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Statistical Supplement | August 2008

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, August 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 - June Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr Mayr Junep
1 Total reported 195,536 200,940 217,387 966 38,917 15,743 51,770 76,958 5,673 28,326
 
2 Foreign countries 194,714 201,988 216,871 691 38,964 15,634 51,611 76,944 5,726 27,992
3 Of which: by foreign official institutions 69,639 2,994 80,197 10,980 36,101 -3,594 28,011 22,298 -3,724 1,105
 
4 Europe 98,982 178,485 127,209 -17,803 10,707 16,160 27,533 51,683 17,160 3,966
5 Belgium 357 -3,100 -1,073 -547 -133 -11 -464 -56 -289 -120
6 France -1,600 -7,827 -17,325 -4 -5,328 -826 -3,074 -2,820 -6,315 1,038
7 Germany 2,116 -3,358 808 190 678 -432 293 2,539 1,675 -3,945
8 Ireland -1,325 1,734 -9,578 -361 -1,794 -26 -430 -327 -5,216 -1,784
9 Luxembourg -1,293 -28 -297 95 279 -157 -489 435 -225 -139
10 Netherlands 684 1,471 -347 1,330 170 -1,558 559 677 411 -607
11 Norway 5,063 -27,339 18,695 -2,284 8,427 816 10,564 770 1,754 -3,636
12 Sweden 702 2,176 -1,281 -284 -309 229 -435 -26 72 -812
13 Switzerland -2,898 -2,560 218 543 -562 -937 -947 986 -725 2,403
14 United Kingdom 91,782 208,792 119,711 -16,325 2,715 18,952 17,567 46,640 24,047 9,790
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -296 -974 450 -36 584 143 45 -123 -33 -166
16 Other Europe and former U.S.S.R. 5,690 9,498 17,228 -120 5,980 -32 4,344 2,988 2,003 1,945
17 Canada 14,161 -1,936 9,094 -5,209 5,429 -2,508 -497 4,514 4,727 -2,571
 
18 Latin America 21,838 86,160 30,070 10,287 11,375 5,298 5,750 -602 3,683 4,566
19 Brazil 23,100 77,066 20,926 8,540 10,332 4,636 3,376 597 819 1,166
20 Mexico -322 1,735 4,865 1,241 939 155 1,904 -2,075 1,401 2,541
21 Venezuela 242 -196 -178 -46 -77 -156 -72 24 119 -16
22 All other Latin America -1,182 7,555 4,457 552 181 663 542 852 1,344 875
 
23 Caribbean -9,838 2,380 -10,742 9,597 -9,510 -6,605 -7,694 5,485 -13,296 20,878
 
24 Asia 68,694 -67,850 53,922 3,179 20,123 2,800 26,183 15,011 -10,662 467
25 China, Mainland 40,633 -7,968 44,412 6,862 9,563 3,997 6,613 12,849 11,692 -302
26 Hong Kong 16,257 2,056 8,408 -654 2,478 1,274 2,958 2,705 -92 -915
27 Japan 1,312 -47,384 8,712 -5,681 6,362 -601 15,654 -3,791 -13,432 4,520
28 Korea 6,168 -17,874 -1,961 975 2,648 -2 -581 -390 -1,735 -1,901
29 Middle East Oil Exporters2 4,548 1,805 4,749 -1,558 -1,708 1,492 983 1,468 817 1,697
30 All other Asia -224 1,515 -10,398 3,235 780 -3,360 556 2,170 -7,912 -2,632
 
31 Africa 3,515 6,127 8,637 916 1,116 642 638 591 4,662 988
32 African oil exporters3 2,400 4,568 7,500 500 54 -4 -40 448 5,297 1,745
 
33 Other countries -2,638 -1,378 -1,319 -276 -276 -153 -302 262 -548 -302
 
34 International and regional organizations4 822 -1,048 516 275 -47 109 159 14 -53 334

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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