TABLE 2.1.2
	COMMERCIAL BANKS' ASSETS 2005 - 2007 BY MONTH (EC$'000)
	2005												2006												2007
	PERIOD ENDED	CLAIMS ON				LOANS & ADVANCES	INVESTMENTS		FOREIGN ASSETS	OTHER ASSETS	TOTAL ASSETS		PERIOD ENDED	CLAIMS ON				LOANS & ADVANCES	INVESTMENTS		FOREIGN ASSETS	OTHER ASSETS	TOTAL ASSETS		PERIOD ENDED	CLAIMS ON				LOANS & ADVANCES	INVESTMENTS		FOREIGN ASSETS	OTHER ASSETS	TOTAL ASSETS
		CENTRAL BANK		OTHER LOCAL BANKS	OTHER ECCB AREA BANKS									CENTRAL BANK		OTHER LOCAL BANKS	OTHER ECCB AREA BANKS									CENTRAL BANK		OTHER LOCAL BANKS	OTHER ECCB AREA BANKS
		CASH	STATUTORY RESERVES & DEPOSITS				TREASURY BILLS	GOV'T SECURITIES						CASH	STATUTORY RESERVES & DEPOSITS				TREASURY BILLS	GOV'T SECURITIES						CASH	STATUTORY RESERVES & DEPOSITS				TREASURY BILLS	GOV'T SECURITIES
	JAN	3,154	82,439	15,946	55,442	670,903	0	14,434	487,210	100,048	1,429,576		JAN	4,026	99,128	15,946	55,540	805,964	0	16,260	530,265	173,294	1,700,423		JAN	4,345	102,116	1,000	113,313	952,225	0	22,604	557,400	145,300	1,898,303
	FEB	3,545	75,635	15,946	63,849	675,634	0	14,434	541,910	95,016	1,485,969		FEB	3,536	95,359	18,446	57,752	812,215	0	16,213	547,411	174,815	1,725,747		FEB	6,409	99,019	1,000	108,719	977,845	0	22,168	565,106	143,058	1,923,324
	MAR	2,930	84,225	15,946	63,014	674,491	0	14,392	589,319	86,101	1,530,418		MAR	2,482	97,755	18,446	63,700	781,814	0	16,213	571,152	187,874	1,739,436		MAR	5,208	112,605	0	118,425	994,518	0	22,168	548,814	137,852	1,939,590
	APR	2,579	78,348	15,979	54,883	683,571	0	14,392	635,523	86,605	1,571,880		APR	2,550	99,327	13,835	49,010	791,395	0	16,235	589,984	192,963	1,755,299		APR	3,845	106,324	54	101,869	1,006,372	0	24,868	565,617	144,023	1,952,972
	MAY	2,774	88,230	15,946	238,101	690,315	0	14,349	494,414	88,729	1,632,858		MAY	3,884	101,211	13,835	57,995	797,075	0	16,175	594,451	178,389	1,763,015		MAY	4,795	107,286	-	107,402	1,048,734	-	24,816	555,928	126,438	1,975,399
	JUN	3,222	80,210	15,946	263,001	700,433	0	14,349	578,209	89,410	1,744,780		JUN	2,446	108,619	13,835	61,447	831,326	0	16,175	569,050	161,633	1,764,531		JUN	4,501	101,979	7	104,419	1,075,900	-	24,816	505,430	133,857	1,950,909
	JUL	2,805	78,742	15,946	290,577	707,440	0	14,349	573,716	89,895	1,773,470		JUL	2,167	110,475	13,839	68,434	845,874	0	16,175	543,571	165,110	1,765,645		JUL	4,374	111,582	-	83,276	1,103,216	-	19,504	534,946	147,270	2,004,168
	AUG	2,872	78,948	15,946	295,303	714,779	0	14,305	630,422	87,170	1,839,745		AUG	3,895	113,559	11,335	77,399	868,327	0	16,127	563,562	149,130	1,803,334		AUG	4,439	109,032	-	111,895	1,131,911	-	24,080	515,292	145,634	2,042,283
	SEP	2,850	76,938	15,946	292,765	742,207	0	14,305	569,813	95,289	1,810,113		SEP	3,530	118,654	11,335	58,492	874,826	0	22,527	561,917	156,606	1,807,887		SEP	3,714	101,672	-	107,548	1,178,728	-	24,080	470,024	150,046	2,035,812
	OCT	3,512	85,194	15,946	54,170	758,141	0	14,305	548,870	140,677	1,620,815		OCT	3,519	97,281	11,335	86,828	902,822	0	22,527	527,257	128,760	1,780,329		OCT	4,552	95,468	-	81,927	1,198,725	-	24,080	445,596	147,314	1,997,662
	NOV	3,147	88,630	15,946	48,179	782,616	0	14,260	491,979	164,699	1,609,456		NOV	4,373	99,713	6,043	78,661	915,919	0	22,477	515,658	149,409	1,792,253		NOV	4,522	86,153	-	129,938	1,244,769	-	24,026	386,658	144,412	2,020,478
	DEC	4,829	92,577	15,946	50,174	799,018	0	14,260	508,653	155,218	1,640,675		DEC	4,881	99,622	3,043	84,531	938,797	0	19,904	512,464	134,335	1,797,577		DEC	6,506	107,046	-	125,332	1,268,268	-	24,026	413,011	152,435	2,096,624
	Source: Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
	P = Preliminary
	Last Updated: June 25th, 2008