The data show that, contrary to popular  2  BIS Review 166/2009  perception, the share of funding from deposits for the major banks in Australia is similar to that for the major banks in Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States.
1 Table 1 Share of domestic and foreign deposits in total funding1 December 2008, per cent Major banks Australia  61  Canada  77  Germany  56  Japan  69  United Kingdom  60  United States  56  1  Data based on the major banks in each country. Deposits include CDs.