U.S. International Transactions Accounts Data

Table 10a. Claims on Foreigners Reported by U.S. Banks and Securities Brokers

Footnotes:
p Preliminary.
0 Transactions are possible, but are zero for a given period.
(*) Transactions are less than $500,000(±).
D Suppressed to avoid disclosure of individual companies.
n.a. Transactions are possible, but data are not available.
..... Not applicable, or for data periods 1960-1997, transactions that are 0, “not available,” or “not applicable.”
Quarterly estimates are not annualized and are expressed at quarterly rates.
1 Beginning with 2003, includes securities brokers' claims on their foreign affiliates.
2 Complete instrument detail is only available beginning with 2003.
3 Includes foreign official agencies and international and regional organizations. Prior to 2003, also includes government-owned corporations and state, provincial, and local governments and their agencies.
4 U.S.-owned banks include U.S.-chartered banks, Edge Act subsidiaries, and U.S. bank holding companies. Foreign-owned banks include U.S. branches and agencies of foreign banks and majority-owned bank subsidiaries in the United States. Brokers and dealers may be U.S.-owned or foreign-owned.
5 Commercial paper issued in the U.S. market by foreign incorporated entities and held in U.S. customers' accounts. Excludes commercial paper issued through foreign direct investment affiliates in the United States.
6 Prior to 2003, includes negotiable certificates of deposit and other negotiable and transferable instruments.
7 Prior to 2003, includes only deposits.
8 Bahamas, Bermuda, British West Indies (Cayman Islands), and Netherlands Antilles.

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