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Statistical Supplement | March 2008

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, March 2008

3.25  Marketable U.S. Treasury Bonds and Notes, Foreign Transactions1
Millions of dollars; net purchases, or sales (-), during period
Area or country 2006 2007 2008 2007 2008
Jan - Jan July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Janp
1 Total reported 195,536 201,052 37,555 -9,367 -2,764 26,002 49,832 23,540 1,438 37,555
 
2 Foreign countries 194,714 202,100 37,602 -9,443 -2,589 25,859 49,478 23,731 1,163 37,602
3 Of which: by foreign official institutions 69,639 2,994 36,101 -6,925 -29,685 14,370 3,980 378 10,980 36,101
 
4 Europe 98,982 179,363 9,320 -1,469 39,394 33,751 38,321 16,489 -17,331 9,320
5 Belgium 357 -3,100 -133 185 -873 244 76 -948 -547 -133
6 France -1,600 -6,248 -5,525 335 -4,889 -3,872 1,315 26 193 -5,525
7 Germany 2,116 -3,346 835 -4,099 380 -605 233 -2,517 190 835
8 Ireland -1,325 1,734 -2,000 -196 245 326 537 662 -361 -2,000
9 Luxembourg -1,293 -28 279 -110 19 186 68 -292 95 279
10 Netherlands 684 1,471 178 -1,453 1,669 -1,520 -345 -848 1,330 178
11 Norway 5,063 -27,339 8,427 -12,883 15,961 16,365 2,391 1,896 -2,284 8,427
12 Sweden 702 2,176 -309 382 147 -855 -385 -441 -284 -309
13 Switzerland -2,898 -2,560 -562 -1,357 -179 -340 645 -168 543 -562
14 United Kingdom 91,782 208,083 1,566 16,358 33,196 22,399 30,808 20,166 -16,050 1,566
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -296 -974 584 -5 483 -175 -334 -334 -36 584
16 Other Europe and former U.S.S.R. 5,690 9,495 5,980 1,375 -6,764 1,597 3,311 -713 -120 5,980
17 Canada 14,161 -2,566 5,219 -1,258 -4,896 -1,243 -999 7,607 -5,209 5,219
 
18 Latin America 21,838 86,160 11,375 6,441 -3,781 2,841 5,557 13,967 10,287 11,375
19 Brazil 23,100 77,066 10,332 10,942 1,827 2,713 3,065 8,065 8,540 10,332
20 Mexico -322 1,735 939 -4,297 -5,600 81 2,184 4,169 1,241 939
21 Venezuela 242 -196 -77 7 47 -19 -74 -179 -46 -77
22 All other Latin America -1,182 7,555 181 -211 -55 66 382 1,912 552 181
 
23 Caribbean -9,838 2,380 -9,510 -9,257 19,502 1,443 7,549 -283 9,597 -9,510
 
24 Asia 68,694 -67,986 20,256 -6,061 -51,990 -9,627 384 -15,587 3,179 20,256
25 China, Mainland 40,633 -7,968 9,563 -560 -14,204 -2,394 -4,795 -5,210 6,862 9,563
26 Hong Kong 16,257 1,995 2,669 -1,613 -2,443 -598 -1,347 546 -654 2,669
27 Japan 1,312 -47,384 6,362 -1,956 -23,843 -4,641 9,579 -11,507 -5,681 6,362
28 Korea 6,168 -17,874 2,648 43 -1,774 -2,219 -2,551 380 975 2,648
29 Middle East Oil Exporters2 4,548 1,805 -1,715 -188 -1,294 -626 221 -345 -1,558 -1,715
30 All other Asia -224 1,440 729 -1,787 -8,432 851 -723 549 3,235 729
 
31 Africa 3,515 6,127 1,218 547 44 -120 -44 1,054 916 1,218
32 African oil exporters3 2,400 4,568 54 342 5 0 -4 4 500 54
 
33 Other countries -2,638 -1,378 -276 1,614 -862 -1,186 -1,290 484 -276 -276
 
34 International and regional organizations4 822 -1,048 -47 76 -175 143 354 -191 275 -47

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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