Securities Holdings and Transactions
Release Date: May 2018
Marketable U.S. Treasury Bonds and Notes, Foreign Transactions (Table 3.25) 1
Millions of dollars; net purchases, or sales (-), during period
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| Area or country | 2016 | 2017 | Jan.-Mar.2018 | Sep.2017 | Oct.2017 | Nov.2017 | Dec.2017 | Jan.2018 | Feb.2018 | Mar.2018/p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Total Reported | -325,792 | 19,980 | 46,613 | 12,735 | -22,264 | -18,825 | -15,960 | 8,350 | 43,186 | -4,923 |
| 2 | Foreign countries | -311,837 | 25,011 | 48,033 | 13,526 | -20,674 | -18,898 | -15,092 | 9,566 | 43,132 | -4,665 |
| 3 | Of which: by foreign official institutions | -331,525 | -149,362 | 32,233 | -399 | -20,206 | -6,733 | -6,054 | -5,215 | 19,059 | 18,389 |
| 4 | Europe | 41,487 | 88,266 | 48,122 | 28,559 | 2,609 | 12,385 | 9,762 | 13,211 | 21,938 | 12,973 |
| 5 | Belgium | -11,856 | -12,279 | -3,768 | -2,046 | -1,269 | -821 | -830 | -1,371 | -1,423 | -975 |
| 6 | France | 67,383 | 47,045 | 23,761 | 8,433 | 6,166 | 1,219 | 799 | 8,450 | 9,034 | 6,277 |
| 7 | Germany | 251 | -3,990 | -3,037 | 1,027 | 631 | 1,277 | -411 | 1,023 | -2,340 | -1,720 |
| 8 | Ireland | 524 | -8,833 | -9,475 | 1,981 | -6,087 | -2,851 | 772 | -5,528 | -1,922 | -2,026 |
| 9 | Luxembourg | -21,302 | -51,218 | -6,211 | -2,898 | -7,722 | 264 | 2,372 | -1,345 | -4,324 | -542 |
| 10 | Netherlands | -7,812 | -9,914 | -2,178 | 439 | -682 | -2,838 | -389 | -1,412 | -354 | -412 |
| 11 | Norway | -343 | -544 | -445 | 206 | 1 | 2,013 | -306 | 490 | 442 | -1,377 |
| 12 | Sweden | -6,221 | -5,578 | -51 | -7 | -1,640 | -851 | -214 | -263 | 102 | 110 |
| 13 | Switzerland | 3,779 | 13,050 | 12,050 | 3,047 | -141 | -804 | 1,633 | 3,168 | 6,763 | 2,119 |
| 14 | United Kingdom | 75,927 | 164,669 | 44,589 | 23,483 | 14,680 | 20,829 | 14,724 | 11,907 | 18,357 | 14,325 |
| 15 | Channel Islands and Isle of Man | 3,670 | 4,093 | 192 | 240 | 628 | -94 | 170 | 685 | 113 | -606 |
| 16 | Other Europe | -62,513 | -48,236 | -7,305 | -5,346 | -1,956 | -4,958 | -8,559 | -2,594 | -2,511 | -2,200 |
| 17 | Canada | 23,815 | 20,108 | 2,920 | -2,201 | -198 | 4,397 | -4,637 | 4,349 | -1,295 | -134 |
| 18 | Latin America | -25,590 | -27,862 | 28,308 | 1,543 | -800 | -4,220 | -6,503 | 4,000 | 4,379 | 19,929 |
| 19 | Brazil | -12,292 | -13,510 | 17,580 | 1,739 | -1,640 | -1,445 | -7,030 | 5,701 | 856 | 11,023 |
| 20 | Mexico | -8,717 | -8,258 | 11,637 | 1,655 | 763 | -2,229 | 291 | 159 | 3,347 | 8,131 |
| 21 | Venezuela | -459 | -1,652 | -16 | 409 | 42 | -44 | 15 | -17 | 20 | -19 |
| 22 | All other Latin America | -4,122 | -4,442 | -893 | -2,260 | 35 | -502 | 221 | -1,843 | 156 | 794 |
| 23 | Caribbean | -75,529 | -34,672 | -23,615 | -26,063 | -1,801 | -610 | -10,163 | -10,081 | 10,933 | -24,467 |
| 24 | Asia | -268,874 | -20,958 | -5,500 | 11,137 | -21,850 | -31,536 | -2,433 | -1,190 | 9,063 | -13,373 |
| 25 | China, Mainland | -155,203 | 22,489 | 16,687 | 1,142 | 4,333 | -10,449 | -3,081 | 4,192 | 15,029 | -2,534 |
| 26 | Hong Kong | -24,836 | -24,317 | 6,937 | 898 | -5,248 | -3,576 | 4,305 | -125 | 8,955 | -1,893 |
| 27 | Japan | -69,833 | -872 | -24,237 | 470 | -14,084 | -9,882 | -7,507 | -2,149 | -14,014 | -8,074 |
| 28 | Korea | 8,450 | -230 | -848 | 190 | -167 | -140 | 255 | -344 | 327 | -831 |
| 29 | Middle East Oil Exporters2 | -15,209 | -3,259 | 2,378 | 50 | 365 | -473 | -1,316 | 207 | 1,665 | 506 |
| 30 | All other Asia | -12,243 | -14,769 | -6,417 | 8,387 | -7,049 | -7,016 | 4,911 | -2,971 | -2,899 | -547 |
| 31 | Africa | -7,395 | -1,663 | -360 | 1,141 | 590 | 124 | -230 | -704 | -667 | 1,011 |
| 32 | African oil exporters3 | 186 | 2,003 | -136 | 504 | 325 | 287 | 65 | -52 | 17 | -101 |
| 33 | Other countries | 249 | 1,792 | -1,842 | -590 | 776 | 562 | -888 | -19 | -1,219 | -604 |
| 34 | International and regional organizations4 | -13,955 | -5,031 | -1,420 | -791 | -1,590 | 73 | -868 | -1,216 | 54 | -258 |
- 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
- Comprises Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (Trucial States). Return to table
- Comprises Algeria, Gabon, Libya, and Nigeria. Return to table
- Principally the Bank for International Settlements, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank), the Inter-American Development Bank, and the Asian Development Bank. Also includes African, Asian, Caribbean, European, Latin American, and Middle Eastern regional organizations. Equivalent to net U.S. purchases of foreign securities. Return to table
Last Update:
May 25, 2018