Time series for information purposes only to compensate for the break in the time series BBFI1:M:N:DE:4F:S121:S1:LE:A:FA:O:F2:S:_T:N:N. The time series BBFI1:M:N:DE:4F:S121:S1:LE:A:FA:O:F2___T1:S:_T:N:N is for information purposes only and cannot be used to calculate balances. In the period from January 1999 to October 2000, this time series includes the Bundesbank´s balances in cross-border payment transactions within the Eurosystem and the TARGET positions which are calculated as bilateral assets and liabilities vis-à-vis national central banks outside the Eurosystem. It is identical to the time series BBFI1:M:N:DE:4F:S121:S1:LE:A:FA:O:F2:S:_T:N:N from November 2000 onwards.