The locational banking statistics gather quarterly data on international financial claims and liabilities of bank offices in the reporting countries. Total positions are broken down by currency, by sector (bank and non-bank), by country of residence of the counterparty and by nationality of reporting banks. Both domestically owned and foreign-owned banking offices in the reporting countries record their positions on a gross (unconsolidated) basis, including those vis-à-vis own affiliates in other countries. This is consistent with the residency principle of national accounts, balance of payments and external debt statistics.
Currently, central banks in 40 countries report their aggregate national locational data to the BIS, which uses them as the basis for calculating and publishing global figures. The data are published as part of the BIS Quarterly Review. Provisional data, including a commentary, are released a few weeks before the publication of the Quarterly Review . Users should be aware of the limitations of the provisional data.
Apart from relevant descriptions and analytical articles in the Quarterly Review , the following BIS publications provide detailed methodological explanations of the locational banking statistics:
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| 1 | BIS reporting banks: Summary of international positions | 
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| 2 | External positions of banks in individual reporting countries | |||||
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| 2B | In all currencies vis-à-vis the non-bank sector |
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| 2C | In foreign currencies vis-à-vis all sectors |
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| 2D | In foreign currencies vis-à-vis the non-bank sector |
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| 3 | External loans and deposits of banks in individual reporting countries | |||||
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| 3B | In all currencies vis-à-vis the non-bank sector |
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| 4 | Local positions in foreign currency of banks in individual reporting countries | |||||
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| 4B | Vis-à;-vis the non-bank sector |
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| 5 | Currency breakdown of reporting banks' international positions | |||||
| 5A | External positions vis-à-vis all sectors |
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| 5B | External positions vis-à-vis the non-bank sector |
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| 5C | External positions vis-à-vis official monetary institutions |
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| 5D | Local positions in foreign currency vis-à-vis all sectors and vis-à-vis the non-bank sector |
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| 6 | External positions of reporting banks vis-à-vis individual countries | |||||
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| 6B | Vis-à-vis the non-bank sector |
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| 7 | External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis individual countries | |||||
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| 7B | Vis-à-vis the non-bank sector |
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| 8 | International positions by nationality of ownership of reporting banks | |||||
| 8A | Amounts outstanding |
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| 8B | Estimated exchange rate adjusted changes |
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For queries on these tables, please write to Mr Sebastian Goerlich (sebastian.goerlich@bis.org)
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