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Statistical Supplement | October 2007

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, October 2007

3.25  Marketable U.S. Treasury Bonds and Notes, Foreign Transactions1
Millions of dollars; net purchases, or sales (-), during period
Area or country 2005 2006r 2007 2007
Jan - Aug Febr Mar Apr May June July Augp
1 Total reported 338,112 207,263 100,796 17,699 31,101r 463 22,658r 24,682 -9,367r -2,588
 
2 Foreign countries 335,160 206,505 102,425 17,750 30,889r 415 22,385r 26,543 -9,443r -2,413
3 Of which: by foreign official institutions 68,689 71,831 -26,714 2,172 1,377 9,364 -4,590 6,433 -6,925 -29,685
 
4 Europe 173,638 103,158 108,309 8,850 12,664r -16,373 40,851r 12,821 -1,469 39,570
5 Belgium 500 379 -1,926 487 -829 322 -612 -179 185 -873
6 France 9,559 -1,597 -3,911 -1,112 -1,798r -314 1,296r 31 335 -4,889
7 Germany 14,497 2,050 -471 -2,289 -910r 3,043 1,723r -2,558 -4,099 556
8 Ireland 1,246 -1,368 569 225 -430 -3,273 3,536r -264 -196 245
9 Luxembourg 2,046 -1,203 -85 -560 -16r -26 419 384 -110 19
10 Netherlands -6,095 640 2,854 766 -41r 394 -745r 1,734 -1,453 1,669
11 Norway 6,414 7,723 -45,707 -8,202 -5,263 -5,175 -4,317 -14,857 -12,883 15,961
12 Sweden 1,832 972 4,141 886 -17 -80 596 287 382 147
13 Switzerland -4,904 -2,949 -3,240 -1,098 -232 -778 -135 818 -1,357 -179
14 United Kingdom 134,118 92,824 150,760 18,587 24,601r -10,692 34,276r 23,281 16,358 33,196
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 419 -267 -95 -114 -176 146 -153 -178 -5 483
16 Other Europe and former U.S.S.R. 14,006 5,954 5,420 1,273 -2,225r 60 4,966r 4,321 1,375 -6,764
17 Canada 21,452 14,144 -2,722 1,703 343r -631 3,235r -2,365 -1,258 -4,896
 
18 Latin America 23,368 21,826 53,508 6,631 13,200 10,746 3,140 14,797 6,441 -3,781
19 Brazil 12,269 23,100 54,683 7,109 9,011 10,002 1,891 12,199 10,942 1,827
20 Mexico 9,756 -322 -5,940 -728 1,741 603 810 900 -4,297 -5,600
21 Venezuela 518 242 122 -77 18 -6 115 13 7 47
22 All other Latin America 825 -1,194 4,643 327 2,430 147 324 1,685 -211 -55
 
23 Caribbean 44,997 -2,393 -15,546 -728 12,026r -3,758 -26,025r -2,825 -9,257r 19,502
 
24 Asia 68,317 68,959 -46,335 1,583 -7,098r 8,901 -742r 3,886 -6,061 -51,990
25 China, Mainland 37,369 41,706 -2,431 9,640 3,677 -941 -3,215 2,765 -560 -14,204
26 Hong Kong 12,313 16,129 4,048 2,577 -986r 290 2,027r 2,023 -1,613 -2,443
27 Japan -5,015 1,119 -35,134 -9,652 -4,481r 3,344 -1,051r -600 -1,956 -23,843
28 Korea 1,459 6,173 -14,459 -4,003 -745 -310 -3,205 -797 43 -1,774
29 Middle East Oil Exporters2 2,063 4,323 4,113 42 766 851 2,042 583 -188 -1,294
30 All other Asia 20,128 -491 -2,472 2,979 -5,329r 5,667 2,660r -88 -1,787 -8,432
 
31 Africa 2,222 3,486 4,321 -199 -15 820 1,640 1,323 547 44
32 African oil exporters3 2,027 2,400 4,068 109 84 836 1,197 994 342 5
 
33 Other countries 1,166 -2,675 890 -90 -231 710 286r -1,094 1,614 -862
 
34 International and regional organizations4 2,952 758 -1,629 -51 212 48 273 -1,861 76 -175

1. Official and private transactions in marketable U.S. Treasury securities having an original maturity of more than one year. Data are based on monthly transactions reports. Excludes nonmarketable U.S. Treasury bonds and notes held by official institutions of foreign countries.   Return to table

2. Comprises Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates (Trucial States).   Return to table

3. Comprises Algeria, Gabon, Libya, and Nigeria.   Return to table

4. Includes the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, as well as African, Asian, Caribbean, European, Latin American, and Middle Eastern regional organizations. Beginning with data for June 2006, also includes the Bank for International Settlements.   Return to table

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