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Statistical Supplement | June 2008

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, June 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 - Apr Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Aprp
1 Total reported 195,536 201,180 190,974 44,740 24,825 1,910 36,467 20,603 53,628 80,276
 
2 Foreign countries 194,714 202,228 190,739 44,386 25,016 1,635 36,514 20,494 53,469 80,262
3 Of which: by foreign official institutions 69,639 2,994 82,816 3,980 378 10,980 36,101 -3,594 28,011 22,298
 
4 Europe 98,982 180,257 114,261 33,636 18,235 -16,859 8,515 20,890 30,585 54,271
5 Belgium 357 -3,100 -664 76 -948 -547 -133 -11 -464 -56
6 France -1,600 -4,665 -9,133 858 933 390 -5,282 -284 -1,450 -2,116
7 Germany 2,116 -3,330 3,288 248 -2,517 190 988 -532 293 2,539
8 Ireland -1,325 1,734 -2,578 537 662 -361 -1,794 -26 -430 -327
9 Luxembourg -1,293 -28 68 68 -292 95 279 -157 -489 435
10 Netherlands 684 1,471 -151 -345 -848 1,330 170 -1,558 559 677
11 Norway 5,063 -27,339 20,577 2,391 1,896 -2,284 8,427 816 10,564 770
12 Sweden 702 2,176 -541 -385 -441 -284 -309 229 -435 -26
13 Switzerland -2,898 -2,560 -1,460 645 -168 543 -562 -937 -947 986
14 United Kingdom 91,782 207,374 90,926 26,565 21,005 -15,775 167 23,240 18,995 48,524
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -296 -974 649 -334 -334 -36 584 143 45 -123
16 Other Europe and former U.S.S.R. 5,690 9,498 13,280 3,311 -713 -120 5,980 -32 4,344 2,988
17 Canada 14,161 -3,196 6,268 -1,381 7,196 -5,209 5,273 -2,418 -1,831 5,244
 
18 Latin America 21,838 86,160 21,821 5,557 13,967 10,287 11,375 5,298 5,750 -602
19 Brazil 23,100 77,066 18,941 3,065 8,065 8,540 10,332 4,636 3,376 597
20 Mexico -322 1,735 923 2,184 4,169 1,241 939 155 1,904 -2,075
21 Venezuela 242 -196 -281 -74 -179 -46 -77 -156 -72 24
22 All other Latin America -1,182 7,555 2,238 382 1,912 552 181 663 542 852
 
23 Caribbean -9,838 2,380 -18,324 7,549 -283 9,597 -9,510 -6,605 -7,694 5,485
 
24 Asia 68,694 -68,122 64,195 359 -15,637 3,179 20,021 2,840 26,323 15,011
25 China, Mainland 40,633 -7,968 33,022 -4,795 -5,210 6,862 9,563 3,997 6,613 12,849
26 Hong Kong 16,257 1,934 9,495 -1,347 546 -654 2,478 1,314 2,998 2,705
27 Japan 1,312 -47,384 17,624 9,579 -11,507 -5,681 6,362 -601 15,654 -3,791
28 Korea 6,168 -17,874 1,675 -2,551 380 975 2,648 -2 -581 -390
29 Middle East Oil Exporters2 4,548 1,805 2,235 221 -345 -1,558 -1,708 1,492 983 1,468
30 All other Asia -224 1,365 144 -748 499 3,235 678 -3,360 656 2,170
 
31 Africa 3,515 6,127 2,987 -44 1,054 916 1,116 642 638 591
32 African oil exporters3 2,400 4,568 458 -4 4 500 54 -4 -40 448
 
33 Other countries -2,638 -1,378 -469 -1,290 484 -276 -276 -153 -302 262
 
34 International and regional organizations4 822 -1,048 235 354 -191 275 -47 109 159 14

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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