Table 2: Gross External Debt Balances by Borrowing Sector and Source of Debt

External Debt

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		(end-period balances, $ million)
	Borrowing sector	Years			Quarters
	and source of debt	2005	2006	2007	II/07	III/07	IV/07	I/08

1	Public sector	30,955	33,183	31,717	33,384	32,600	31,717	31,254
	Foreign governments
	and international institutions	2,076	1,923	1,829	1,847	1,878	1,829	1,853
	Negotiable bonds guaranteed
	by the US government	14,681	14,472	14,112	14,299	14,206	14,112	13,925
	Negotiable bonds - unguaranteed	3,957	6,774	5,926	7,345	6,608	5,926	5,750
	thereof: In Israel	892	3,183	2,867	3,837	3,043	2,867	2,586
	State of Israel bonds	9,901	9,905	9,747	9,787	9,801	9,747	9,619
	Other	340	109	103	105	106	103	107

2	Private sector	23,391	28,486	31,413	29,871	29,971	31,413	31,206
	Foreign banks	2,706	3,584	3,808	3,810	3,906	3,808	3,786
	Bonds	4,936	7,240	6,742	7,010	6,875	6,742	6,950
	thereof: In Israel	56	112	137	101	111	137	151
	Equity-holders' loans	2,995	3,667	3,981	3,961	4,041	3,981	4,384
	Other	4,974	5,037	5,189	5,221	4,869	5,189	4,980
	Suppliers credit	7,779	8,959	11,693	9,869	10,281	11,693	11,106

3	Banking system	23,189	24,988	26,545	25,285	25,965	26,545	26,581
	Deposits of foreign banks	2,282	1,814	2,079	1,720	1,799	2,079	1,715
	Nonresident deposits	20,907	23,174	24,466	23,565	24,166	24,466	24,865
	thereof: NIS denominated	626	874	1,109	844	993	1,109	1,115
4	Total external liabilities
	(debt instruments)	77,534	86,658	89,675	88,539	88,536	89,675	89,041
	of which: negotiable	23,573	28,486	26,781	28,654	27,689	26,781	26,625

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