3,527 3,625 3,529 3,591 3,770 3,712
32 Ecuador 582 604 962 811 835 786 778 761 831 826
33 Guatemala 872 1,031 1,314 1,296 1,311 1,377 1,323 1,387 1,355 1,349
34 Mexico 14,601 16,569 21,783 24,906 23,752 23,902 24,757 25,298 25,444 25,727
35 Panama 2,076 2,316 3,859 4,408 4,588 5,020 4,883 5,001 4,842 5,395
36 Peru 1,226 1,446 2,995 3,857 4,144 4,517 4,239 4,586 4,540 4,440
37 Uruguay 464 355 338 271 311 297 291 320 333 342
38 Venezuela 2,273 2,281 2,335 1,898 1,956 1,873 1,819 1,774 1,805 1,793
39 Other Latin America4 2,595 2,347 2,722 3,114 2,965 2,964 3,390 2,959 2,991 3,075
 
40 Caribbean 620,474 724,316 801,309 856,318 892,761 865,530 884,107r 869,000r 816,595r 828,655
41 Bahamas 113,458 120,904 151,187 147,173 154,129 147,091 157,522 152,480 141,424 174,971
42 Bermuda 17,846 17,777 10,651 16,110 17,832 13,289 14,055 11,876 13,178 9,767
43 British Virgin Islands4 n.a. 2,807 3,328 3,881 3,905 3,996 4,161 5,705 5,324 4,776
44 Cayman Islands 475,227 572,273 622,637 669,531 701,914 686,156 691,654r 683,884r 637,837r 616,495
45 Jamaica 444 669 657 742 769 818 811 814 808 836
46 Netherlands Antilles 4,444 2,484 4,114 4,409 4,229 4,053 3,656 3,530 3,400 3,493
47 Trinidad and Tobago 907 1,055 673 855 766 807 755 864 592 671
48 Other Caribbean4 8,148 6,347 8,062 13,617 9,217 9,320 11,493 9,847 14,032 17,646
 
49 Asia 190,610 221,858 185,695 169,445 172,807 158,654 171,371 165,375r 138,417r 139,697
  China  
50 Mainland 14,807 15,448 18,489 15,564 23,032 19,501 21,702 23,653 10,497 3,770
51 Hong Kong 8,412 6,888 8,820 9,269 8,945 8,886 9,481 10,056 13,884 11,094
52 India 2,518 2,827 4,385 4,293 5,352 5,654 6,638 5,983 5,882 5,146
53 Indonesia 440 519 985 1,086 1,329 1,144 1,062 1,088 1,111 1,058
54 Israel 4,288 5,319 3,724 3,387 5,419 4,109 6,618 5,564 2,879 1,848
55 Japan 106,377 140,329 83,652 84,316 78,836 74,838 79,227 70,620 69,402 81,667
56 Korea (South) 17,254 24,484 27,383 22,182 21,090 19,464 18,283 17,262r 13,773r 13,797
57 Philippines 1,790 996 1,207 1,133 1,028 1,448 1,214 993 864 850
58 Taiwan 8,626 3,166 1,222 1,548 1,207 1,634 1,205 1,165 1,954 1,135
59 Thailand 7,796 5,729 5,960 4,045 3,629 1,116 2,930 1,134 90 109
60 Middle Eastern oil-exporting countries5 12,330 10,579 23,160 15,596 16,109 13,265 13,670 17,305 10,989 11,234
61 Other 5,972 5,574 6,708 7,026 6,831 7,595 9,341 10,552 7,092 7,989
 
62 Africa 1,621 1,853 8,164 16,679 17,578 18,614 20,297 2,838 3,968 2,835
63 Egypt 422 597 312 356 367 367 1,353 417 397 358
64 Morocco 63 56 27 60 18 30 11 6 8 3
65 South Africa 331 255 493 562 450 374 387 532 895 519
66 Oil-exporting countries6 317 403 442 891 608 696 950 940 964 656
67 Other 488 542 6,890 14,810 16,135 17,147 17,596 943 1,704 1,299
 
68 Other countries 10,945 14,700 30,154 27,218 27,004 28,753 29,684 27,487 22,618 22,643
69 Australia 10,226 13,195 28,716 25,527 25,159 27,317 27,926 25,799 21,276 21,136
70 New Zealand 541 1,263 1,122 1,236 1,440 1,012 1,298 1,223 817 921
71 All other 178 242 316 455 405 424 460 465 525 586
 
72 International and regional organizations7 7,250 9,174 10,305 9,746 7,633 5,292 6,147 6,054r 5,411 4,475

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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