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Press Release

March 11, 2014

Ministry of Finance
Bank of Japan

Correction of Figures for “External Assets and Liabilities of Banks, etc.”

There were errors in the figures for “External Assets and Liabilities of Banks, etc.” as of end of January 2014, which was published at 08:50 a.m.(JST), on March 10, 2014.
   These errors do not affect other figures including flow data of Balance of Payments Statistics, such as current account balance, January 2014 (preliminary).

Figures were corrected as attached. Please accept our sincere apology for your inconvenience this has caused.
   Figures now available on the website of Ministry of Finance already reflect this correction.

For further information, contact

Foreign Exchange Markets Division
International Bureau, Ministry of Finance
 Tel 03-3581-4111 Ext.2860, 2888
Balance of Payments Division,
International Department, Bank of Japan
 Tel 03-3279-1111 Ext.3710