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Statistical Supplement | November 2007

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, November 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 2006 2007 2007
Jan - Sept Mar Apr May June July Aug Septp
1 Total reported 338,112 207,263 126,872 31,101 463 22,658 24,682 -9,367 -2,764r 26,252
 
2 Foreign countries 335,160 206,505 128,358 30,889 415 22,385 26,543 -9,443 -2,589r 26,109
3 Of which: by foreign official institutions 68,689 71,831 -12,094 1,377 9,364 -4,590 6,433 -6,925 -29,685 14,620
 
4 Europe 173,638 103,158 141,884 12,664 -16,373 40,851 12,821 -1,469 39,394r 33,751
5 Belgium 500 379 -1,682 -829 322 -612 -179 185 -873 244
6 France 9,559 -1,597 -7,782 -1,798 -314 1,296 31 335 -4,889 -3,872
7 Germany 14,497 2,050 -1,252 -910 3,043 1,723 -2,558 -4,099 380r -605
8 Ireland 1,246 -1,368 896 -430 -3,273 3,536 -264 -196 245 326
9 Luxembourg 2,046 -1,203 101 -16 -26 419 384 -110 19 186
10 Netherlands -6,095 640 1,334 -41 394 -745 1,734 -1,453 1,669 -1,520
11 Norway 6,414 7,723 -29,342 -5,263 -5,175 -4,317 -14,857 -12,883 15,961 16,365
12 Sweden 1,832 972 3,286 -17 -80 596 287 382 147 -855
13 Switzerland -4,904 -2,949 -3,580 -232 -778 -135 818 -1,357 -179 -340
14 United Kingdom 134,118 92,824 173,159 24,601 -10,692 34,276 23,281 16,358 33,196 22,399
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 419 -267 -270 -176 146 -153 -178 -5 483 -175
16 Other Europe and former U.S.S.R. 14,006 5,954 7,017 -2,225 60 4,966 4,321 1,375 -6,764 1,597
17 Canada 21,452 14,144 -3,965 343 -631 3,235 -2,365 -1,258 -4,896 -1,243
 
18 Latin America 23,368 21,826 56,349 13,200 10,746 3,140 14,797 6,441 -3,781 2,841
19 Brazil 12,269 23,100 57,396 9,011 10,002 1,891 12,199 10,942 1,827 2,713
20 Mexico 9,756 -322 -5,859 1,741 603 810 900 -4,297 -5,600 81
21 Venezuela 518 242 103 18 -6 115 13 7 47 -19
22 All other Latin America 825 -1,194 4,709 2,430 147 324 1,685 -211 -55 66
 
23 Caribbean 44,997 -2,393 -14,103 12,026 -3,758 -26,025 -2,825 -9,257 19,502 1,443
 
24 Asia 68,317 68,959 -55,712 -7,098 8,901 -742 3,886 -6,061 -51,990 -9,377
25 China, Mainland 37,369 41,706 -4,825 3,677 -941 -3,215 2,765 -560 -14,204 -2,394
26 Hong Kong 12,313 16,129 3,450 -986 290 2,027 2,023 -1,613 -2,443 -598
27 Japan -5,015 1,119 -39,525 -4,481 3,344 -1,051 -600 -1,956 -23,843 -4,391
28 Korea 1,459 6,173 -16,678 -745 -310 -3,205 -797 43 -1,774 -2,219
29 Middle East Oil Exporters2 2,063 4,323 3,487 766 851 2,042 583 -188 -1,294 -626
30 All other Asia 20,128 -491 -1,621 -5,329 5,667 2,660 -88 -1,787 -8,432 851
 
31 Africa 2,222 3,486 4,201 -15 820 1,640 1,323 547 44 -120
32 African oil exporters3 2,027 2,400 4,068 84 836 1,197 994 342 5 0
 
33 Other countries 1,166 -2,675 -296 -231 710 286 -1,094 1,614 -862 -1,186
 
34 International and regional organizations4 2,952 758 -1,486 212 48 273 -1,861 76 -175 143

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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