The data series are based on submissions of monthly reports on own dollar liabilities and claims and on certain custody liabilities denominated in dollars. Quarterly reports are filed for liabilities and claims payable in foreign currencies and on dollar claims held for domestic customers. Broadly, these data series include liabilities and claims arising from deposits due to or from foreign entities, financial instruments with an original maturity of one year or less, borrowings from foreigners and loans and other credits to foreigners. In general, information is reported opposite the country or geographical area where the foreigner is located, as shown on records of reporting institutions. However, information may not always reflect the ultimate ownership of assets.
Components shown are positions reported as of end of reference month .
As some items are reported quarterly, complete data components for any country line are shown only for calendar quarter-end months. In each data file, whether the global, a regional, or a country file, individual countries are identified by a distinct five-digit, numerical 'country code' found in the first column of each file. The country code is also used in the filename for individual country files. The country code reference file provides a cross reference of country lines and their corresponding codes. Data for countries that are not listed separately are incorporated under the 'other' regional lines for the region in which the country belongs.